Army & Navy Recipe
A gin sour sweetened with orgeat instead of sugar: lemon-bright, with a soft almond roundness and a faint spice from a dash of bitters.
- Category: Popular
- Glass: Coupe glass
- ABV: 18%
- Difficulty: Easy
Ingredients
- Gin60 ml (2 oz)
- Fresh lemon juice22 ml (0.7 oz)
- Orgeat syrup22 ml (0.7 oz)
- Angostura bitters1 dash
How to Make It
- Add all ingredients to a shaker with ice.
- Shake until well chilled.
- Double-strain into a chilled coupe.
- Serve without a garnish.
Garnish
None
The Story
Best known from David Embury's 1948 book The Fine Art of Mixing Drinks, where he printed it and then argued for a drier ratio than the one he had been given.
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