Arsenic and Old Lace Recipe
A dry Martini with a violet tint: gin and dry vermouth, a small measure of crème de violette and orange bitters — perfumed, crisp and faintly lilac.
- Category: Popular
- Glass: Coupe glass
- ABV: 26%
- Difficulty: Easy
Ingredients
- Gin60 ml (2 oz)
- Dry vermouth22 ml (0.7 oz)
- Crème de violette7.5 ml (0.3 oz)
- Orange bitters2 dash
How to Make It
- Add all ingredients to a mixing glass with ice.
- Stir until well chilled.
- Strain into a chilled coupe.
- Express a lemon twist over the drink and drop it in.
Garnish
Lemon twist
The Story
It shares its name with Joseph Kesselring's dark comedy, which opened on Broadway in 1941; the same violet-scented gin drink appears in older bar books under the name Attention.
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