crossing to calais
1 3/4 oz Ransom Old Tom Gin
1 oz Bonal Gentiane-Quinquina
1/2 oz Cherry Heering
1 barspoon Combier Triple Sec (Cointreau)
Stir with ice and strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with a lemon twist.
Two Fridays ago for a nightcap, I made Misty Kalkofen’s Martinez variation that I had found on TastingTable. The other Martinez variation that Misty proffered was the Armadawhich I had tried at Drink. Crossing to Calais is perhaps a reference of how the drink is a combination of British and French styled ingredients; Calais is the destination across the English Channel where the Dover ferry lands.
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