Ingredients

  • 1½ ozdry gin
  • 1½ ozlillet blanc
  • 2 dashesabsinthe
  • 🍋Orange peel expressed(garnish)

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Instructions

  1. Add gin, Lillet Blanc, and absinthe to a mixing glass with ice.
  2. Stir until well chilled, about 30 seconds.
  3. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
  4. Express an orange peel over the drink and discard or drop in.

📜 History

The Depth Charge appears in Harry Craddock's 1930 Savoy Cocktail Book. This elegant pre-dinner drink combines the botanical notes of gin with the subtle quinine bitterness of Lillet, accented by a mere whisper of absinthe. The name suggests the drink's surprising potency beneath its refined surface.

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