Ingredients

  • 2 ozgin
  • ½ ozdry vermouth
  • ½ ozsweet vermouth
  • 1 dashbenedictine
  • 🍋Lemon twist(garnish)

🔧 Tools

mixing glassbar spoonjiggerstrainercoupe glass

Instructions

  1. Combine gin, dry vermouth, sweet vermouth, and Bénédictine in a mixing glass.
  2. Fill with ice and stir for 20–25 seconds until well chilled.
  3. Strain into a chilled coupe glass.
  4. Express a lemon twist over the glass and use as garnish.

📜 History

The Rolls Royce appeared in Harry Craddock's iconic 1930 Savoy Cocktail Book and was reprinted in R. de Fleury's "1700 Cocktails For The Man Behind The Bar" (1934). Named for the luxury British motorcar, the drink evokes understated elegance — a gin base softened by equal parts sweet and dry vermouth and lifted by a single dash of Bénédictine. It was revived at Dutch Kills in New York City and more recently featured at Tigre NYC in 2025 as a showcase of pre-Prohibition balance.

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