Ingredients

  • 2 ozgin(London dry style)
  • ¾ ozCointreau
  • ¾ ozfresh lemon juice
  • 🍋lemon twist(garnish)

🔧 Tools

citrus juicerjiggershakerstrainer

Instructions

  1. Combine gin and Cointreau and lemon juice in a shaker.
  2. Fill with ice and shake until very cold.
  3. Garnish with a lemon twist.
  4. Strain into a chilled coupe glass.

📜 History

Harry MacElhone created this at Ciro's Club in London around 1919 and later refined it at Harry's Bar in Paris. It became one of the defining cocktails of the Jazz Age.

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