Ingredients

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

Instructions

  1. Add gin, Cointreau, and fresh lemon juice to a shaker with ice.
  2. Shake vigorously until well chilled.
  3. Strain into a chilled coupe glass.
  4. Garnish with a lemon twist.

📜 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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