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Bijou cocktail: a Grand Marnier recipe from the end of the 19th century.
Recipe
For 1 person
2,5 cl gin
2,5 cl Grand Marnier *
2,5 cl vermouth rosso (Martini...)
Comment faire
👉 mixing glass / 🥃 coupe or nick&nora / 🍸 short drink (9cl) / ⏱️ 4 mn
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Half fill a mixing glass with ice cubes.
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Pour in the gin, Grand Marnier and vermouth.
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Stir with a mixing spoon until cool.
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Strain into a glass.
History
The Bijou Cocktail is a short drink made with gin, Grand Marnier and red vermouth, it was first published in a cocktail book in 1895, it was "The Mixicologist" written by C.F. Lawlor, an American bartender who worked in Cincinnati (Ohio, USA).
* The Grand Marnier that this original recipe contained was often replaced by green Chartreuse from the beginning of the 20th century, notably by bartenders Harry Johnson, Jacques Straub and Robert Vermeire. It's up to you to use what you prefer, Grand Marnier or green Chartreuse...
