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Spirit-forward · Stirred · Historical · complexity 3/5

The Angelus

An Old Tom gin aperitif cocktail with vermouth, absinthe, orange bitters, curacoa, and gum.

Served in Fancy glass. Ice: Fine ice.

Variants (2)

The Flowing Bowl by William Schmidt (1892, p.125) — The Flowing Bowl 1892

1 dashAbsinthe base
1 dashgum syrup — gumbase
1 ponyOld Tom gin base
2 dashorange bitters bitter
2 dashcuracao — curacoamodifier
littleItalian vermouth — vino vermouthmodifier
  1. Stir all ingredients with fine ice and strain into a fancy glass.

Ice: Fine ice

Manual del Barman by Antonio Fernandez (Tony) (1924) — Tony 1924, absinthe orange bitters Curacao gin vermouth

1 chorroAbsinthe base
1 chorrogum syrup base
0.5 copaLondon dry gin — dry ginbase
1 chorroorange bitters bitter
1 chorrocuracao modifier
0.5 copavermouth Torino modifier
ice other
  1. Stir with ice in a large glass and strain into a cocktail glass.

Ice: Ice