L is for......
Lucien Gaudin ..... a cocktail named after a French Olympic fencer who competed in the early 20th century.
Those who made the Killer in Red will note that the ingredients are the same, but the ratios differ and the gin is much more dominant in this than a normal negroni. I had the aged gin out, so I made this with a vermouth barrel aged gin and I really pushed the boat out and I dug out my prized Campari Cask Tales and used this as well.
Campari Cask Tales is a special edition, created to honour the 150th birthday of founder Davide Campari, and it was aged in bourbon barrels, which rounded the edges off the bitterness and added subtle layers of vanilla and delicate smoke. It's rather delicious on its own but probably impossible to now find, so I shall cherish this little treasure!
The recipe.......
Lucien Gaudin
40ml Gin
20ml Cointreau
20ml Campari
20ml Dry Vermouth
On a side note - yes, I did the unforgiveable cubes in coupes! I thought I was clever and did a good job of balancing the orange slice on the ice, took a single snap and then changed my mind. Dropped the orange in the drink, tried to retrieve it, then tried to take the ice out - ice slipped in my hand and the drink splashed everywhere. So like it or lump it, this is the only photo of it so please just admire my excellent balancing skills! π¬π
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