Description
Barr Hill Gin Cocktails
Bijou(c. late 1882 Harry Johnson in ‘The Bartenders Manual’ printed in 1900)
2 oz Barr Hill Gin
0.5 oz Sweet Vermouth
0.5 oz Green Chartreuse
2 dashes Orange Bitters
Combine ingredients in mixing glass, add ice, stir, strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with an orange twist. This cocktail also works well served over ice.
Bijou means ‘jewel’ in french. The original recipe calls for equal parts, which is pretty intense. Then Dale Degroff in the 90s updated it to 1.5/0.75/0.75. With Barr Hill the proportions given work best!
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White Negroni
1.5 oz Barr Hill Gin
.75 oz Blanc Vermouth
.75 oz Suze (French Bitters)
Lemon Garnish
Combine Gin, Blanc Vermouth and Suze in a mixing glass, and add ice. Stir until well chilled. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Add garnish.
With vermouth blanc and the quietly assertive Suze, a softly bitter French apéritif, in place of Campari, this White Negroni recipe is as irresistible as its Italian cousin