Name: Improved Gin Cocktail
Prep time: 2 min
Total time: 2 min
Yield: 1 cocktail
Cuisine: Cocktails
Ingredients: 2 oz gin; ¼ oz maraschino liqueur; ¼ oz simple syrup; 2 orange bitters; 1 absinthe

Jerry Thomas's gin variation on the 'Improved' cocktail template — London dry gin stirred with maraschino, orange bitters, and a ghost of absinthe. A direct ancestor of the modern Martini with nutty, aromatic complexity.

combine and stir

cocktail glass

maraschino liqueur

simple syrup

orange bitters

absinthe

lemon peel

Improved Gin Cocktail

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Improved Gin Cocktail

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