B & I were just settling in to enjoy a cocktail in front of the newly erected Christmas tree discuss hors d’oeuvres for our impending Christmas party. I was in the mood for something new with Rye and turned to the good Doctor’s Vintage Spirits and Forgotten Cocktails. In doing so, we got a bit of a Christmas surprise. First, the cocktail that popped out, didn’t have rye. Secondly, it really is a great cocktail.
The Lucien Gaudin Cocktail is a prohibition era cocktail named after the famous four time gold medal winning French fencer (He won two in Paris in 1924 and two in Amsterdam in 1928).
Lucien Gaudin Cocktail
- 1 oz. gin
- 1/2 oz. Cointreau
- 1/2 oz. Dry Vermouth
- 1/2 oz. Campari
Stir well with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a twist of orange.
B and I both agreed that this surprising little tipple definitely needs to be part of our regular repertoire.
Cheers.
How festive! I’m looking forward to more in your holiday series…
Hopefully we’ll have a couple more. The tree makes a cheery change in backdrop… wreaks havoc with the white balance in the pictures, but still, it’s festive.
Hi!
I agree – the Lucien Gaudin Cocktail is truly magnificient drink. It was firstly mentioned, I suppose, in “Cocktails de Paris” by RIP (France, Paris, 1929). And it is most cited “forgotten” cocktail in mixosphere too 🙂
If you like bitter tasted cocktail, how about fernet?