Violette & MaraschinoSpring

Casino

First printed by Jacob A. Didier, The Reminder, 1909

The Casino is Old Tom gin, Luxardo Maraschino, lemon and orange bitters, shaken and served up with a lemon twist and a cherry. It is crisp and lightly sweet, with Old Tom's softness and a dry cherry finish. Think of it as an Aviation without the violet, and a good early-spring classic.

  • GlassMartini
  • MethodShaken
  • Ingredients4
Casino

Ingredients

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Servings
Lemon twist and a Luxardo maraschino cherryGarnish
Total volume—

Directions

  1. Shake all ingredients well with ice.
  2. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

ToolsJiggerShakerHawthorne strainerMartini glass

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History

The Casino first appears in print in 1909, in Jacob A. Didier's The Reminder, and later in Harry Craddock's 1930 Savoy Cocktail Book. It belongs to the same family of gin and maraschino sours as the Aviation.

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How are you making it? ⓘ Batching includes dilution water. Pre-batched cocktails need added water to replace the melt from stirring or shaking. We use Jeffrey Morgenthaler's standard: 18% for spirit-forward drinks, 25% for shaken.

What you'll need to buy

Based on 750ml bottles (25.4 oz), rounded up.

Bottle math, generally

750ml bottle25.4 oz
2 oz pours per bottle12 cocktails
1.5 oz pours per bottle16 cocktails
1 oz =29.6 ml
This recipe per 750ml of spirit—

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