Blue Moon cocktail recipe

Name: Blue Moon
Yield: 1 drink
Ingredients: 1.5 oz Plymouth gin; 1 oz Dry vermouth; 1 tsp Crème de violette; 2 dashes Orange bitters; 0.25 oz Red wine

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What goes in it

1.5 oz
Plymouth gin
1 oz
Dry vermouth
Bottle · Dry Vermouth
1 tsp
Crème de violette
Bottle · Crème de Violette
2 dashes
Orange bitters
Bottle · Orange Bitters
0.25 oz
Red wine
Bottle · Red Wine

Method · Stirred

1Stir the gin, vermouth, violet liqueur and bitters over ice until cold.
2Strain into a chilled coupe, then float the red wine on top over the back of a barspoon.

Glass: Coupe
Ice: Up

About the Blue Moon

Blue Moon is a Martini-style cocktail made with plymouth gin, dry vermouth and crème de violette, created by Hugo Ensslin in 1917.

Gin Stirred Floral Boozy Vermouth Crème de Violette Red Wine Martini

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