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Harry MacElhone, Harry's ABC of Mixing Cocktails, London (1922)

Fourth Degree cocktail recipe

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Method · Stirred

  1. 1Stir the gin, both vermouths and the absinthe with ice until well chilled.
  2. 2Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
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About the Fourth Degree

Fourth Degree is an equal-parts cocktail made with london dry gin, dry vermouth and sweet vermouth, created by Harry MacElhone at Harry's ABC of Mixing Cocktails in 1922.

GinVermouthStirredHerbalBoozyAbsintheEqual Parts

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