This drink is strangely named after the old cigarette brand with the same name. It is a Martini variation that ups the herbal flavors of gin and vermouth with orange bitters and mint liquor. The recipe calls for white creme de menthe, but I can only find peppermint schnapps, a fair substitute when it is used in so little proportion. A good creme de menthe is wonderful in large amounts, and peppermint schnapps tends to taste too much like candy cane.
Green Hat gin is a local prohibition style gin in D.C. It is a good ingredient for a cocktail that has that wet, funky, prohibition style flavor.
- 2 oz. gin (Green Hat used)
- 1/2 oz. sweet vermouth
- 1/2 oz. dry vermouth
- 1 tsp. creme de menthe (peppermint schnapps used)
- dash orange bitters
Combine all ingredients in a mixing glass with ice. Stir and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
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