Improved Gin Cocktail

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Improved Gin Cocktail ingredients in original amounts, cl, oz and parts

Ingredient	Amount	cl	oz	parts
Lemon	2 piece	—	—	—
London dry gin	50 ml	5 cl	1.7 oz	20 parts
Rich Simple Syrup	5 ml	0.5 cl	0.2 oz	2 parts
Maraschino Liqueur	2.5 ml	0.3 cl	0.1 oz	1 part
Aromatic bitters	2 dash	—	—	—
Absinthe	1 dash	—	—	—

Garnish: No retained garnish; both expressed lemon peels are discarded

1. 01

   Pre-chill a small clear Nick and Nora glass and cut two restrained fresh lemon zest swaths.

2. 02

   Measure the London dry gin, rich gomme-style syrup, maraschino liqueur, aromatic bitters, and absinthe into a shaker.

3. 03

   Express the oils from the first lemon swath into the shaker and discard that peel.

4. 04

   Fill the shaker with solid cold ice and shake hard until very cold and properly diluted.

5. 05

   Fine-strain into the chilled Nick and Nora glass without adding ice.

6. 06

   Express the second lemon swath over the surface and rim, discard it, and serve with no retained garnish.

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