The Swagger

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The Swagger ingredients in original amounts, cl, oz and parts

Ingredient	Amount	cl	oz	parts
London dry ginSource suggests this bottle (not required): Hayman's London Dry Gin	45 ml	4.5 cl	1.5 oz	3 parts
Red QuinquinaSource suggests this bottle (not required): Dubonnet, Byrrh etc. rouge light quinquina	15 ml	1.5 cl	0.5 oz	1 part
Rabarbaro AmaroSource suggests this bottle (not required): Amaro Sfumato Rabarbaro	15 ml	1.5 cl	0.5 oz	1 part
Grapefruit Juice	15 ml	1.5 cl	0.5 oz	1 part
Grapefruit	1 wedge	—	—	—

Garnish: Exactly one small thin pink-grapefruit wedge at the rim

1. 01

   Pre-chill one clear coupe and cut exactly one small thin wedge from fresh pink grapefruit.

2. 02

   Measure 45 ml London dry gin with 15 ml each red quinquina, rhubarb amaro, and fresh pink-grapefruit juice into a shaker.

3. 03

   Fill the shaker about three-quarters full with solid cold ice and seal it securely.

4. 04

   Shake firmly for 10–12 seconds until the bittersweet grapefruit mixture is very cold and integrated.

5. 05

   Fine-strain into the chilled coupe, leaving the muted ruby-pink surface free of ice chips.

6. 06

   Set the single compact grapefruit wedge neatly at the rim and serve without another garnish.

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