Old Etonian (cocktail)

Updated on Nov 19, 2023

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Served Chilled and strained Drinkware Cocktail glass		Standard garnish Orange peel

Ingredients 2 dashes Crème de Noyaux, 2 dashes Orange bitters, 1 1/2 oz Kina Lillet or Cocchi Americano, 1 1/2 oz Gin Preparation Shake with ice and strain into a stemmed cocktail glass.

Kina Lillet is no longer available. The current version of Lillet is both less sweet and less bitter than the original, hence the recommendation to add orange bitters or almond liqueur. Cocchi Americano is close to the old Lillet formula and makes a fine drink but one should not add the bitters or liqueur.

An Old Etonian is a gin cocktail which enjoyed great popularity in London, circa 1925. The cocktail takes its name from Eton College and from the college's alumni, who are often referred to as Old Etonians. The Garden Hotel in London is an example of an establishment that had mastered the Old Etonian cocktail during that era.

Recipe and preparation

Gin (1.5 oz.);

Kina Lillet (1.5 oz.); (Cocchi Americano is considered an acceptable substitute Kina Lillet.)

Orange bitters (2 dashes);

Crème de Noyaux (2 dashes);

Shake with ice and strain into a stemmed cocktail glass. Garnish with a twist of orange peel.

References

Old Etonian (cocktail) Wikipedia

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