Jasmine (Robert Hess)
Shake, strain, straight up, cocktail glass, garnish.
Robert Hess uses a lemon wedge, others may use a twist.
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- Cut Campari with some Aperol — ★★★★
- Very good - strong on the Campari. A bit of saline might help mitigate that. Used Kirkland gin, and Hiram Walker TS - should try with Cointreau. Grapefruit tones.
- Grapefruity
- Seems like it would be a good gateway drink
- Good. Bitter Elder may be better. Alice loved at Drink.
- Nervous Breakdown — Gin, Grapefruit liqueur, Amaro, Grapefruit bitters, Lime juice
- Myer Creek Cocktail — Gin, Aperol, Triple sec, Lime juice
- Pegasus — Gin, Triple sec, Aperol, Aromatized wine, Orange bitters, Bitters, Lime juice, Orange peel
- Bitter Union — Gin, Campari, Maraschino Liqueur, Orange juice, Lime juice
- Pegu Club (Pink) — Gin, Triple sec, Campari, Bitters, Lime juice
I'm uncomfortable with the amount of Cointreau in this recipe for the Jasmine.
Paul Clarke gives the original recipe (as published in Paul Harrington's book) here http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2007/08/cocktails-the-jasmine.html
There was an updated recipe in the Museum of the American Cocktail's Pocket Recipe Guide that increases the amount of Campari. That alteration might also be in Gary Regan's The Joy of Mixology, I cannot recall. But I do remember reading an argument that it might be timely to increase the amount of Campari in the Jasmine, as we are all more appreciative of bitters than in the early '90s.
I think I got all this cleaned up. The Jasmine is now the Jasmine (Paul Harrington), which is the original. Robert Hess' adaptation is now Jasmine (Robert Hess). Hopefully this clears up any confusion.
This recipe seems rather sweet akin to bad Cosmos that use too much triple sec and not enough citrus, and it probably matched the era when Hess adapted it. When I make this for guests, I go 1 1/2 gin, 1/2 triple sec, 1/2 Campari, 1/2 or 3/4 lemon juice. It is based off the Pegu Club which I also prefer on the crisper side. The original is drier than that, so I guess I'm in the middle but closer to Harrington's.