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The Journalist

Name: The Journalist
Ingredients: Ice; 1 1/2 ounces gin; 1/4 ounce sweet vermouth; 1/4 ounce dry vermouth; 1/4 ounce fresh lemon juice; Dash of Angostura Bitters; 1 lemon twist; 1/4 ounce Cointreau or other triple sec

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Cortez • San FranciscoThis drink appears in Harry Craddock's 1930 classic, The Savoy Cocktail Book. Craddock was a New York City bartender who traveled to London to work during Prohibition; his book was one of the first to include both European and American cocktails.Plus: Ultimate Cocktail Guide

By Food & Wine Editors

Updated on June 19, 2015

Yield:

1 drink

Ingredients

Ice
1 1/2 ounces gin
1/4 ounce sweet vermouth
1/4 ounce dry vermouth
1/4 ounce fresh lemon juice
Dash of Angostura Bitters
1 lemon twist
1/4 ounce Cointreau or other triple sec

Directions

Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Add all of the remaining ingredients except the lemon twist. Shake well and strain into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with the lemon twist.