Fourth Degree Cocktail

Adapted from Harry's ABC of Mixing Cocktails by Harry McElhone | London, 1922

photo: Lizzie Munro
Fourth Degree Martini Cocktail Recipe

By 1922, the Martini formula was veering more towards dry—or at least semi-sweet—with the creation of the Fourth Degree, a London-born mixture of gin, both sweet and dry vermouths and several dashes of absinthe. Think of it as a Perfect Martini, improved.

Ingredients

Serving: 1

  • 1 ounce gin
  • 1 ounce gin
  • 1 ounce dry vermouth
  • 1 ounce dry vermouth
  • 1 ounce sweet vermouth
  • 1 ounce sweet vermouth
  • 5 dashes absinthe
  • 5 dashes absinthe

Directions
  1. Combine all ingredients in a mixing glass with ice and stir until chilled.
  2. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

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