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Vesper Recipe

Name: Storyville Chicagos Vesper Recipe
Cook time: 7 min
Total time: 7 min
Yield: 1 servings
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 3 oz London dry gin; 1 oz Vodka; 0.5 oz Lillet Blanc; 6 cubes Ice (for shaking); 1 piece Large ice cube or chilled water (for serving glass); 1 twist Lemon peel (garnish)

Inspired by Storyville Chicago

Time7m

Serves1

Gin, vodka, lillet blanc

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Ingredients

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Method

Cocktail

Chill the glass

Place a martini or coupe glass in the freezer for a few minutes or fill it with ice water while you prepare the drink. This keeps the cocktail cold without over-diluting.

Combine spirits and vermouth

Add the gin, vodka, and Lillet Blanc to a cocktail shaker.

Add ice

Fill the shaker with 4–6 large ice cubes (enough to chill and slightly dilute).

Shake vigorously

Shake the mixture hard for 12–15 seconds until the outside of the shaker is very cold. The Vesper is traditionally shaken to give it a bright, slightly more aerated texture.

Prepare the serving glass

If you chilled the glass with ice water, discard the water. Optionally add one large ice cube to the glass if you prefer a slowly-diluting serve, but a classic Vesper is served straight up (no ice).

Strain

Double-strain the cocktail into the chilled glass using a Hawthorne strainer (and a fine mesh strainer if available) to remove shards of ice.

Garnish

Express the oils from a lemon peel over the surface of the drink by holding the peel skin-side down and giving it a quick twist, then rub the rim with the peel and drop it into the glass as garnish.

Serve

Serve immediately while very cold. Sip and enjoy.