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Casino Cocktail

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Photo of several glasses of a riff on the classical cocktail Savoy with a squeezed lemon and Maraschino cherries.
Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Michelle Gatton

The Casino, which appeared in Harry Craddock's 1930 Savoy Cocktail Book, falls into a category of cocktails called Daisies. Each of these drinks includes a spirit, citrus, and a flavored sweetener. (A Margarita, a Sidecar, and an Aviation are also Daisies; a Casino is essentially an Aviation with orange bitters instead of Crème de violette.) The original recipe called for Old Tom gin, which is sweeter than London Dry, but these measurements are adjusted for the more widely available London Dry style of gin. Note that in both this drink and the Aviation, you're using subtly almondy Maraschino liqueur, not the liquid from a jar of maraschino cherries. 

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes 1 cocktail

Ingredients

1 ½ oz. London Dry gin
½ oz. fresh lemon juice
½ oz. maraschino liqueur
2 dashes orange bitters
Garnish: Luxardo cherry

Preparation

  1. Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker and shake until well chilled. Strain into a Nick and Nora glass and add cherry.

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