Cocktail recipe

Income Tax

A shaken cocktail featuring Gin, Sweet Vermouth, Dry Vermouth.

Income Tax cocktail

Ingredients

  • 45 ml Gin
  • 22.5 ml Sweet Vermouth
  • 22.5 ml Dry Vermouth
  • 7.5 ml Orange Juice
  • 2 Angostura Aromatic Bitters

Method

  1. Add Gin, Sweet Vermouth, Dry Vermouth, Orange Juice and Angostura aromatic bitters to a shaker.
  2. Add ice and shake until cold.
  3. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
  4. Optional garnish: orange wedge.

Story

A Bronx cocktail with a dash of bitters, named around the introduction of the modern US income tax in 1913, when it was equally unavoidable.