Cocktail recipe

Lucien Gaudin

A stirred cocktail featuring Gin, Campari, Cointreau.

Lucien Gaudin cocktail

Ingredients

  • 30 ml Gin
  • 15 ml Campari
  • 15 ml Cointreau
  • 15 ml Dry Vermouth

Method

  1. Combine Gin, Campari, Cointreau and Dry Vermouth in a mixing glass with ice.
  2. Stir until cold and diluted.
  3. Strain into a chilled coupe.
  4. Optional garnish: a twist of orange peel is not out of place here.

Story

Named after the French fencer who won Olympic gold in 1924 and 1928, though who made the drink for him is not recorded.