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Let’s pretend it’s summer and have a citrus-y cocktail!

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This is Pompano!

AuthorRetroRuth
Rating

From Playboy's Bar Guide, 1971

Tested Recipe!

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 1 oz gin
 ½ oz dry Vermouth
 1 oz grapefruit juice
 4 dashes orange bitters
 1 slice orange

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Shake gin, vermouth, grapefruit juice, and bitters well with ice. Strain over rocks in a pre-chilled old-fashioned glass. Garnish with an orange slice.

Ingredients

 1 oz gin
 ½ oz dry Vermouth
 1 oz grapefruit juice
 4 dashes orange bitters
 1 slice orange

Directions

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Shake gin, vermouth, grapefruit juice, and bitters well with ice. Strain over rocks in a pre-chilled old-fashioned glass. Garnish with an orange slice.

Pompano

Well, we aren’t Florida-bound or anything, we just wish we were.

Also, we left out the ice in the finished drink, because the ice in the shaker melted quite a bit while we were trying to get the drink together. It turns out when you cut an orange in front of a toddler, they immediately demand to have said orange. So you have to cut that orange up for them, and then get a different orange. And then cut most of that one for the toddler, too.

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“Is it good?”

“Yes.”

“Does it taste like you are going to Florida?”

“No. It tastes like I am drinking a summer drink in the middle of our re-winter. Why is it so cold outside?”

The Verdict: Very Good

From The Tasting Notes –

This smelled and tasted amazing, especially if you are a fan of grapefruit juice.  A fun summer drink. A pitcher of these would go over well at your next party!

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