How to Make a London Calling Cocktail
Written by MasterClass
Last updated: Oct 5, 2024 • 1 min read
A relative newcomer to the cocktail canon, the London Calling cocktail—a citrusy, sherry-forward riff on a gin sour—makes for a zesty, complex aperitif.
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What Is a London Calling?
The London Calling is a gin-based cocktail made with equal parts dry sherry, sugar syrup, and lemon juice. The recipe then doubles down on citrus notes with orange bitters and a grapefruit peel. Bartender Chris Jepson invented the fruity cocktail at Milk & Honey, a London cocktail bar, in 2002.
London Calling Recipe
makes
1 cocktailprep time
5 mintotal time
5 minIngredients
- 1
Combine gin, sherry, simple syrup and bitters in a cocktail shaker over ice.
- 2
Shake vigorously for 30 seconds.
- 3
Strain into a chilled coupette or Martini glass. Garnish with grapefruit twist.
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