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Astor Painless Anaesthetic

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A spirit-forward stirred drink where gin leads and cognac adds a rounder, warmer body. Dry and sweet vermouth give herbal depth, with a faint touch of sugar and orange bitters to tie it together.

Similar names: Astor, Astor Hotel Special, Mary Astor, Old Painless is Waiting, Painless (Skinny Legs, compare to Painkiller)

Method
Stirred
Glass
cocktail
Difficulty
Hard

Ingredients

Servings:
1
Your bar: 0/6
🌱 Vegan🌾 Gluten-free🍷 Contains sulphites

Instructions

  1. Chill a cocktail glass.
  2. Add the gin, cognac, dry vermouth, sweet vermouth, sugar syrup 'Rich' and orange bitters to a mixing glass with ice.
  3. Stir until well chilled.
  4. Strain into the chilled glass.
  5. Garnish with a lemon zest twist.

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