Ott's Special

Name: Ott's Special
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1 cocktail
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 1 dash Angostura Bitters; 1 dash Orange Bitters; 45 ml Gin; 1 twst Orange Peel; 23 ml Dry Vermouth; 23 ml Strega

Credited to Jack Powell, from 1937 or earlier. Gin and dry vermouth are stirred with Strega, two kinds of bitters and an orange peel into a dry, herbal drink.

The recipe for Ott's Special, credited to Jack Powell, appeared in a 1937 publication from the UK Bartenders' Guild. Chris Amirault found it there while browsing on eGullet.

Method

Stirred

Glass

rocks

Difficulty

Hard

Flavor Profile

Bitter

Citrus

Dry

Floral

Herbal