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Dutch Kills Army Navy

A gin‑based cocktail with lemon juice, rich orgeat, garnished with a cherry and bitters.

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Ingredients

  • 2 oz gin
  • 3/4 oz lemon juice
  • 1/2 oz rich orgeat, see editor’s note
  • cocktail cherry
  • 2 dashes Angostura bitters
  • 8 oz almond milk
  • 225 g Demerara sugar
  • 225 g granulated white sugar
  • pinch smoked sea salt
  • 3/4 oz Faretti Biscotti liqueur, or amaretto liqueur
  • heaping 1/4 oz Cognac
  • 1 bar spoon rose water

Steps

1Make the rich orgeat

  1. Bring 8 oz almond milk to a low simmer; do not let it boil.
  2. Add 225 g Demerara sugar, gently stirring until completely dissolved.
  3. Add 225 g granulated white sugar, gently stirring until completely dissolved.
  4. Add pinch smoked sea salt, gently stirring until completely dissolved.
  5. Remove from heat.
  6. Stir in 3/4 oz Faretti Biscotti liqueur.
  7. Stir in heaping 1/4 oz Cognac.
  8. Stir in 1 bar spoon rose water.
  9. Allow to cool fully, then bottle and store in a cool, dark place (best not refrigerated).
  10. The rich orgeat keeps for about 1 month.

2Mix the cocktail

  1. Add 2 oz gin to a cocktail shaker.
  2. Add 3/4 oz lemon juice.
  3. Add 1/2 oz rich orgeat.
  4. Add ice and shake well.
  5. Strain into a chilled coupe.
  6. Sink a cocktail cherry to the bottom and float 2 dashes Angostura bitters on top.