Webster
Shake ∙ 3 min ∙ 17.5% ABV ∙
The Webster is a shaken gin sour of London dry gin, dry vermouth, apricot brandy liqueur and fresh lime juice, served up in a coupe.
Ingredients
1
Servings
Garnish
Instructions for 1 serving
- Pre-chill a glass
- Shake all ingredients with ice: London dry gin 45 mlDry vermouth 30 mlApricot brandy liqueur 15 mlLime juice 20 mlSugar syrup 5 ml (opt.)Saline solution 1 dash (opt.)
- Fine strain into the chilled glass
- Express a lime twist over the cocktail and use as garnish
Tips
- Taste before you add the optional sugar syrup; the apricot brandy liqueur may already be sweet enough against the lime.
- Express the lime twist over the surface after fine-straining so its oils sit on top of the drink.
History
The Webster first appeared in print in Harry Craddock's The Savoy Cocktail Book, published in 1930, where it was described as a favorite at the bar of the ocean liner RMS Mauretania. Craddock, the head bartender of the American Bar at the Savoy Hotel in London, compiled the book from recipes served during his tenure there, and the Webster's listed build called for Plymouth gin, French vermouth, apricot brandy, and lime juice.
Who created the drink, and why it carries the name Webster, is undocumented.
