Army & Navy Cocktail
- Strong
- citrus
- dry
A citrus and dry, strong cocktail, shaken over ice, served in a martini glass.
Serve in: martini glass
Ingredients
- 3 ozPlymouth Gin
- 0.75 ozfreshly squeezed lemon juice
- 0.25 ozAlmond syrup
- 0.75 ozmineral water
- lemon zest twistoptional
- Ice cubesoptional
How to Make an Army & Navy
Instructions
- Shake all ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled martini glass.
Garnish
Decorate with lemon zest twist.
Tips & substitutions
- No gin? Try vodka, tequila or white rum.
- No lemons? Try limes.
The glass
Serve this one in a martini glass. A martini glass is a stemmed glass with an inverted cone bowl, mainly used to serve straight-up cocktails. The term martini glass is often used interchangeably with cocktail glass, despite their differing slightly.
Did you know
This is a variation on a gin sour that traces its roots as far back as David Embury’s The Fine Art of Mixing Drinks that was first published in 1948.
