three stripes cocktail

2/3 Dry Gin (2 oz Beefeater)
1/3 French Vermouth (1 oz Noilly Prat Dry) (*)
3 slice Orange (Cara Cara)

Shake with ice and double strain into a cocktail glass.
(*) Might be rather delightful with a blanc vermouth.
With my copy of the Savoy Cocktail Book still out after making the Salome, I returned to the tome to find another gem. There, I spotted the Three Stripes that appeared like a Dry Bronx but with extra better complexity from the orange peel. Once prepared, the Three Stripes shared an orange and juniper nose. Next, dry orange and white wine notes on the sip stepped aside for pine, bitter orange peel, and sweet orange juice flavors on the swallow. While the drink turned out well with dry vermouth, perhaps a hint of sweetness from a blanc vermouth might make the orange flavors pop more.