banana calling

1 3/4 oz Gin (Ford's)
1/2 oz Giffard Crème de Banane (Tempus Fugit)
3/8 oz Fino Sherry (Lustau Manzanilla)
3/4 oz Lemon Juice
1/4 oz Simple Syrup

Shake with ice, strain into a coupe, and garnish with a grapefruit twist (Madrusan source) or a dried banana chip (Difford's Guide) (I used a grapefruit twist). Two Mondays ago, I decided to make a recipe that I had uncovered while researching The Clash cocktail biopic that I published in October called the Banana Calling. The recipe was crafted by Cameron Attfield at Dandelyan in London 2018 as a riff on Chris Jepson's 2002 London Calling cocktail that I featured in my article. While both the The Madrusan Cocktail Companion and Difford's Guide both had the recipe, I used the spec from the former and the history from the latter. The latter summed up the drink as, "This short, sharp cocktail is best described as a Fino & Banana Gin Sour. The Fino and banana notes are subtle, so subtle that it is not obviously a banana cocktail, although the name should serve as a clue." In the glass, the Banana Calling gave forth a pink grapefruit and floral bouquet to the nose. Next, lemon and caramel notes on the sip sung out to gin, lemon pith, minerality, and a touch of cooked fruit flavors on the swallow.