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Casino recipe
Gin sharpened with maraschino, lemon and orange bitters.
A Casino is 40 ml (37.6 g) Old Tom Gin, 10 ml (10.4 g) Maraschino, 10 ml (10.3 g) Fresh Lemon Juice and 1 ml (1 g) Orange Bitters, shaken and served in a coupe. It pours to about 61 ml before ice, at roughly 31.9% ABV. Weighing the ingredients instead of measuring them is what keeps the balance identical from one round to the next.
- Glasscoupe
- Methodshaken
- Pour volume61 ml
- Strength (est.)31.9% ABV
- Time4 min
Casino ingredients — in millilitres and grams
Grams are what the PourPilot coaster actually targets. They are not the same as the millilitres: a spirit is lighter than water, a syrup is heavier, so 30 ml of one is never 30 g. The right-hand column is the density we use, in grams per millilitre.
| Ingredient | Volume | Weight | g/ml | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Tom Gin | 40 ml | 37.6 g | 0.94 | Weighed by the coaster |
| Maraschino | 10 ml | 10.4 g | 1.04 | Weighed by the coaster |
| Fresh Lemon Juice | 10 ml | 10.3 g | 1.03 | Weighed by the coaster |
| Orange Bitters | 1 ml | — | 0.98 | 2 dashes |
How to make a Casino
- Set your coupe on the scale (or on the PourPilot coaster) and zero it. Every measurement below is given in millilitres and in grams, so you can use either.
- Add Old Tom Gin, Maraschino, Fresh Lemon Juice and Orange Bitters to a shaker, weighing each ingredient rather than eyeballing a jigger.
- Fill with ice and shake hard for 12–15 seconds.
- Double-strain into a chilled coupe.
Casino: the questions people actually ask
How strong is a Casino?
Roughly 31.9% ABV as poured, before the ice dilutes it — typically another 15–25% water by the time you finish stirring or shaking. Strong. This is a stirred, undiluted-style drink — one is a full measure.
What glass should a Casino be served in?
A coupe. Chill it first — a room-temperature stemmed glass will undo half the work you just did in the mixing tin.
Can I make a Casino without a jigger?
Yes — that is what the gram column is for. Put the glass or tin on a kitchen scale, zero it, and pour to the weight. It is more accurate than a jigger because nothing is left clinging to the inside of the measure. The PourPilot coaster does the same thing without you having to watch a display: it lights up as you approach the target and tells you when to stop.
Why are some ingredients not weighed?
Dashes of bitters and rinses are too small to weigh reliably — a dash is roughly 0.8 ml, well inside the noise of any bar scale. Count them instead. Everything else in this Casino is weighed.
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