Old Friend

COCKTAIL INGREDIENTS:
- 45 ml London Dry Gin
- 15 ml Campari
- 7,5 ml Elderflower liqueur
- 22,5 ml Fresh Grapefruit Juice

GARNISH:
- Lemon Twist
- Dried Clover Blossom

INSTRUCTIONS:
• Combine all of the ingredients in a cocktail shaker.
• Add ice and shake until chilled.
• Double strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
• Garnish with a lemon twist and a dried clover blossom.

Cocktail author: Jim Meehan.

Old Friend is probably similar to Old Pal in name only. Yet it is an incredibly delicious cocktail in its own right. I am a big fan of citrusy cocktails and Old Friend was a true discovery for me. The balance between spirit, floral and citrusy ingredients results in a complex and easy to drink cocktail. (I could easily have quite a few of these in one evening.)

Base spirit of the cocktail is a good old London Dry Gin with its juniper forward flavour. It is then paired with bitter-sweet orange notes of Campari, giving the cocktail a subtle Negroni like quality. Grapefruit juice brings fresh and bitter-tart tone, playing well with Campari and brightening up the cocktail. Finally, a touch of elderflower liqueur further increases complexity of the drink by adding a delicate floral component making it much much tastier.

To summarize I can say just one thing, Old Friend is a remarkably delicious sour style cocktail ready to brighten up your evenings.

Source material:
https://stevethebartender.com.au/old-friend/