What ingredients are in a Victor?

1 1/2 oz Gin, 1/2 oz Sweet Vermouth, 1/2 oz Brandy

What glass do you use for a Victor?

A Victor is traditionally served in a Cocktail glass.

How strong is a Victor?

A Victor has an estimated ABV of 27,46%.

How many calories are in a Victor?

A Victor contains approximately 160 calories per serving.

Victor

Copa Cocktail glass

Dificultad Easy

Calorías ~160 kcal

ABV 27,46%

Ingredientes

Gin 1 1/2 oz
Sweet Vermouth 1/2 oz
Brandy 1/2 oz

Instrucciones

Shake all ingredients with ice, strain into a cocktail glass, and serve.

Strong Classic

Victor es un coctel clasico de tres ingredientes, elaborado con gin, vermouth dulce y brandy agitados y filtrados en copa de coctel. Una pequena cantidad de licor auxiliar se usa para anadir capas de aroma afrutado a la base de gin y vermouth. La adicion del brandy aporta frutalidad y calidez extra a esta estructura cercana al martini.

History & Origins

The Victor cocktail appeared in cocktail guides of the 1920s and 1930s, reflecting the era's enthusiasm for gin and vermouth combinations enriched by additional spirits. Its origin is disputed, though it is likely an English or American creation from the golden age of classic cocktail culture. The name has no documented connection to any specific person named Victor.

Tasting Notes

Aroma: Gin's juniper with sweet vermouth's herbal, dried fruit complexity and a warm, fruity brandy note in the background. Palate: Dry and spirit-forward, with gin's botanicals leading, sweet vermouth adding wine depth and a touch of sweetness, and brandy contributing a fruity, warming richness that rounds the profile. Finish: Dry, moderately bitter, and warming with lingering gin botanicals and brandy fruit.

botanical dry warming herbal complex

Pro Tip

Stir rather than shake for a cleaner, more transparent drink, and use a quality VSOP brandy rather than a young cognac for the most harmonious result.

Data verified abril 2017

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