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Casino（カジノ）

Casino served in a cocktail glass glass
カジノ · 1917Cocktail glass · Shaken

Gin, maraschino, lemon, orange bitters — a Savoy poker chip.

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01Recipe

Recommended recipe

House spec — an editorial spec drawing on the sourced versions below.

Ingredients and measures
IngredientMeasure
Old Tom Gin40 ml
Maraschino10 ml
Lemon Juice10 ml
Orange Bitters2 dashes

Total volume (pre-dilution)

  1. 01

    Pour all ingredients into cocktails shaker, shake well with ice, strain into chilled rocks glass with ice.

Garnish — Garnish with a lemon zest and a maraschino cherry.

02Taste profile

Sweetness
60Strong
Sourness*
44Moderate
Bitterness
25Light
Fruitiness
50Moderate
Herbal*
22Light
Alcohol
60Strong
Crisp
60Strong

Independent editorial scores, 0–100. *Estimated from the ingredient list — a profile sketch, not a verdict.

03History

Craddock printed it in the Savoy (1930), and it had already lived in Hugo Ensslin's 'Recipes for Mixed Drinks' (1917). Where the Aviation flirts violet, the Casino keeps to orange.

Same family as the Aviation — citrus-forward gin with a liqueur modifier.

Origin contested — the entry keeps verified record and received legend distinct.

Sources — IBA Official Cocktails · Luxardo — maraschino

04Recipe versions

Each version is shown exactly as recorded in its source — unverified claims are flagged.

Total volume (pre-dilution)
  • IBA Official Cocktails

    IBA Official Cocktails

    International Bartenders Association · iba-web-current · Official

    • Old Tom Gin40 ml
    • Maraschino liqueur10 ml
    • Lemon Juice10 ml
    • Orange Bitters2 dash

    Pour all ingredients into cocktails shaker, shake well with ice, strain into chilled rocks glass with ice. — Garnish with a lemon zest and a maraschino cherry.

  • The Savoy Cocktail Book

    The Savoy Cocktail Book

    Harry Craddock · 1930 · Book · unverified

    • Orange Bitters2 dashe

    Shake, strain.

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05Variations

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