Income Tax
A Bronx variation with bitters.
OrangeBitter
Ingredients
- Gin1.5 oz (45 ml)
- Sweet Vermouth0.5 oz (15 ml)
- Dry Vermouth0.5 oz (15 ml)
- Orange Juice0.75 oz (22.5 ml)
- Angostura Bitters2 dashes
How to make it
- Shake all with ice.
- Strain into a coupe.
Glass: Coupe
May contain: Gluten, Sulfites. Always check your own bottles.
History
The Income Tax cocktail is a Bronx with a dash of bitters — gin, both vermouths, orange juice and bitters — dating to the 1920s and 30s. It appears in the 1930 Savoy Cocktail Book, its wry name reflecting the era's new fiscal anxieties.
See what you can make tonight
Tell Cipher & Spirit which bottles you have, and it shows you every drink you can make right now, from the Income Tax to over 1,000 others. Free on iPhone and Android.
