Silver King

It's always nice to discover a new cocktail recipe, especially when its ingredients are already comfortably residing in one's own kitchen. So I present the "Silver King, as detailed by Dr. Cocktail, Ted Haigh.

The Silver King

• Mix into an iced shaker:
  1. 1 1/2 oz. gin (I used Hendrick's)
  2. 1/2 oz. lemon juice
  3. 1/2 tsp. sugar
  4. 1 egg white
  5. 2 or 3 dashes orange bitters (Take your pick from Regan's and Fee Brothers; Regan's tastes more of cardamom and turmeric, and Fee Brothers has more of a citrus character)
• Shake and strain into a cocktail glass

This cocktail is here because I recently ordered several different bitters. I couldn't find any in Boston-area liquor stores, so I went through Amazon to get them. More experimentation is necessary and compulsory; I intend to work out a good Martini and Sazerac next.