Stork Club
Stork Club is made with gin, triple sec, orange and lime juices with orange bitters, shaken cold, served cold.
Built to the standard modern spec; not yet tested in our kitchen. How we test.
The recipe.
Scaling adjusts quantities only. Prepare shaken drinks in individual portions.
Let’s make a good drink.
Chill a coupe and prepare the garnish before mixing.
Add all measured ingredients to a shaker.
Add ice, seal the shaker and shake until the tin feels thoroughly cold.
Fine strain into the prepared coupe.
Squeeze a fresh orange peel over the surface for its oils, then rest it against the glass.
A thoughtful finish
- Use fresh orange and lime separately rather than a sweetened mixed-citrus base.
- Squeeze the citrus close to mixing and strain out large seeds before measuring.
- Chill the serving glass as well as the mixture so the first sip stays cold.
Common mistakes
- Replacing the lime with more orange juice removes the sharper citrus balance.
- Sweetened citrus cordial adds sugar that is not accounted for in a fresh-juice recipe.
- A warm serving glass quickly undoes the chilling achieved during mixing.
A few good questions.
What is in a Stork Club?
Stork Club is made with gin, triple sec, orange and lime juices with orange bitters, shaken cold.
Can I scale a Stork Club for more servings?
Multiply every measured ingredient by the same serving count. Prepare the measured still ingredients ahead if useful, but chill, shake or stir each serving as directed; add any carbonated finish at service.
Can I use bottled sour mix?
The selected recipe uses fresh citrus, not sour mix. A premixed sweetened product changes both acidity and sweetness and should be labeled as a substitution.
What glass should I use for a Stork Club?
Use the assigned coupe for this directory serving. Where that differs from the source’s presentation, the version note labels the serving adaptation.
Variations
- Another bottle of the base — Editorial bottle variation: use another producer of the same london dry gin style at the listed measure; record the bottle rather than assuming identical sweetness or strength.
- Alternate citrus peel — Editorial presentation variation: try a different fresh citrus peel for the surface aroma while keeping the liquid formula unchanged; identify it as a garnish change.
Where it comes from
Stork Club is made with gin, triple sec, orange and lime juices with orange bitters, shaken cold, served cold.
Sources
- Difford’s Guide — Stork Club Cocktail Recipe (reference) link
Strength. About 1.44 US standard drinks at an estimated 19.5% ABV, estimated from the ingredients and technique, not measured. What that means.
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