This cocktail was invented by Harry MacElhone in 1919 at Ciro’s Club, London. He original used crème de menthe but switched it with gin at Harry’s New York Bar, Paris, in 1929.
Ingredients
- 1 oz gin
- 1 oz cointreau
- 1 oz lemon juice
Instructions
Combine in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake well. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.



