Casino
The Casino is one of the IBA Unforgettables: 4 ingredients, shaken and served in a rocks glass. That makes 79 ml in the glass: a small glass.
MethodShaken
GlassRocks glass
In the glass79 ml
Strength26.1%
Ingredients
- 40 mlOld Tom Gin
- 10 mlmaraschino
- 10 mlfresh lemon juice
- 2 mlOrange Bitters
Method
- 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.
What it tastes like
- bitter → sweet
- It sits between bitter and sweet: 0.7 out of 10 of bitterness, 112th of 186 for sweetness.
- round → sour
- It tends round: 122nd of 186 for acidity, and what little acid there is comes from fresh lemon juice.
- light → strong
- In the finished glass, melted ice included, it runs 26.1%: 22nd of 186, stronger than 89% of the catalogue.
Its closest neighbour is the Brandy Crusta: 96 out of 100 for similarity.
Five that come close
- Brandy CrustaBuilt on brandy and with brandy in place of Old Tom Gin.
- AviationWith gin in place of Old Tom Gin and longer by 23 ml.
- Grand MargaritaMore sour and built on tequila.
- MargaritaMore sour and built on tequila.
- Between the SheetsMore sour and built on rum.
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Recipe source: IBA · checked on 30 October 2026