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Million Dollar recipe
Dry shakenCoupeNo ice13% ABV
The Million Dollar is a dry-shaken gin cocktail, made with gin, sweet vermouth, pineapple juice and more, served in a coupe. It is tropical.
Created around 1910 at the Grand Hotel in Yokohama, Japan, and still poured there today.
Million Dollar ingredients
| Gin | 45 ml (1½ oz) |
| Sweet vermouth | 15 ml (½ oz) |
| Pineapple juice | 30 ml (1 oz) |
| Grenadine | 7.5 ml (¼ oz) |
| Egg white | 20 ml (¾ oz) |
How to make a Million Dollar
- Shake everything without ice for 10 seconds to whip the egg white.
- Add ice and shake hard again.
- Double strain into a chilled coupe.
- Garnish with a pineapple wedge.
- Glass
- Coupe
- Ice
- None, served up
- Garnish
- Pineapple wedge
Million Dollar: quick answers
- How strong is a Million Dollar?
- About 13% alcohol once the ice has melted in, roughly 16 g of alcohol per drink. That is an estimate: brands and dilution vary.
- How many calories are in a Million Dollar?
- About 170 calories per drink, from the alcohol and the sweet and fresh ingredients. An estimate: brands and the amount of sugar change it. Compare every drink in the cocktail calorie chart.
- What glass is a Million Dollar served in?
- A coupe, with no ice in the glass.
- How many ingredients does a Million Dollar have?
- 5 in total: gin, sweet vermouth, pineapple juice, grenadine and egg white.
