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Chinese Cocktail

2 July, 2008 (08:00) | Savoy Cocktail Book

Chinese Cocktail

Chinese Cocktail

1 Dash Angostura Bitters
3 Dashes Maraschino (1/2 bar spoon Luxardo Maraschino)
3 Dashes Curacao (1/2 bar spoon Senior Curacao of Curacao)
1/3 Grenadine (1, well 3/4, oz Home Made Grenadine)
2/3 Jamaica Rum (2 oz Appleton Estate V/X Rum)

Shake well and strain into cocktail glass.

No idea why this is called the “Chinese Cocktail”. From the ingredients, it seems like the recipe must be old. Say, pre-1900. I know there was a “Japanese” cocktail in one of the versions of Jerry Thomas’ cocktail book.

The flavors combination is actually very good; but, the cocktail is rather too sweet, even with home made grenadine. I think changing it to 3/4 rum, 1/4 grenadine, and being a bit more generous with the bitters, would be closer to my taste.

This post is one in a series documenting my ongoing effort to make all of the cocktails in the Savoy Cocktail Book, starting at the first, Abbey, and ending at the last, Zed.

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Comment from Anita
Time: July 2, 2008, 11:51 am

one of my old faves… in fact, it was the very first Drink of the Week entry:
http://marriedwithdinner.com/2006/08/11/drink-of-the-week-canton/

Comment from erik_flannestad
Time: July 2, 2008, 12:00 pm

Funny! A blast from the past! Murray’s recipe looks better than the Savoy’s, that’s for sure. And you (or he) sensibly recommend stirring the cocktail.

Comment from Anita
Time: July 3, 2008, 3:50 pm

he, definitely. at that time, I had no idea about such critical trivialities :D

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