Comments on: Savoy Cocktail Volume

By: George

George — Sun, 03 May 2009 20:53:51 +0000

Thanks so much!

By: Paystyle

Paystyle — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 18:00:28 +0000

This is great work! Immeasurable thanks!

By: Burnt Fuselage :: SLOSHED!

Burnt Fuselage :: SLOSHED! — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 18:44:26 +0000

[...] Roughly translated, our recipe came out like this: ¾ oz cognac ¾ oz Rhum Clément Creole Shrubb ¾ oz dry vermouth [...]

By: sylvan

sylvan — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 22:31:13 +0000

Let’s see, a half-gill would be 2 US fl oz in US gills (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gill_%28unit%29). 1.66 oz isn’t too far off, but even a little farther on the small side for today’s tipplers. Most ‘cocktail glasses’ I see (new) in the stores are like 8, 10 or even 12 oz! I’ll stick with the older glasses I have and the approx. 2-3 oz pre-chill volume – after all, you can always make another drink .

By: erik_flannestad

erik_flannestad — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 21:13:36 +0000

Curses! I hate fractions!

Well, I will stick with my 2 1/4 ounce cocktails. 1 2/3 oz is too small for my glassware!

By: sylvan

sylvan — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 21:02:59 +0000

“Am I right in saying 2 x 5/6 ounces is 10/6 or 1 1/3 oz total, before chilling?” No.
10/6 is 1.66 or 1 2/3 oz.

By: Marleigh

Marleigh — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:26:17 +0000

Awesome post! I hate having to do math to make drinks out of the Savoy (especially if I’m already one or two in…)

By: Alex

Alex — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:51:06 +0000

Thanks for the lowdown — I was thumbing through the Savoy the other night, and trying to answer the question, “What’s the deal with these measurements?” was making my brain hurt. Good at drinking, not so good at math.