Underhill-Lounge

Depth Charge Brandy Cocktail (6 People)
Carefully shake together 2 1/2 glasses of Brandy, and the same amount of Calvados to which has been added 2 dessertspoonsful of Grenadine and 4 of Lemon Juice.
Adapted For 1.
Generous 1 oz of Maison Surrenne Petite Champagne Cognac
Generous 1 oz Clear Creek Apple Brandy
Teaspoon Homemade Grenadine
Juice 1/4 Lemon
Shake and strain [...]

Depth Charge Cocktail
2 Dashes Absinthe. (Verte de Fougerolles)
1/2 Glass Kina Lillet. (Generous 1 oz Cocchi Americano)
1/2 Glass Dry Gin. (Generous 1 oz Junipero Gin)

Shake (Stir, please) well and strain into cocktail glass. Squeeze orange peel on top.
This is the first time I’ve used the Cocchi Americano in a cocktail and not been pleased with the [...]

Dempsey Cocktail
2 Dashes Absinthe. (2/3 tsp. Verte de Fougerolles)
2 Dashes Grenadine. (2/3 tsp. Homemade)
1/2 Gin. (Generous 1 oz Bombay Gin)
1/2 Calvados. (Generous 1 oz Clear Creek Apple Brandy)
Shake (it would probably be more attractive stirred) well and strain into cocktail glass.
I’m not sure what Steve McCarthy, the proprietor of Clear Creek, will be more angry [...]

Deep Sea Cocktail
1 Dash Absinthe. (Verte de Fougerolles)
1 Dash Orange Bitters. (Regan’s Orange Bitters)
1/2 French Vermouth. (1 1/2 oz Noilly Prat Dry)
1/2 Old Tom Gin. (1 1/2 oz Junipero Gin, dash rich simple syrup)
Shake (stir, please) well and strain into cocktail glass. Add 1 olive (Divina Roasted Red Pepper Stuffed) and squeeze Lemon Peel on [...]

Deauville Cocktail
1/4 Brandy. (Generous 1/2 oz Maison Surrenne Petite Champagne Cognac)
1/4 Calvados. (Generous 1/2 oz Germain-Robin Apple Brandy)
1/4 Cointreau. (Generous 1/2 oz Cointreau)
1/4 Lemon Juice. (Generous 1/2 oz fresh lemon juice)
Shake well and strain into cocktail glass.
Quite nice! The equivalent of a 2-1-1 Sidecar.
The use of Brandy and Apple Brandy gives it a bit [...]

Davis Brandy Cocktail
1 Dash Angostura Bitters.
4 Dashes Grenadine. (1 tsp. homemade grenadine)
1/3 French Vermouth. (3/4 oz Noilly Prat Dry)
2/3 Brandy. (1 1/2 oz Maison Surrenne Petite Champagne Cognac)
Shake (Stir, please) well and strain into cocktail glass.
A thoroughly enjoyable cocktail.
All about the brandy with just a little sweetness and fruitiness from the grenadine.
This post is one [...]

Davis Cocktail
1/4 Jamaica Rum. (generous 1/2 oz Inner Circle Green)
1/2 French Vermouth. (generous 1 oz Noilly Prat Dry)
2 Dashes Grenadine. (1 tsp. homemade)
Juice of 1/2 Lemon or 1 Lime. (1 lime)
Shake well and strain into cocktail glass.
This is a confusing one, not least because the ingredient fractions fail to add up to the usual “one”.
My [...]

Darb Cocktail
1/3 French Vermouth. (3/4 oz Noilly Prat)
1/3 Dry Gin. (3/4 oz Bombay Dry Gin)
1/3 Apricot Brandy. (3/4 oz Rothman & Winter Orchard Apricot)
4 Dashes Lemon Juice. (Juice 1/8 Lemon)
Shake (Stir?) well and strain into cocktail glass.
I also tried this with Zwack Barack Palinka in place of the apricot liqueur. While that combination is, uh, [...]

Dandy Cocktail
1/2 Rye or Canadian Club Whisky. (1 oz Rittenhouse Bonded Rye Whiskey)
1/2 Dubonnet. (1 oz Vergano Americano)
1 Dash Angostura Bitters.
3 Dashes Cointreau. (1 tsp. Cointreau)
1 Piece Lemon Peel.
1 Piece Orange Peel.
Shake (stir, please) well and strain into cocktail glass.
First, I find Dubonnet, at least as we have it here, made in the good old [...]

Damn-The-Weather Cocktail
3 Dashes Curacao. (Brizard Orange Curacao)
1/4 Orange Juice. (3/4 oz fresh Orange Juice)
1/4 Italian Vermouth. (3/4 oz Cinzano Rosso Vermouth)
1/2 Dry Gin. (1 1/2 oz Tanqueray Gin)
(Dash Regan’s Orange Bitters.)
Shake well and strain into cocktail glass.
If there is any single type of Savoy Cocktail Book cocktail that I’m getting a bit bored with, it’s [...]