18 October, 2008 (08:00) | Savoy Cocktail Book | 1 comment
Fourth Degree Cocktail
1/3 French Vermouth. (3/4 oz Dolin Dry Vermouth)
1/3 Gin. (3/4 oz Tanqueray Dry Gin)
1/3 Italian Vermouth. (3/4 oz Martini & Rossi Rosso)
4 Dashes of Absinthe. (1 tsp. Absinthe Verte de Fougerolles)
Shake (stir, please) well and strain into cocktail glass. (Squeeze lemon peel on top.)
I was all set to say I preferred this cocktail [...]
11 October, 2008 (08:00) | Savoy Cocktail Book | No comments
Fifty-Fifty Cocktail
1/2 Dry Gin. (1 1/2 oz Tanqueray)
1/2 French Vermouth. (1 1/2 oz Dolin French Vermouth)
(A dash of Regan’s and a dash of Fee’s Orange Bitters)
Shake (stir, please) well and strain into cocktail glass. (Garnish with Olive.)
Yep, that’s tasty all right.
Sometimes there are few things better than a nice cold Tanqueray or Junipero Martini. [...]
9 October, 2008 (08:00) | Savoy Cocktail Book | No comments
Fernet Branca Cocktail
1/4 Fernet Branca. (Generous 1/2 oz Fernet)
1/4 Italian Vermouth. (Generous 1/2 oz Martini & Rossi)
1/2 Dry Gin. (Generous 1 oz Death’s Door Gin)
Shake well and strain into cocktail glass.
One of the best “morning-after” cocktails ever invented. Fernet-Branca, an Italian vegetable extract, is a marvelous headache cure. (No advt.)
The next time I have [...]
8 October, 2008 (08:00) | Savoy Cocktail Book | 1 comment
Fantasio Cocktail (No. 1)
1/6 White Crème de Menthe.
1/6 Maraschino.
1/3 Brandy.
1/3 Dry Gin.
Stir well and strain into cocktail glass.
Fantasio Cocktail. (No. 2.)
1/6 White Crème de Menthe. (1/2 of 3/4 oz Creme de Menthe)
1/6 Maraschino. (1/2 of 3/4 oz Maraschino)
1/3 Brandy. (3/4 oz Brandy)
1/3 Dry Gin. (3/4 oz Gin)
Shake well and strain into cocktail glass.
I’ve stared and [...]
6 October, 2008 (08:00) | Savoy Cocktail Book | No comments
Fallen Angel Cocktail
1 Dash Angostura Bitters.
2 Dashes Crème de Menthe. (1/2 bar spoon Brizard Crème de Menthe)
The Juice of 1 Lemon or 1/2 Lime. (Juice 1 lemon)
1 Glass Dry Gin. (2 oz Aviation Gin)
Shake well and strain into cocktail glass.
It has never been made quite clear as to whether this is intended to be taken [...]
5 October, 2008 (08:00) | Savoy Cocktail Book | No comments
Fairbanks Cocktail (No. 2)
2 Dashes Crème de Noyau. (1/2 tsp. Luxardo Amaretto)
2 Dashes Orange Bitters. (Dash Fee’s, Dash Regan’s Orange)
1/3 French Vermouth. (3/4 oz Dolin Vermouth)
2/3 Dry Gin. (1 1/2 oz Beefeater’s Gin)
Shake (stir, please) well and strain into cocktail glass. (Add a cherry, if desired.)
Note - We often wondered what Doug did it on [...]
28 September, 2008 (08:00) | Savoy Cocktail Book | 1 comment
“Everything But” Cocktail
1/4 Whisky. (3/4 oz Compass Box blended Asyla Scotch Whisky)
1/4 Gin. (3/4 oz Plymouth Gin)
1/4 Lemon Juice. (3/4 oz Lemon Juice)
1/4 Orange Juice. (3/4 oz Fresh Orange Juice)
1 Egg.
1 Teaspoonful of Apricot brandy. (1 teaspoon Rothman & Winter Marillen Apricot Eau-de-Vie)
Powdered Sugar. (scant teaspoon caster sugar)
(Combine ingredients in shaker without ice and shake [...]
26 September, 2008 (08:00) | Savoy Cocktail Book | No comments
Eton Blazer Cocktail
The Juice of 1/2 Lemon.
1/2 Tablespoonful of Powdered Sugar. (1 teaspoon Caster Sugar)
1/4 Kirsch. (1/2 oz Kirsch)
3/4 Plymouth Gin. (1 1/2 oz Plymouth Gin)
Shake well and strain into long tumbler; fill up with sodawater.
Michael Jackson, in his “Bar and Cocktail Companion,” says, “A metaphorical name, no doubt, since Eton College doesn’t have a [...]
25 September, 2008 (08:00) | Savoy Cocktail Book | No comments
Elk Cocktail
1/2 Prunelle Brandy. (1 1/2 oz mixture 1/2 Trimbach Kirsch, 1/2 Prune Syrup)
2 Dashes French Vermouth. (Dolin French Vermouth)
1/2 Dry Gin. (1 1/2 oz Beefeater Gin)
Shake well and strain into cocktail glass. (Garnish with a prune.)
When I first made this I thought that “Prunelle” was a difficult to find liqueur made from Prune [...]
18 September, 2008 (08:00) | Savoy Cocktail Book | No comments
Dunhill’s Special Cocktail
(6 People)
In a shaker filled with cracked Ice place a spoonful of Curacao (Dash Brizard Orange Curacao), 2 glasses of Gin (1 oz Beefeater Gin), 2 glasses of Sherry (1 oz Fino Sherry), 2 glasses of French Vermouth (1 oz Dolin Vermouth). Stir thoroughly with a spoon, shake, strain, and serve. Add [...]
« Older entries
Newer entries »