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Cupid Cocktail

8 August, 2008 (08:00) | Savoy Cocktail Book | No comments

Cupid Cocktail
1 Glass Sherry. (2 oz Lustau Don Nuno Dry Oloroso)
1 Fresh Egg.
Teaspoonful Powdered Sugar. (1 tsp. caster sugar)
A little Cayenne Pepper.
Shake well and strain into medium size glass.
Sherry Flip, essentially. The cayenne pepper give it an interesting little kick.
Not overly complex or anything; but enjoyable all the same.
This post is one in a [...]

Chrysanthemum Cocktail

7 July, 2008 (08:00) | Savoy Cocktail Book | 5 comments

Chrysanthemum Cocktail
3 Dashes Absinthe (1 tsp. Lucid Absinthe)
1/3 Benedictine (1 oz Benedictine)
2/3 French Vermouth (2 oz Noilly Prat Dry)
Shake (stir, please) well and strain into cocktail glass. Squeeze orange peel on top.
Well-known and very popular in the American Bar of the S.S. “Europa.”
The Chrysanthemum cocktail really surprised me. I expected it to be [...]

Cherry Mixture Cocktail

30 June, 2008 (08:00) | Savoy Cocktail Book | 2 comments

Cherry Mixture Cocktail
1 Dash Angostura Bitters (Very Healthy Dash)
1 Dash Maraschino (Luxardo Maraschino Cocktail)
1/2 French Vermouth (2 oz Noilly Prat Dry)
1/2 Italian Vermouth (2 oz Carpano Antica)
Shake well and strain into cocktail glass (Build over cracked ice in a double old fashioned glass, stir briefly to chill). Serve with cherry (3 Amarena Toschi Cherries).
A bit [...]

Brazil Cocktail

17 May, 2008 (11:10) | Savoy Cocktail Book | No comments

Brazil Cocktail
1 Dash Angostura Bitters
1 Dash Absinthe (1/4 barspoon Verte de Fougerolles Absinthe)
1/2 French Vermouth (2 oz Noilly Prat)
1/2 Sherry (2 oz Lustau Solera Reserva Dry Oloroso Sherry “Don Nuño”)
Stir well and strain into cocktail glass. Squeeze lemon peel on top.
The Absinthe and Lemon add a nice flavor to the Sherry and Vermouth. The [...]

Addington Cocktail

29 November, 2007 (11:44) | Savoy Cocktail Book | 1 comment

Addington Cocktail
1/2 French Vermouth (1 1/2 oz Boisierre Dry Vermouth)
1/2 Italian Vermouth (1 1/2 oz Noilly Prat Sweet Vermouth)
Shake well with ice and strain into a medium size glass and fill with soda water. Squeeze orange peel on top.
I seem to have skipped the Addington, in my quest to document all the “Savoy Cocktail [...]