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Addington Cocktail
Recipe:
25 ml dry vermouth
25 ml sweet vermouth
soda water
How to:
Build ingredients in a highball glass, and add soda water. Garnish with: orange peel
Served in Highball glass
Facts:
Often mislabeled a cocktail, the Addington is a classic aperitif, guaranteed to whet you appetite without anesthetizing your palate. Plus, it has more flavor than many drinks with twice its strength. The secret to a great Addington: fresh vermouth.
Source:The Savoy Cocktail Book.
Approve Cocktail
Recipe:
60 ml rye whisky
2 dashes Angostura bitter
15 ml curaçao
How to:
Pour all ingredients into a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake vigorously. Strain into a service glass. Garnish with: lemon twist and orange peel
Served in Wine Glass
Facts:
Not far removed from the original cocktail, the Old Fashioned, this combination of rye, curaçao, and bitter is sure to please any purist.
Source:The Savoy Cocktail Book.
Artillery Cocktail
AKA Classic Martini
Recipe:
15 ml sweet vermouth
45 ml dry gin
How to:
Pour all ingredients into a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake vigorously. Strain into a service glass.
Served in Cocktail Glass
Facts:
Another name for the classic Martini—not the dry Martini that came along later, the original one—this drink is made with fresh Italian vermouth and London dry gin.
Source:The Savoy Cocktail Book
Aviation Cocktail
Recipe:
15 ml lemon juice
45 ml dry gin
2 dashes maraschino liqueur
How to:
Pour all ingredients into a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake vigorously. Strain into a service glass.
Served in Cocktail Glass
Facts:
Invented at the advent of air travel, this sky blue drink was created as a salute to the human race's newfound ability to fly.
Source:The Savoy Cocktail Book.
Bentley Cocktail
Recipe:
25 ml calvados or apple brandy
25 ml Dubonnet
How to:
Pour all ingredients into a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake vigorously. Strain into a service glass.
Served in Cocktail Glass
Facts:
This combination of calvados and Dubonnet appeared in Savoy bartender Harry Craddock's famous cocktail book three years after Team Bentley celebrated their 1927 LeMans victory at the Savoy Hotel, carrying the winning car up the stairs into the dining room.
Source:The Savoy Cocktail Book.
Blood and Sand
Recipe:
30 ml Scotch whisky
20 ml Cherry Heering
20 ml sweet vermouth
30 ml fresh orange juice
How to:
Pour all ingredients into a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake vigorously. Strain into a service glass.
Served in Cocktail Glass
Facts:
It was invented in 1922 for the Los Angeles premiere of Hollywood screen legend Rudolph Valentino's film by the same name. You might not remember the movie. But one taste and you'll never forget this drink.
Source:Museum Of The American Cocktail Pocket Recipe Guide
Canadian Whisky
Recipe:
2 dashes Angostura bitter
2 teaspoons gomme syrup
60 ml Canadian Club whiskey
How to:
Pour all ingredients into a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake vigorously. Strain into a service glass.
Served in Cocktail Glass
Facts:
With a formula dating back to the 1806 definition of the cocktail (spirits, sugar, bitter, and just enough dilution to balance the flavors), the Canadian Whisky Cocktail is about as classic as a cocktail recipe can be. The Canadian whisky gives a slightly lighter and more refined profile.
Source:The Savoy Cocktail Book.
Chicago Cocktail
Recipe:
1 dash Angostura Bitters
1 dash curaçao
30 ml brandy
How to:
Pour all ingredients into a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake vigorously. Strain into a service glass. Garnish with: frost edge of glass with castor sugar and fill with champagnea re-proportioned champagne cocktail, the chicago is a luxurious brandy cocktail with a champagne float
Served in Cocktail Glass
Facts:
A re-proportioned champagne Cocktail, the Chicago is a luxurious brandy cocktail with a champagne float.
Source:The Savoy Cocktail Book.
Corpse Reviver #2
Recipe:
20 ml gin
20 ml lemon juice
20 ml Cointreau
20 ml Lillet Blanc
1 dash absinthe, or pastis, Pernod, or other absinthe substitute
How to:
Pour all ingredients into a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake vigorously. Strain into a service glass.
Served in Cocktail Glass
Facts:
Served at the 1867 Exposition Universelle in Paris, the Corpse Reviver is really a family of cocktails, and number two is definitely number one in terms of flavor.
Source:Museum Of The American Cocktail Pocket Recipe Guide
