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Lovely day for a Pimm’s Cup on the porch!
04/28/2020

Lovely day for a Pimm’s Cup on the porch!

One of my favorite classic cocktails, the Bobby Burns, from the Savoy Cocktail book. It’s brilliantly simple with equal ...
04/27/2020

One of my favorite classic cocktails, the Bobby Burns, from the Savoy Cocktail book. It’s brilliantly simple with equal parts scotch and sweet vermouth and a splash of Benedictine. What could be simpler?

Here’s a bonus cocktail from the Savoy Cocktail book called the Bijou Cocktail. This one is a lovely mixture of gin, gre...
04/27/2020

Here’s a bonus cocktail from the Savoy Cocktail book called the Bijou Cocktail. This one is a lovely mixture of gin, green Chartreuse, sweet vermouth, and orange bitters.

Tonight’s pick from the Savoy Cocktail book is the Big Boy. I didn’t have the Sirop-de-Citron available, so I used a hom...
04/26/2020

Tonight’s pick from the Savoy Cocktail book is the Big Boy. I didn’t have the Sirop-de-Citron available, so I used a homemade loquat syrup with the brandy and Cointreau. One does what one must. 😉

Bet you have all you need for this cocktail already!The White Lady is a beautiful, delicate, silky creation dating back ...
04/23/2020

Bet you have all you need for this cocktail already!

The White Lady is a beautiful, delicate, silky creation dating back to the early 1900s. But The White Lady enjoyed today has undergone a few makeovers from some bartending legends over the years.

In 1919, Harry McElhone was behind the bar at The Ciro Club in London when he created The White Lady using crème de menthe, triple sec, and lemon juice. Several years later in 1923, MacElhone moved on to his own Harry’s New York Bar in Paris. He revisited The White Lady and eliminated the crème de menthe, replacing it with gin. The gin played much better with the Cointreau and lemon juice, resulting in a drier, more balanced cocktail.

Skip forward to the part of the story where legendary bartender Harry Craddock adds his own touch. Craddock, of The American Bar at The Savoy London, did everyone a favor and increased the volume of gin, making the cocktail even drier and brighter. The recipe was also included by Craddock in his now famous The Savoy Cocktail Book. The White Lady quickly became a favorite and a classic at The American Bar, with Laurel and Hardy naming this drink as a favorite. In fact, when the Savoy underwent a renovation in 1927, Craddock actually buried a shaker of freshly made White Lady in the walls of the hotel.

The final alteration was made years later when another head bartender of The American Bar, Peter Dorelli, added an egg white for a richer, silkier finish.

THE WHITE LADY
2 oz gin
½ oz Cointreau
½ oz lemon juice
Egg white
Place all ingredients in shaker and dry shake with no ice. Then add ice and shake again. Strain into coupe.

Happy Earth Day! Celebrating with a Foam of the Sea.
04/23/2020

Happy Earth Day! Celebrating with a Foam of the Sea.

Self-quarantine is a great time to take stock of the bar and see what forgotten bottles are hiding in the back. A discov...
04/19/2020

Self-quarantine is a great time to take stock of the bar and see what forgotten bottles are hiding in the back. A discovered bottle of Creme de Framboise today led to remembering "The Floradora."

As the nineteenth century drew to a close, a little show call Florodora opened on London’s West End. This Edwardian musical comedy took the town by storm and launched the careers of several British theater stars of the time. The spectacle moved to Broadway in 1900 and became the first London production to achieve a successful Broadway run. What made the show so popular? The “Florodora Girls” - six beautiful, tall gals costumed in pink with frilly parasols gliding across the stage in stunning fashion. (Note, during the first run of the musical over 70 women rotated through the six roles, each 5’4” and 130 lbs.) The women garnered the attention of many male suitors. In fact, many of the dancers used the role as a way to meet wealthy men. The original six “Florodora Girls” actually each married millionaires.

So, what does all of this have to do with a cocktail?

In the early 1900s, new cocktails were all the craze and took their names from, well, pretty much anything or anyone. With Broadway stage productions serving as the highlight of high society, it was natural that a successful show would have inspired a cocktail bearing its name. Tall, pink, and a bit sparkly, The Floradora - yes, spelled differently - fit the theme of Florodora perfectly. The cocktail caught on and became all the rage, remaining a popular libation through the 1950s.

THE FLORADORA
1.5 oz gin5 oz fresh lime juice5 oz Crème de Framboise liqueur
ginger ale
Pour the ingredients into a highball glass filled with ice, then top with ginger ale; garnish with a lime wedge.

Inspired by Kathleen, here are a few pictures from my Savoy Cocktail book photography project. Well, if I’m honest, it’s...
04/18/2020

Inspired by Kathleen, here are a few pictures from my Savoy Cocktail book photography project. Well, if I’m honest, it’s more of a drinking project. 😁🍸🍹🥃

During this time of quarantine, we've been enjoying afternoon cocktails on the porch, evening libations in the study, an...
04/17/2020

During this time of quarantine, we've been enjoying afternoon cocktails on the porch, evening libations in the study, and home brews in the pub. Over the next few weeks we want to share some of our favorite classic cocktail recipes and new creations with you all so you can try them at home! We may even through in a bit of cocktail history here and there. Slainte!

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