Our third and final cocktail is the Corpse Reviver No. 1. This is Frank Caiafa’s recipe (long-term NYC bartender, beverage director and author of The Waldorf Astoria Bar Book) where he adds a dash of orange bitters to the established Savoy recipe.
AuthorThe Cocktails Must FlowCategoryCalvados, Cognac, Orange Bitters, Sweet VermouthDifficultyBeginnerThis is Frank Caiafa's recipe (long-term NYC bartender, beverage director and author of The Waldorf Astoria Bar Book) where he adds a dash of orange bitters to the established Savoy recipe.
The corpse reviver family of named cocktails are sometimes drunk as alcoholic hangover tongue-in-cheek "cures", of potency or characteristics to be able to revive even a dead person. Some corpse reviver cocktail recipes have been lost to time, but several variations commonly thought to be tied to the American Bar at the Savoy Hotel remain, especially those espoused by Harry Craddock that originally date back to at least 1930 and are still being made. Many "reviver" variations exist and the word is sometimes used as a generic moniker for any morning-after cocktail, also known as a "hair of the dog".
The use of the words "corpse reviver" to describe a mixed drink appears in literature as early as an issue of Punch in 1861.
Half-fill a mixing jug with ice.
Add all ingredients and stir until well-chilled.
Strain into a chilled cocktail coupe.
To be taken before 11 a.m., or whenever steam or energy are needed.Harry Craddock, 1930
Ingredients
Directions
Half-fill a mixing jug with ice.
Add all ingredients and stir until well-chilled.
Strain into a chilled cocktail coupe.