Our second cocktail is the Shamrock, an emerald green cocktail named after Ireland’s national symbol and perfect for St Patrick’s Day.
Over 100 years old, the Shamrock appeared in Hugo R. Ensslin’s 1917 Recipes for Mixed Drinks (2nd Edition) and then again in Harry Craddock’s 1930 The Savoy Cocktail Book with only two small differences; Ensslin says to stir and garnish with an olive, while Craddock calls for it to be shaken and served with no garnish.
Our third and final cocktail is the Widow Maker. A surprising pleasant Martini variant which uses Jagermeister, Kahlua and grenadine.
Our second cocktail is the Tenner Martini. A Martini variant of unknown origin which adds grapefruit bitters.
Our first cocktail is the Marguerite (Daly), a gin-based forerunner to the Dry Martini, which first appeared in Harry Johnson’s 1900 New and Improved Bartenders’ Manual, but we’ve opted for the Tim Daly version from his 1903 Bartenders Encyclopedia which differs only through the absence of anisette (a dry anise flavoured liqueur).
Our second cocktail is the Turf Club (Winter’s). George Winter’s Turf Club recipe from his 1884 How To Mix Drinks–Bar-Keeper’s Handbook; the original recipe calls for Peruvian Bitters, but we’ve used the more commonly available Angostura Aromatic Bitters.
Our third and final cocktail is the Hearst Martini. Believed to have been created at New York’s Waldorf-Astoria and to have been a favourite of journalists who worked for William Randolph Hearst, the US newspaper magnate. It is also known by the nickname The Disgruntled Journalist.
Our second cocktail is the The Journalist. Published in Harry Craddock’s 1930 The Savoy Cocktail Book.