Category: Cocktails

Our third cocktail is the Merry Widow. The Merry Widow is a classic cocktail which first appeared in Hugo R. Ensslin’s Recipes for Mixed Drinks (2nd Edition) (1917); it takes it’s name from the Broadway production, The Merry Widow which opened in October 2007.

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Our first cocktail is the bourbon Alexander. A bourbon whiskey based variant of the Alexander.

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Our third cocktail is the Gin & Cabinet Sour. An attractive and tasty gin sour with a red wine float.

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Our second cocktail is the Necromancer. Despite the name, the Necromancer[/i] is an pleasant floral cocktail, combining elderflower and absinthe.

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Our first cocktail this evening is something a bit different to many of our recent first cocktails; it is the Whiskey Alexander, a whiskey based variant of the Alexander.

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Our third cocktail is the James Joyce. A simple variant of the Oriental[/i] created by Gary “Gaz” Regan in 2001 during a bartender-training seminar. It featured in his 2001 The Joy of Mixology book.

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Our second cocktail is the R.A.C. Special. The house cocktail at the Royal Automobile Club, Pall Mall, London, which featured in Harry Craddock’s 1930 The Savoy Cocktail Book.

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Our first cocktail is the Pomegranate Negroni. A red and bittersweet rather than fruity pomegranate Negroni variant.

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Our third cocktail is the Oriental. A true classic cocktail, dating back to Count Benvenito Martini’s 1916 Cocktail Ology book.

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