Vancouver

3rd #cocktail of #FridayNightCocktails on 26th January: Vancouver

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Our third and final cocktail is the Vancouver. Created by Joseph A. Fiitchett, head bar steward at the Vancouver club, and first published in the 1925 About Town Cocktail Book; this is the actual recipe for the Vancouver, but for many years people were making a Fitcett and calling it a Vancouver[/b[. A fact which only came to light following a 2002 article in Canada’s Scout Magazine.

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Fitchett

2nd #cocktail of #FridayNightCocktails on 26th January: Fitchett

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Our second cocktail is the Fitchett. Created by Joseph A. Fitchett, head bar steward, at the Vancouver Club; it featured in the 1925 book About Town Cocktail Book. For many years people were making the Fitchett and calling it the Vancouver, a fact which only came to light in a 2002 article in Canada’s Scout Magazine.

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19th

3rd #cocktail of #FridayNightCocktails on 19th January: 19th

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Our third and final cocktail is the 19th. The 19threated by Manmohan Singh, India, PCO, New Delhi, India for the Bacardi Legacy Global Cocktail Competition 2014 where it was one of the eight finalists.

In 1919, the 19th Amendment gave women the ‘right to vote’ in America. My signature cocktail is for all those ladies out there – many of whom may not prefer rum based cocktails. I want my drink to change their perception and cast their vote in favour of BACARDÍ – the king of all rums.

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Sloe Comfortable Screw Against the Wall

2nd #cocktail of #FridayNightCocktails on 19th January: Sloe Comfortable Screw Against The Wall

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Our second cocktail is the Sloe Comfortable Screw Against The Wall. Also known as the “Slow Comfortable Screw Against The Wall”, this is a variant of the Slow Screw and Harvey wallbanger and Sloe Comfortable Screw Against The Wall; the Southern Comfort gives this cocktail the “Comfortable” part of the name.

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Slow Screw Against the Wall

3rd #cocktail of #FridayNightCocktails on 12th January: Sloe Screw Against The Wall

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Our third and final cocktail is the Sloe Screw Against The Wall. Also known as the “Slow Screw Against The Wall”, this is a variant of the Slow Screw and Harvey wallbanger; the Galliano float from the latter gives this cocktail the “against the wall” part of the name.

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