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| Old Pal | ||
The cocktail appeared in print in MacElhone (1927), by Harry MacElhone, the proprietor of Harry's New York Bar in Paris. The cocktail appears, not in the main list of recipes, but in the essay "Cocktails About Town" by Arthur Moss, which describes cocktails by men-about-town; this essay also includes the boulevardier. The Old Pal is credited to William "Sparrow" Robinson, a sports editor for The New York Herald in Paris, while the "old pal" refers to Moss, to whom it is dedicated. The cocktail is described as: I remember way back in 1878, on the 30th of February to be exact, when the Writer was discussing this subject with my old pal "Sparrow" Robertson and he said to yours truly, "get away with that stuff, my old pal, here's the drink I invented when I fired the pistol the first time at the old Powderhall foot races and you can't go wrong if you put a bet down on 1/3 Canadian Club, 1/3 Eyetalian [Italian] Vermouth, and 1/3 Campari," and then he told the Writer that he would dedicate this cocktail to me and call it, My Old Pal. |
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| Matador | ||
| The Matador is a tequila-based cocktail with a simple structure, similar to a margarita. | ||
| Lucien Gaudin | ||
| The Lucien Gaudin is a classic gin cocktail named after the French Olympic fencer. It has the bitterness of Campari with gin, a nod to the Negroni, but with dry vermouth rather than sweet vermouth. | ||
| El Presidente | ||
| The classic El Presidente cocktail was born in Cuba and combines white rum, dry vermouth, orange curaçao and grenadine. Hail to the chief. | ||
| Cocktail Categories | ||
| The world of cocktails comprises numerous different cocktail families, each family having its own surname, distinctive traits, genetics and history. Some of these cocktail families are forgotten and facing extinction while others, such as the Daiquiri, Sour and Colada dynasties, are better known now than when they were first conceived. Follows the 36 families which populate the world of cocktails. While not advocating that every cocktail should be pigeonholed under one of the following headings – history/rules should not be allowed to stifle creativity – these cocktail family names do give an indication to the drinker the style of cocktail they are ordering. Consequently, if a cocktail carries one of the following family names, then its ingredients, serving vessel and style should reflect the traits suggested by that name. |
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| Bamboo | ||
| Equal parts dry sherry and dry vermouth get propped up with two kinds of bitters in the Bamboo, a low-alcohol classic cocktail. | ||
| Autumn Rose | ||
| This cocktails is an Anders original. | ||
| Affinity | ||
| The Affinity Cocktail is a classic whiskey-based cocktail that showcases the balance and harmony of its ingredients. It's a refined and sophisticated drink that's perfect for any occasion. | ||