Bronx

Bronx

  • Type
    Cocktail
  • Primary alcohol by volume
    Gin
  • Served
    Straight up
  • Standard garnish
    Orange twist
  • Standard drinkware
    Cocktail Glass
  • Commonly used ingredients
    6 parts gin
    3 parts sweet red vermouth
    2 parts dry vermouth
    3 parts orange juice
  • Preparation
    Pour into cocktail shaker all ingredients with ice cubes, shake well.
    Strain in chilled cocktail or martini glass.

The bronx is a cocktail. It is essentially a perfect martini with orange juice added.

It was ranked number three in “The World’s 10 Most Famous Cocktails in 1934” behind the martini and the manhattan.

In the movie “The Thin Man” 1934, the lead actor (William Powell) compared the methods for shaking the manhattan, the Bronx and the martini.

References
Bronx (cocktail)

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