Lime Rickey The rickey is a highball made from gin or bourbon, lime juice, and carbonated water. Little or no sugar is added to the rickey. It was originally created with bourbon in Washington, D.C. at Shoomaker’s bar by bartender George A. Gin RickyUse a sour glass.Squeeze the juice of one lime into it.1 small lump of ice.1 wine glass of plymouth gin.Fill the...
Breakfast Martini A breakfast martini is a marmalade cocktail with gin, marmalade, orange liqueur, and lemon juice, created by bartender Salvatore Calabrese. The drink was invented in 1996 at the Library Bar at the Lanesborough Hotel in London, England. A similar drink, the marmalade cocktail, was invented in the 1920s by Harry Craddock and published in his standard reference book, the Savoy Cocktail Book....
Gin Pahit Gin pahit is an alcoholic drink made with gin and Angostura bitters, as enjoyed in colonial Malaya and generally associated with British colonial era. The recipe, according to the food and beverage service of the Raffles Hotel, is 1 part of gin and 1 part of angostura bitters. At least one book on drinks from the 1930s describes it as identical to a pink gin,...
20th Century The 20th century is a cocktail created in 1937 by a British bartender named C.A. Tuck, and named in honor of the celebrated 20th Century Limited train which ran between New York City and Chicago from 1902 until 1967. References20th Century (cocktail)
Porchcrawler A porchcrawler, also known as a porchclimb, is a mixed drink made primarily of beer, a liquor, and a sweetening agent (for instance, lemonade concentrate). The most common liquors for the drink are vodka, gin, rum or whiskey. The final product is generally a highly-alcoholic, carbonated punch with a fruity taste and a light pink or yellow color. It is typically served from a large cooler...
Queens The queens cocktail is a variant on the Perfect Martini, with the addition of pineapple juice and sometimes lemon juice. Its closest relative is the more popular Bronx, which contains orange juice rather than pineapple. It can be found as early as 1930, in Harry Craddock’s Savoy Cocktail Book; Craddock’s text, however, lists it as a “Queen’s Cocktail.” ReferencesQueens (cocktail)
Royal Arrival Created in 1960 to mark the birth of Prince Andrew. ReferencesJoe Gilmore
Pegu Club The pegu club or the pegu is a gin-based cocktail that was the signature drink of Burma’s Pegu Club. The club was located just outside Rangoon, and its members were those Britons who were senior government and military officials and prominent businessmen. The club was named after the pegu, a Burmese river. ReferencesPegu Club (cocktail)
Salty Dog A greyhound is a cocktail consisting of grapefruit juice and gin mixed and served over ice. If the rim of the glass has been salted, the drink is instead called a salty dog. ReferencesGreyhound (cocktail)
Gin and Tonic A gin and tonic is a highball cocktail made with gin and tonic water poured over a large amount of ice. The ratio of gin to tonic varies according to taste, strength of the gin, other drink mixers being added, etc., with most recipes calling for a ratio between 1:1 and 1:3. It is usually garnished with a slice or wedge...
