Harry Craddock gives a recipe for the Young Man Cocktail in the famed Savoy Cocktail book which is a twist on a Manhattan Cocktail made with cognac and orange curacao.
At Small Screen Network in ” The Cocktail Spirit with Robert Hess“, Robert explains how to mix this delicious drink in a proper way while offering at the same time insights in history. Enjoy!
Young Man – The Cocktail Spirit with Robert Hess from Small Screen Network on Vimeo.
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The Coalition Cocktail60ml (2 oz) Redemption Rye Whiskey 20ml (2/3 oz) Picon Biere 1 barspoon gomme syrup 2 dashes The Bitter Truth Jerry Thomas Bitters Stir all ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass or coupe and garnish with a small orange twist. |
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The Brown Cocktail50ml (2 oz) Templeton Rye Whiskey 25ml (1 oz) London Dry Gin 2 dashes (a scant barspoon at most) gomme syrup 2 dashes The Bitter Truth Orange Bitters Stir the three ingredients with plenty of ice before straining into a chilled cocktail glass. The original makes no mention of a garnish, but I like it with a small orange twist to draw out some of the sweeter notes. |
“Old Waldorf Bar Days” by Albert Stevens Crockett was one of the great books of the 1930`s. The bar of the Old Waldorf hotel was the social meeting place in NYC at that time, but unfortunately the hotel itself had to make room for a new icon of New York City – The Empire State Building.
The Sherman Cocktail, found in Crockett`s book is essentially a twist on the classic Manhattan with the addition of absinthe and two types of bitters.
Already voted “Exellent, highly recommended” earlier this year at Paul Pacults Ultimate Spirits Challenge in New York City, we just recieved word that we rocked the bitters category and won the BEST IN CLASS award at this years IWSC International Wine and Spirits Challenge with The Bitter Truth Elixier, known stateside as E**X**R.
Tasting Notes by IWSC Judges:
Very dark with green tinged rim. Complex nose with combination of anise, gentian and wide herbal range. Hints of clove, ginger and liquorice.
Rich and full in the mouth with sweet, syrupy flow. Initially soothing until you register the chilli content which sets up a burning sensation the lifts all the bitter, sweet characters. The chilli burn stays forever !
See how Robert Hess enjoyes mixing a Elixier & Ginger at Small Screen Network…
