Tag: Sweet Vermouth

Hanky Panky

Hanky Panky

Ingredients

1.5 oz.Gin
1.5 oz.Sweet Vermouth
1 BarspoonFernet-Branca
GarnishOrange Peel

Directions

  • Combine the Ingredients in a Mixing Glass with Ice
  • Stir for 15 seconds
  • Strain into a Cocktail Glass or Coupe
  • Garnish with an Orange Peel

The Hankey Panky was invented in the early 1900’s by Ada Coleman at Savoy Hotel in London, England. It was supposedly made for and named by actor Sir Charles Hawtrey after he shouted “By Jove! That is the real hanky-panky!” The drink is very similar to the Martinez. This is an Official IBA Cocktail.

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French Manhattan

French Manhattan

Ingredients

1.5 oz.Cognac (Brandy)
1.5 oz.Sweet Vermouth
.25 oz.Orange Curaçao (or Chambord)
1 DashOrange Bitters
GarnishBrandied Cherry

Directions

  • Combine the Ingredients in a Mixing Glass with Ice
  • Stir for 30 Seconds
  • Strain into a Cocktail Glass
  • Garnish with a Brandied Cherry

The French Manhattan is a riff on the Manhattan. It possibly got its name from the French Martini. The French Manhattan, however, is closer to the Manhattan than the French Martini is to the Martini. You can use Chambord to make it closer to the French Martini if so desired.

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Corpse Reviver No. 1

Corpse Reviver No. 1

Ingredients

1 oz.Calvados (or Applejack)
1 oz.Cognac (Brandy)
.5 oz.Sweet Vermouth

Directions

  • Combine the Ingredients in a Mixing Glass with Ice
  • Stir for 30 Seconds
  • Strain into a Cocktail Glass or Coupe

The Corpse Reviver No. 1 is a drink from the 1800’s and the precursor to the more popular Corpse Reviver No. 2. It’s name refers to being a hangover cure. Bartender Harry Cradock recommended that the drink be consumed at 11 a.m. and will give you the energy to get through the rest of your day. It doesn’t actually work because there is no caffeine (or cocaine) in it to actually give you energy.

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Rob Roy

Rob Roy

Ingredients

2 oz.Scotch
1 oz.Sweet Vermouth
2 DashesAngostura Bitters
GarnishBrandied Cherries

Directions

  • Combine the Ingredients in a Mixing Glass with Ice
  • Stir for 30 Seconds
  • Strain into a Cocktail Glass
  • Garnish with 2 Brandied Cherries

The Rob Roy is the Scotch version the Manhattan. It was created in 1894 at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City. It was named after an operetta of the same name about Rob Roy, a Scottish folk hero.

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Perfect Manhattan

Perfect Manhattan

Ingredients

2 oz.Rye Whiskey
.5 oz.Sweet Vermouth
.5 oz.Dry Vermouth
2 DashesAngostura Bitters
GarnishBrandied Cherry

Directions

  • Combine the Ingredients in a Mixing Glass with Ice
  • Stir for 30 Seconds
  • Strain into a Cocktail Glass
  • Garnish with a Brandied Cherry

The Perfect Manhattan is like the Manhattan equivalent of the Perfect Martini. The “Perfect” part of the name refers to the fact that there is an even amount of Dry Vermouth and Sweet Vermouth.

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Perfect Martini

Perfect Martini

Ingredients

2 oz.Gin
.5 oz.Sweet Vermouth
.5 oz.Dry Vermouth
2 DashesOrange Bitters (Optional)
GarnishLemon Peel (or Olives)

Directions

  • Combine the Ingredients in a Mixing Glass with Ice
  • Stir for 30 Seconds
  • Strain into a Cocktail Glass
  • Express the oils of a Lemon Peel over the Top
  • Garnish with the Lemon Peel

A Perfect Martini is just a Wet Martini with equal parts of each Vermouth. It is similar to the Perfect Manhattan in that regard. Some recipes call for the addition of Maraschino Liqueur, but that completely changes the Cocktail.

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Martinez

Martinez

Ingredients

1.5 oz.Gin
1.5 oz.Sweet Vermouth
.25 oz.Maraschino Liqueur
2 DashesAngostura Bitters
GarnishOrange Peel

Directions

  • Combine the Ingredients in a Mixing Glass with Ice
  • Stir for 30 Seconds
  • Strain into a Cocktail Glass or Coupe
  • Garnish with an Orange Peel

The Martinez is a variation of the Manhattan with the substitution of Gin for Whiskey and the addition of Maraschino Liqueur. It’s not entirely clear who invented the drink, but it was invented in the 1800’s and was more than likely named after the city of Martinez, California. This is an Official IBA Cocktail.

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