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This recipe in Lommebogen and Savoy is designed for 6 people, using glasses for measurements, and so I broke it down to one drink size. The only difference in the books is that Café Royal does not include absinthe in its recipe. This looks like a nice riff on a dry martini, with some orange… Continue reading Yellow Daisy Cocktail

We’ve got gin and water, and some things to flavor that. Lommebogen goes big with lemon and orange juice, while the one from Café Royal and Savoy goes simple with some bitters. The Lommebogen one looks more appealing overall, but there isn’t any sweetener in here to balance the citrus. That doesn’t look so good… Continue reading Yale Cocktail

This is a classic drink which is basically a gin sour with the sugar swapped for curaçao, so I’m always game for that. Again, Axel is bringing on the sugar though. Equal amounts of curaçao and sweet and sour (half lemon juice/half sugar) sounds like way to much sugar for a sour drink. The Recipes… Continue reading White Lady Cocktail

This is one is the same in all three books, and is pretty much a twist on brandy, with a dash of gin. So, put some liquor on your liquor, and call it good. I’m not sure what the gin is supposed to be doing here, but I have to say it doesn’t sound promising.… Continue reading Torpedo Cocktail

Lommebogen calls this a “cobbler,” which it really isn’t, but close enough. This is the classic summer drink, and it’s perfect to have during a Copenhagen heat wave. Basically you have a gin lemonade, and it’s lovely. There are all kinds of stories about how it got its name, and I’ll let the Wall Street… Continue reading Tom Collins

This one is a whole bunch of liquor. Instead of just a shot of one spirit, it’s simply a blend of 3 shots, with the absinthe added as an afterthought to make it a “cocktail.” Lommebogen and Café Royal have the same recipe, but Savoy has two different recipes for this one. The one that… Continue reading Third Rail Cocktail

Another interesting vermouth cocktail, with two very different recipes here. Aside from the different spirits used, the emphasis, or lack thereof, is pretty marked between the two. The combo of apple brandy and gin doesn’t sound terribly appealing to me on paper, so I’m curious how that one will come out. The modern recipe uses… Continue reading Star Cocktail

The Singapore Sling is one of those classic drinks where the recipe ends up all over the place. There is a lot of murkiness around the original recipe, and the variants since then. I’ll leave it to others, like David Wondrich, to walk through the history of it all. The main differences we have in… Continue reading Singapore Sling

I love fizzes. The most famous fizz, the Ramos Gin Fizz, was one of the first cocktails I completely fell in love with. This recipe is very similar to the Golden Fizz, except we are using the egg white instead of the egg yolk. Makes sense, right? Lommebogen also adds a tiny bit of cream… Continue reading Silver Fizz Cocktail

Another of the classics that is still widely made today, this time from the sour family. All three books have a slightly different take on the same basic premise: sour, sweet, and cognac. I love me some sours (and enjoy a good Sidecar), so this is right up my alley. Lommebogen shakes things up with… Continue reading Sidecar Cocktail