Any really good 50s drink recipes?!
Any really good 50s drink recipes?
I bartend, but a lot of what I mix are modern drinks. I can't seem to remember some really good drinks from the 50s. Can anyone name a few?
Answers:
"Classic" martini. 3 parts GIN, 1 part dry vermouth, shake with cracked ice, strain into cocktail (martini) glass.
"Classic" dry martini. 5 parts gin, continue as above
"Classic" extra dry martini. 7 parts gin, continue as above.
Garnish all of above with one or two cocktail olives.
If I remember correctly, the above were called a "Gibson" it they were garnished with one or two cocktail onions instead of olives.
Vodka martinis and "dirty" martinis came along much later and XXXXXmartini (like "appletinis, chocotinis) are not martinis in any way (except the glass they are served in) are strictly 90's fare.
Manhattan. 3 parts whisky, 1 part sweet vermouth, 2-3 dashes bitters. Shake with ice, strain into cocktail glass.
Garnish with maraschino cherry. A splash of the syrup from the cherries can be added if requested.
Don't have the recipes off the top of my head but a few others...
Mint Julep
Old Fashioned
Square Bottle Ditch (CC and water)
XXX water back (call shot with side of ice water)
Classic daiquiri (not the frozen ones, they came later)
Bourbon and seven or ginger (ale) (rather than the current Jack and coke)
Champagne cocktail
Wine spritzer (predecessor of wine "cooler")
Mulled wine or cider
Hot buttered rum
Boilermakers (shot with a beer back)
Tom Collins (gin) or John Collins (whisky)
Bert.