Maiden’s Prayer Cocktail No. 2

1/3 Lillet Blanc
1/3 Dry Gin
1/6 Calvados (or Applejack)
1/6 Pricota (substitute Apricot Brandy)
Shake well with cracked ice and strain into cocktail glass.

A lovely, elegant cocktail from the Savoy Cocktail Book
(2003 reprint, originally published in 1930).

Note: I use a 3 oz. total drink size so 1/3 = 1 oz.

This little music magazine from San Diego in 1980 is a fascinating look at the underground punk and rock music scene of the time. It was written by Dan McLain aka Country Dick Montana, infamous late drummer (RIP) for The Crawdaddys, The Beat Farmers, and others. He did the awesome illustrations including the cover, and all of the content is hand lettered! There is an interview with Glen Matlock, show reviews including one by the Crawdaddys (argh, I missed that one!), record reviews, and upcoming show listings.

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Snare #1

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Bartender’s Guide

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Here is my first post in a year, but I will be more frequent with my posts now that my blog has been resurrected, thanks to my blog designer and friend in all things tiki and cocktails - Humuhumu.

Some drinks look so simple they sound boring, but often the sum is better than the parts. Here is a very tasty variation on the Manhattan.

New 1920 Cocktail
1 dash orange bitters
1/4 French (dry) vermouth
1/4 Italian (sweet) vermouth
1/2 rye
Stir well in cracked ice and strain. Squeeze lemon peel above drink (but don’t drop it in).

From The Standard Bartender’s Guide by Patrick Gavin Duffy, 1948.

Tip: When measurements call for fractions or parts, don’t take that for ounces such as 1/2 ounce of rye. That would make a tiny drink and we don’t want that, right? I use a 3 ounce approximate drink size as a guide, and split that into parts. So in this drink I would use 1.5 oz. rye + 3/4 oz. of each vermouth = 3 oz. total. I don’t count dashes.