Lucy Hamilton
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As I randomly post comments about my adoration of Martini Cocktails in all sorts of threads, except threads in the Food and Drunk section, I thought I might start a thread.
So 90% of my below comments appeared earlier in a different thread and as I feel lazy at this moment, I've just copy and pasted the below to form the OP of this new thread.
I consider Tanqueray No. Ten the best Gin on the planet, I'm not a fan of Vodka in Cocktails, I'm strictly a Gin Cocktails girl.
I recommend as an introduction to Cocktails, the Martinez Cocktail.
This below is the original recipe that I hold to, it was first published in O. H. Byron's "The Modern Bartenders' Guide" from 1884 (I also love Harry Craddock's "The Savoy Cocktail Book" first published in 1930 and excellently illustrated throughout with Art Deco drawings)
The Martinez Cocktail:
50ml Tanqueray No. Ten, 30ml Sweet Vermouth, 10ml Dry Vermouth, 8ml Orange Curaçao Liqueur and 1 dash of Angostura Aromatic Bitters....shaken not stirred and garnished with an orange twist.
The later Martinez Cocktail recipe is:
50ml Tanqueray No. Ten, 20ml Sweet Vermouth, 10ml Dry Vermouth, 5ml Marachino Liqueur and 1 dash of Bokers Bitters....shaken not stirred and garnished with either a lemon twist or an orange twist.
This below picture is of Harry Craddock in action at The Savoy, for Cocktail Aficionados, Harry Craddock has a very special place in Heaven because he invented both the Dry Martini and The White Lady
So 90% of my below comments appeared earlier in a different thread and as I feel lazy at this moment, I've just copy and pasted the below to form the OP of this new thread.
I consider Tanqueray No. Ten the best Gin on the planet, I'm not a fan of Vodka in Cocktails, I'm strictly a Gin Cocktails girl.
I recommend as an introduction to Cocktails, the Martinez Cocktail.
This below is the original recipe that I hold to, it was first published in O. H. Byron's "The Modern Bartenders' Guide" from 1884 (I also love Harry Craddock's "The Savoy Cocktail Book" first published in 1930 and excellently illustrated throughout with Art Deco drawings)
The Martinez Cocktail:
50ml Tanqueray No. Ten, 30ml Sweet Vermouth, 10ml Dry Vermouth, 8ml Orange Curaçao Liqueur and 1 dash of Angostura Aromatic Bitters....shaken not stirred and garnished with an orange twist.
The later Martinez Cocktail recipe is:
50ml Tanqueray No. Ten, 20ml Sweet Vermouth, 10ml Dry Vermouth, 5ml Marachino Liqueur and 1 dash of Bokers Bitters....shaken not stirred and garnished with either a lemon twist or an orange twist.
This below picture is of Harry Craddock in action at The Savoy, for Cocktail Aficionados, Harry Craddock has a very special place in Heaven because he invented both the Dry Martini and The White Lady