Savoy Special No.1

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Discerning Drinkers (12 ratings)

Serve in a

Martini glass

Garnish:

Lemon zest twist

How to make:

SHAKE all ingredients with ice and fine strain into chilled glass.

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Review:

An aromatised 2:1 shaken Dry Martini with a tiny dose of grenadine, which turns this the merest rust-pink, while just a dash of absinthe adds wormwood complexity.

History:

Adapted from Harry Craddock's 1930 The Savoy Cocktail Book.

SAVOY HOTEL SPECIAL COCKTAIL (No. 1.)*
1 Dash Absinthe.
2 Dashes Grenadine.
1/3 Fresh Vermouth.
2/3 Dry Gin.
Shake well and strain into cocktail glass. Squeeze lemon on top.
* Peter, ninth Earl of Savoy, brought to England, as his wards, eighty-three of the most wealthy and beautiful girls in France. He then married them to the most powerful nobles in England. That is why he wore armour.

Harry Craddock, 1930

Nutrition:

One serving of Savoy Special No.1 contains 172 calories.

Alcohol content:

  • 1.7 standard drinks
  • 26.72% alc./vol. (53.44° proof)
  • 24.5 grams of pure alcohol
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