Name: Chauncey
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 22.5 ml Old Tom gin; 22.5 ml Rye whiskey 50% abv; 22.5 ml Rosso/sweet vermouth; 22.5 ml Cognac (brandy); 1 dash Orange bitters

Chauncey
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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
³⁄₄ oz	Hayman's Old Tom Gin
³⁄₄ oz	Straight rye whiskey (100 proof /50% alc./vol.)
³⁄₄ oz	Strucchi Rosso Vermouth
³⁄₄ oz	Rémy Martin V.S.O.P. cognac
1 dash	Orange Bitters by Angostura

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.
STIR all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Rosso/rouge/sweet vermouth (di Torino) - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Strength & taste guide:

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Review:

A delicious, spilt base, equal parts, Sweet Manhattan-style cocktail suited to late-night sipping.

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History:

A pre-Prohibition cocktail from the Big Brass Rail bar of the original Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City, USA. The Chauncey first appears in Albert Stevens Crockett's 1931 Old Waldorf Astoria Bar Days.

CHAUNCEY
Dash of Orange Bitters
One-fourth Tom Gin
One-fourth Whiskey
One-fourth Italian Vermouth
One-fourth Brandy
Stir; strain
Albert Stevens Crockett, Old Waldorf Astoria Bar Days, 1931

Nutrition:

One serving of Chauncey contains 183 calories

Alcohol content:

1.9 standard drinks
29.01% alc./vol. (29.01° proof)
26.2 grams of pure alcohol

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Dave D.

30th March at 23:11

Very full-bodied, used Rittenhouse and standard M&R vermouth …uh—oh …accidently used angostura reg. Instead…..well a good reason to have another with Orange bitters!

Caspian Berggren

16th February at 16:39

This is a lovely cocktail, that can act as both an aperitif and digestif. The gin lifts this from a dark and broody cocktail to a bright and light one. Depending on how you want to serve it you should make sure your ingredients serve your needs.

Caspian Berggren

16th February at 17:05

After sipping it for a bit I've come to realise that I might've used a slightly too good gin. The gin I used was Hernö's and, while great, slightly overpowered the other components. To me the drink was on the dry side, verging on an aperitif. Again, make sure you use ingredients you like, especially gin and vermouth.

John CARR

7th August 2024 at 13:35

I think the vermouth is key here and can make or break it. Used a somewhat less than fresh bottle and dragged the whole thing down, though still 4 stars. With a fresh bottle of carpano (prob slightly overkill) it sang, solid 5 stars.

John CARR

30th July 2024 at 13:25

Revisiting, and with better ingredients. Seriously good cocktail. Herbal, spicy, fruity and bitter sweet, with richness from the cognac. Will definitely be having again, and serving to friends.

John CARR

5th March 2024 at 12:29

Almost too many flavours going on here for my simple palate! As a gin lover, added an extra splash of Mr H savoury style dry gin, which balanced it nicely for me. I imagine a whisky or cognac lover could do the same with an extra splash. Five stars well deserved.

Frank O'Flynn

10th February 2024 at 14:02

Nice balance between sweet and tart, delicious cocktail

Nathalie O'Flynn

10th February 2024 at 14:00

We had this today for our aperitif. We both found it amazing and gave it a 4.5. We were talking about people we know from social media and who we would like to have a drink with, and amongst a few, my husband said, Simon Diffords lol

Chris Brislawn

28th September 2023 at 03:27

Made it just as specified but served it in old-fashioned glasses with a big ice cube and lemon twist. Good balance of rye + gin + vermouth bitter and spices with just enough sweetness. Great entry on the old-timey, equal-parts-of-everything cocktail list.