Name: Saratoga Cocktail
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 30 ml Cognac (brandy); 30 ml Rye whiskey 50% abv; 30 ml Rosso/sweet vermouth; 2 dash Aromatic bitters

Saratoga Cocktail
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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 oz	Rémy Martin V.S.O.P. cognac
1 oz	Straight rye whiskey (100 proof /50% alc./vol.)
1 oz	Strucchi Rosso Vermouth
2 dash	Angostura Aromatic Bitters

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Garnish: Orange zest twist (or Luxardo Maraschino Cherry)

How to make:

THROW (or stir) all ingredients with ice and strain into chilled glass.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

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

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

This brandy-influenced Sweet Manhattan is best mixed by throwing and enjoyed when the odd bubble still rests on its surface.

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Variant:

Delmonico; Brandy Manhattan; Ocean Cable

History:

Recipe adapted from Jerry Thomas' 1887 The Bar-tenders Guide (it does not appear in 1862 or 1876 editions).

This cocktail takes its name from Saratoga Springs, a city in New York State, USA which became a popular resort town due to its natural mineral springs and the Saratoga and Schenectady Railroad which opened in 1832. Hotels sprung up and Saratoga became "the 19th century's east coast equivalent of Las Vegas." In its heyday, the city's Grand Union Hotel was the largest in the world.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Saratoga Cocktail contains 181 calories

Alcohol content:

1.8 standard drinks
27.9% alc./vol. (27.9° proof)
25.3 grams of pure alcohol

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John Hinojos

28th August 2024 at 00:40

Made this again using a 118 proof California Rye and 1/2 Dry and 1/2 Rosso vermouth. Made the final cocktail somewhat drier and with a little more rye punch. Loved this version the best.

John Hinojos

5th June 2022 at 23:51

Very nice, but made one minor change. Decided to use the vermouth measurements in the Brandy Manhattan (2/3 sweet/1/3 dry). Made the cocktail a bit drier. Liked the mixture of the rye and cognac. Very nice aperitif.

Swearword and Ethanol

4th June 2021 at 22:53

Just okay.

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