Astoria

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Discerning Drinkers (12 ratings)

Serve in a

Martini glass

Garnish:

Lemon zest twist

How to make:

STIR all ingredients with ice and strain into chilled glass.

1 fl oz Hayman's Old Tom Gin
2 fl oz Strucchi Dry Vermouth
2 dash Orange Bitters by Angostura
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Review:

An Old Tom-based super wet (two-thirds vermouth to one-third gin) Martini with a slug of orange bitters and served with a twist.

History:

Recipe adapted from Albert Stevens Crockett's 1931 The Old Waldorf-Astoria Bar Book where the recipe is accompanied by the following notation, "After the big annex to the Old Waldorf, which at its opening, in 1897, became the main part of the establishment."

William Waldorf Astor built the original Waldorf Hotel, which opened in 1893, next door to his aunt's home, on the site of his father's mansion and today's Empire State Building. John Astor persuaded his aunt to move uptown and then built the Astor Hotel. The two hotels were connected and the combined Waldorf-Astoria became the largest hotel in the world at the time.

ASTORIA
After the big annex to the old Waldorf, which at its opening, in 1897, became the main part of the establishment.
Two dashes Orange Bitters
One-third Tom Gin
Two-thirds French Vermuth
Stir

Albert Stevens Crockett, The Old Waldorf-Astoria Bar Book, 1931

Nutrition:

One serving of Astoria contains 119 calories.

Alcohol content:

  • 1.4 standard drinks
  • 21.88% alc./vol. (43.76° proof)
  • 19.8 grams of pure alcohol
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