Williams

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (33 ratings)

Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
2 oz Blended Scotch whisky
12 oz Yellow Chartreuse (or génépy liqueur)
12 oz Strucchi Dry Vermouth
1 dash Orange Bitters by Angostura
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

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

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 8/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 6/10

Review:

Herbal scotch whisky freshened by orange oils. One of those cocktails that's so spirit-forward that you may find it more enjoyable served on-the-rocks.

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History:

A vintage cocktail kindly bought to our attention by Jason E. Clapham who also proved us with the above recipe. The Williams cocktail first appears in Pioneers of Mixing at Elite Bars 1903-1933 published in 1934.

WILLIAMS
2/3 Scotch
2 Dashes Chartreuse (Yellow)
2 Dashes French Vermouth
Dash Orange Bitters
Glass No. 2 Shake.

Pioneers of Mixing at Elite Bars, 1933

Nutrition:

One serving of Williams contains 204 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.9 standard drinks
  • 28.98% alc./vol. (28.98° proof)
  • 26.2 grams of pure alcohol

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mregisterfl’s Avatar mregisterfl
25th January at 01:40
Well said, Andy. Made with Monkey Shoulder and Noilly Prat. Regan’s bitters are a better match in this drink than Ango Orange, IMHO. Really enjoyable.
Andy Parnell-Hopkinson’s Avatar Andy Parnell-Hopkinson
26th May 2024 at 06:22
Simple but delightful. Well balanced.
Jeremy Harrold’s Avatar Jeremy Harrold
2nd May 2024 at 16:48
Old school cocktail i.e. packs a punch. After a long day it’s a drink to settle down with.
I have the book (not the original!) and it’s full of dash of this and dash of that, though the preface explains a dash is one eighth of an ounce.
Jeffrey Moore’s Avatar Jeffrey Moore
20th December 2023 at 23:31
Fantastic. Rich, silky, scotch forward, but everyone plays well together here. Nice sipper on a cool eve.