Cordova Cocktail

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (9 ratings)

Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 oz Hayman's London Dry Gin
1 oz Strucchi Rosso Vermouth
1 dash La Fée Parisienne absinthe
1 oz Single cream/half-and-half
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

SHAKE all ingredients with ice and fine strain into chilled glass. To prevent curdling, add the cream to the shaker after the ice and immediately before shaking.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 6/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 5/10

Review:

One of the worst cocktails in Harry Cradock's 1930 The Savoy Cocktail Book. If you follow Craddock's recipe then this cocktail is more appropriately named the 'Curdled Cream Sweet Martini'. Reducing the gin and upping the cream (as per the recipe above) helps prevent curdling and produces a more palatable, if still not great, cocktail.

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History:

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

CORDOVA COCKTAIL.
2/3 Dry Gin.
1 Dash Absinthe.
1 Teaspoon Fresh Cream.
1/3 Italian Vermouth.
Shake well and strain into cocktail glass.

Harry Craddock, 1930

Nutrition:

One serving of Cordova Cocktail contains 170 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 0.9 standard drinks
  • 14.14% alc./vol. (14.14° proof)
  • 12.8 grams of pure alcohol

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13th December 2023 at 05:19
I bit the bullet and tried it. I could have gotten a similar result from scooping my bath water.
adrian lord’s Avatar adrian lord
19th June 2023 at 20:18
I just made the Savoy version from the book are use the Bohemian La fee. The result was thin.
Sean Baron’s Avatar Sean Baron
15th October 2021 at 22:53
Imagine a very thin custard that tastes of aniseed. It’s not bad, but I could do without the lingering aniseed taste afterwards.
Simon Difford’s Avatar Simon Difford
17th October 2021 at 21:06
I've adapted Craddock's recipe but it's a cocktail that's beyond redemption. That is unless I'm missing something?
Vera Lycaon’s Avatar Vera Lycaon
30th July 2021 at 11:25
If booze weren't as expensive as it was, I'd try this once just to see how horrible it truly is.
5th January 2021 at 19:52
I really want to try this to see how bad it is but at the same time I don't want to waste my valuable booze!