Satan's Whiskers (Curled)

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (35 ratings)

Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
23 oz Hayman's London Dry Gin
23 oz Strucchi Dry Vermouth
23 oz Strucchi Rosso Vermouth
13 oz Orange Curaçao liqueur
23 oz Orange juice (freshly squeezed)
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. SHAKE 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:

Review:

This variation on the 'Straight' Satan's Whiskers is made curly by the use of orange curaçao liqueur. It seems strangely counter-intuitive as you'd think the slightly richer Grand Marnier would be what made it curly.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe in Harry Craddock's 1930 The Savoy Cocktail Book. (A variation on the classic Bronx.)

SATAN'S WHISKERS COCKTAIL. (Straight)
Of Italian Vermouth, French Vermouth, Gin and Orange Juice, two parts each; of Grand Marnier one part; Orange Bitters, a dash.
Shake well and strain into chilled glass.

SATAN'S WHISKERS COCKTAIL. (Curled)
For the Grand Marnier in the foregoing Cocktail, substitute the same quantity of Orange Curaçao.
Shake well and strain into cocktail glass.

Harry Craddock, 1930

Nutrition:

One serving of Satan's Whiskers (Curled) contains 139 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1 standard drinks
  • 15.57% alc./vol. (15.57° proof)
  • 14.1 grams of pure alcohol

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Sally Morgan’s Avatar Sally Morgan
30th October 2022 at 19:26
Slightly lighter take on the ‘straight’ version, none the worse for that, complex orange flavours and well balanced
Felicia  Stratton ’s Avatar Felicia Stratton
27th May 2022 at 21:18
What makes a drink "curled"?
Simon Difford’s Avatar Simon Difford
29th May 2022 at 11:19
The use of orange curaçao makes this particular cocktail "curled". I'm not sure there is a reason beyond a term to separate from the "straight" version that uses Grand Marnier.