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| 3 wedge | Pineapple (fresh) |
| 1 2/3 fl oz | Hayman's London Dry Gin |
| 1/2 fl oz | Strucchi Dry Vermouth (chilled) |
| 1/4 fl oz | Luxardo Maraschino liqueur |
| 1/4 fl oz | Pineapple juice (chilled) |
| 1/4 fl oz | Lemon juice (freshly squeezed) |
Serve in a Coupe glass
We don't have enough information to calculate the alc./vol., but based on known ingredients, this recipe contains at least:
Adapted from a recipe in Harry Craddock's 1930 The Savoy Cocktail Book.
HOLLAND HOUSE COCKTAIL.
Harry Craddock, 1930
The Juice of ÂĽ Lemon.
1 Slice Pineapple.
1/3 French Vermouth.
2/3 Dry Gin.
4 Dashes Maraschino.
Shake well and strain into cocktail glass.
Prior to heading up The American Bar at The Savoy Hotel in London, Craddock worked in New York's Holland House Hotel, where this was the signature cocktail. Craddock's Holland House recipe is very different to that of George J. Kappeler, who preceded Craddock at The Holland House and wrote his cocktail book 35 years earlier.
Don't be misled by the pineapple in this cocktail; it's spirit-forward and relatively dry with a tropical fruit garnish. It's also delicious!
Makes a minimum of 15 cocktails.
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Comments & Discussion
I think @Malea is right - pineapple juice is key. I don't have the patience to press my own, but am lucky - my local grocery sells fresh cold pressed pineapple juice, and that flavor just shines through. Every element of this has its own presence, from the maraschino to the lemon, although the gin feels almost , , , ladylike, very restrained and proper. Beautifully complex and interesting. Nice drink.
Scaled up 1.5
2½ oz London Dry Gin
1ÂĽ oz Dry Vermouth
Âľ oz Pineapple Juice
½ oz Lemon Juice
ÂĽ oz Maraschino Liqueur
Barspoon rich simple syrup (or omit entirely if you like it dry)
Fills the big coupe tout suite. Thanks, Difford's.
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