Name: Turf Club (1935, Albert Stevens Crockett)
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 52.5 ml Oude genever; 37.5 ml Rosso/sweet vermouth; 1 dash Boker's bitters

Turf Club (1935, Albert Stevens Crockett)
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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 ³⁄₄ oz	Oude genever
1 ¹⁄₄ oz	Strucchi Rosso Vermouth
1 dash	Boker's bitters

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How to make:

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

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Rosso/rouge/sweet vermouth (di Torino) - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

Albert Stevens Crockett's original recipe calls for two-thirds genever to one-third sweet vermouth, but this produces an overly dry cocktail so I've upped the proportion of vermouth to genever. Made with a quality oude genever, this cocktail is almost nutty and makes for an interesting aperitif.

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Variant:

Turf Club - 1884, George Winter
Turf Club - 1895, George Kappeler
Turf Club - 1900, Harry Johnson
Turf Club – 1939, Charles H. Baker
Surf & Turf
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History:

Recipe adapted from Albert Stevens Crockett's 1935 The Old Waldorf-Astoria Bar Book.

TURF
Dash of Angostura Bitters
One-third Italian Vermouth
Two-thirds Hollands Gin (Stir)
At times a good half–possibly two-thirds–of the crowd in the Bar were interested in racing.
A. S. Crockett, 1935

Nutrition:

One serving of Turf Club (1935, Albert Stevens Crockett) contains 142 calories

Alcohol content:

1.5 standard drinks
23.66% alc./vol. (23.66° proof)
21.4 grams of pure alcohol

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Lugless Booth

4th February 2023 at 02:06

This drink is splendid I made it with Bols Genever and also with Jorgen new style floral genever - it rocks regardless - I made it 2 oz Genever; 1.5 oz Barolo Chinato and 2 healthy dashes of Boker Bitters. Lemon slice and oils as well. Fabulous.

G. M. Genovese

13th September 2021 at 23:20

I was in Pittsburgh last month and went to the Wigle distillery. Excellent wide-ranging array of brands; was a bit stunned. Bought a bottle of their 'Dutch-Style Gin'. This has been so far the best cocktail I've made with it. Used a recent (today) purchase of Poli Gran Bassano. What a delightful combo!

G. M. Genovese

1st February at 17:48

Just made this again with St. George Dry Rye, Cocchi di Torino, and actual Bitter Truth Bogart's Bitters (I only got my current bottle within the last 12 months)... It's not going to replace my favorite recipe for a Martinez, but there ARE some similarities... I remember that bottle of the Wigle. Too tasty.

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