Name: The Savelberg
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 50 ml Oude genever; 10 ml Poire William; 15 ml Rosso/sweet vermouth; 15 ml Dry vermouth; 5 ml Honey; 5 ml Lemon juice

Ingredients

1 2/3 fl oz

Oude genever

1/3 fl oz

Poire William eau-de-vie

1/2 fl oz

Strucchi Rosso Vermouth

1/2 fl oz

Strucchi Dry Vermouth

1/6 fl oz

Honey

1/6 fl oz

Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)

How to make

Glass

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.

Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.

Method

STIR all ingredients with ice.

FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of The Savelberg contains 167 calories

Alcohol content:

1.7 standard drinks
23.16% alc./vol. (46.31° proof)
23.2 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Rosso/rouge/sweet vermouth (di Torino), Dry vermouth — Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

History

Created in 2016 by Jan Halfpap at Bar Le Lion in Hamburg, Germany. This riff on the classic Journalist cocktail is named after a Dutch journalist called Robert Savelberg, who lives and works in Berlin. Savelberg became famous in Germany due to his critical questioning during a press conference held over the coalition agreement of the new Federal Government in October 2009 and a subsequent satirical movie made by ZDF.

Comments & Discussion

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trendomexico Premium Member 15w

Is not so bad. But when I poured at home I was received with: Dimetap! and a Grimace. Its much better than it sounds, the Poire is sort of forgotten or just in the very back. I would have to think a lot to find in my agenda a moment for this drink. But is good to know.

John CARR Premium Member 1y

Even nicer than I expected. The genever is in the background here providing maltiness. Pear is most evident, enjoyably so, supported by the honey and citrus. Beautifully balanced. I had to make up an “instant honey syrup” as all my jars (!) were still solid from antipodean winter. Making it vaguely reminiscent of a cross between a penicillin and a Martinez.

John Hinojos Premium Member 3y

Superb. The eau-de-vie tames the honey until only a hint is left. Genever adds its herbal bready flavours, and the citrus softens the eau-de-vie. Perfectly balanced. Not for someone who does not like a hint of alcohol flavour in their cocktail.

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The Savelberg