Review:

Rhum Agricole is a tasty addition to this cocktail, but your choice of base rum is what will make this Club special. Charles H. Baker specifies "Cuban Bacardi," and if heading in that direction, use a gold rather than a carta blanca. A light rum with delicate hint of age is the way to go, and Havana Club 3 year old marries particularly well with the vermouth.

History:

Adapted from a recipe in Charles H. Baker Jr.'s 1951 South American Gentleman's Companion, leaning heavily on the Georgetown Club Frederic Yarm served at Loyal Nine in Cambridge, Massachusetts in late Spring/early Summer 2016.

THE GEORGETOWN CLUB COCKTAIL, which is a SIMPLE YET DEFINITELY INTERESTING MIX, from the CAPITAL CITY of BRITISH GUIANA.
Use bar glass, not shaker. Into it turn 2 oz finest white rum available, like Cuban Bacardi, ¾ pony Noilly Prat Dry French Vermouth, and 1 tsp Falernum. Stir gently with lots of ice and strain into chilled stemmed cocktail glass. Twist curl of orange peel over the finished job for needed aroma; or lemon will do. You'll like the subtle wedding of the delicate rum with the Falernum flavoring and the bitter herbing of dry vermouth. Use no bitters, this time.

Charles H. Baker Jr., South American Gentleman's Companion, 1951

Nutrition:

One serving of Georgetown Club contains 202 calories