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Coronation Cocktail No.1
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Coronation Cocktail No.1
Serve in a Coupe glass
| 1 2⁄3 oz | Strucchi Dry Vermouth chilled |
| 1 1⁄3 oz | Lustau Jarana Fino Sherry chilled |
| 1⁄6 oz | Luxardo Maraschino liqueur |
| 2 dash | Orange Bitters by Angostura |
How to make:
- Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
- Prepare garnish of lemon (or orange) zest twist and skewered Fragata Green Olive.
- STIR all ingredients with ice.
- STRAIN into chilled glass.
- EXPRESS lemon (or orange) zest twist over cocktail and discard.
- Garnish with skewered olive.
Allergens:
Recipe contains the following allergens:
- Dry vermouth, Fino sherry - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites
Strength & taste guide:
No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Cocktail of the day:
6th May 2025 is Coronation day
Review:
Dry and wonderfully aromatic with faint notes of almond from the fino sherry and delicately fruity maraschino. Delicious.
Variant:
Coronation G & Tea
Coronation Cocktail (Jacques Straub's)
Coronation Cocktail (Old Waldorf-Astoria's)
History:
Created for, or soon after, the Coronation of England's King Edward VII, who became King on 22 January 1901, upon the death of his mother, Queen Victoria. His Coronation was set for 26 June 1902, but just two days before, an emergency operation required for an attack of appendicitis forced the investiture to be postponed until 9 August 1902.
The Coronation Cocktail first appears in Charles S. Mahoney's 1905 The Hoffman House Bartender's Guide, where it is credited to Joseph Rose of Murry Bros.' Café in Newark, New Jersey, USA. The date of its creation is not given, but the cocktail won second prize in the 1903 Police Gazette Bartenders' Contest.
Coronation Cocktail.
Charles S. Mahoney, 1905
The drink, arranged by Joseph Rose of Murry Bros. Café, 184 Market Street, Newark, N. J., won second prize in the Police Gazette Bartenders' Contest for 1903.
Use Mixing Glass.
Fill half with cracked ice.
Two dashes Maraschino.
Tree dashes orange biters.
One pony French Vermouth.
One gill dry sherry.
Stir well, strain into cocktail glass, add olive and twist lemon peel on top.
Our recipe is adapted from Harry Craddock's 1930 The Savoy Cocktail Book.
CORONATION COCKTAIL.
Harry Craddock, 1930
(No. 1.)
½ Sherry.
½ French vermouth.
1 Dash Maraschino.
2 Dashes Orange Bitters.
Shake well and strain into cocktail glass.
Nutrition:
One serving of Coronation Cocktail No.1 contains 104 calories
Alcohol content:
- 0.9 standard drinks
- 13.81% alc./vol. (13.81° proof)
- 13.2 grams of pure alcohol
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