Garnish:
Lemon (or orange) zest twist
How to make:
STIR all ingredients with ice and strain into chilled glass.
| 1 fl oz | Calvados / apple brandy / straight applejack |
| 1 fl oz | Hayman's London Dry Gin |
| 1 fl oz | Strucchi Rosso Vermouth |
| 1/6 fl oz | Green Chartreuse (or alternative herbal liqueur) |
Review:
Apple brandy with complex botanical influences from both gin and Chartreuse mellowed by botanically enriched fortified wine. If you like spirit-forward cocktails, then this Yale Fence on monastic steroids takes some beating.
Variant:
History:
An exhumed classic recommended to us by Jason E. Clapham who says "the war of the name rhymes with bar, at one time as a slang word for working day.
This cocktail notably features in Harry Craddock's 1930 The Savoy Cocktail Book.
WARDAY'S COCKTAIL.
Harry Craddock, 1930
1 Teaspoon Chartreuse.
1/3 Italian Vermouth.
1/3 Dry Gin.
1/3 Calavdos or Apple Brandy.
Shake well and strain into cocktail glass.
Nutrition:
198 calories
Alcohol content:
- 1.9 standard drinks
- 28.47% alc./vol. (56.94° proof)
- 27 grams of pure alcohol
Difford's Guide remains free-to-use thanks to the support of the brands in green above. Values stated for alcohol and calorie content, and number of drinks an ingredient makes should be considered approximate.
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