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Classically an equal parts three-ingredient cocktail comprising: 30ml rye, 30ml bitter liqueur and 30 ml dry vermouth. This produces an overly dry bittersweet...
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Noel Sharkey’s Avatar Noel Sharkey
22nd March at 12:42
Hey Simon, you’re right that the Old Pal first appears in Harry MacElhone (1927) but it was in a section called Cocktails Around Town written by Arthur Moss, a columnist for the New York Herald in Paris. In it, he credits his “Old Pal” William "Sparrow" Robinson, a sports editor for The New York Herald in Paris as the creator.
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Simon Difford’s Avatar Simon Difford
23rd March at 11:02
Many thanks, Noel. I have amended above accordingly.
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Noel Sharkey’s Avatar Noel Sharkey
1st April at 11:22
Nicely put Simon.
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