Mark McFadden

This was my father's favourite cocktail, a taste acquired by him in the 1920s-30s. I used to mix it for him under his instructions and tried it myself only a few years ago, but now my favourite too. Different gins and vermouths can make a huge difference to taste, but never bad, just different. He also taught me vermouth is pronounced to rhyme with 'Portsmouth', never 'Vamoof'!!