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Corpse Reviver No.1 (Savoy recipe)
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Corpse Reviver No.1 (Savoy recipe)
Serve in a Coupe glass
| 1 1⁄2 oz | Rémy Martin V.S.O.P. cognac |
| 3⁄4 oz | Calvados / apple brandy / straight applejack |
| 3⁄4 oz | Strucchi Rosso Vermouth |
| 1 dash | Orange Bitters by Angostura |
How to make:
- Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
- Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.
- STIR ingredients with ice.
- STRAIN into chilled glass.
- EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.
Allergens:
Recipe contains the following allergens:
- Rosso/rouge/sweet vermouth (di Torino) - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites
Strength & taste guide:
No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Review:
Dry and potent. A 'pick-me-up' hangover cure - or possibly put-you-right-back-down-again!
Variant:
Corpse Reviver No. 1 (Gilberg's recipe)
Corpse Reviver No. 2 (Contemporary recipe)
Corpse Reviver No. 2 (Duffy/Gaige's recipe)
Corpse Reviver No. 2 (Savoy recipe)
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Corpse Reviver No. 0824
Corpse Reviver No. Blue
Cadáver Reviver
Blanche Corpse Reviver
Savoy Corpse Reviver (by Joe Gilmore)
History:
Generally credited to Frank Meier, bar manager at the Ritz Bar in Paris during the 1920s and 30s, although he makes no claim to the drink in his 1936 The Artistry of Mixing Drinks. This recipe is adapted from Harry Craddock's 1930 The Savoy Cocktail Book.
CORPSE REVIVER. (No.1)
Harry Craddock, 1930
¼ Italian Vermouth.
¼ Apple Brandy or Calvados.
½ Brandy.
To be taken before 11 a.m., or whenever steam and energy are needed.
Frank Caiafa (long-term NYC bartender, beverage director and author of The Waldorf Astoria Bar Book adds a dash of orange bitters to the established Savoy recipe and stipulates the use of assertive Carpano Antica as the vermouth his Corpse Reviver No. 1.
Frank Caiafa's Corpse Reviver No. 1
45ml (1½oz) Cognac
22.5ml (¾oz) Calvados
22.5ml (¾oz) Carpano Antica vermouth
1 dash Orange bitters
Nutrition:
One serving of Corpse Reviver No.1 (Savoy recipe) contains 191 calories
Alcohol content:
- 1.7 standard drinks
- 26.76% alc./vol. (26.76° proof)
- 24.2 grams of pure alcohol
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