I wanted to make satans whiskers since there are two distinct versions. Youll enjoy the flavor that orange juice and liqueur bring to the recipe. In one article about the cocktail recipes of hollywood, the embassy club, a hollywood night spot speakeasy, is credited for the satans whiskers cocktail recipe. Inappropriate the list including its title or description facilitates illegal activity, or contains hate speech or ad hominem attacks on a fellow goodreads member or author. Satans whiskers cocktail recipe make me a cocktail.
Cocktails for the history books the new york times. Wondrich laid into the bath cure, the house drink at chicagos famous pump house. While dante alighieris 14th century poem divine comedy takes you on journey through the medieval concept of the nine circles of suffering in hell inferno in italian, drinking the divine cocktail known as satans whiskers will not. Satans whiskers gin martini recipe the spruce eats. Satans whiskers london new bethnal green cocktail bar. Its a perfect drink, meaning that it contains equals parts of sweet and dry vermouth. Satans whiskers cocktail recipe all recipes australia nz.
The satans whiskers first appears in print in harry craddocks savoy cocktail book from 1930, but many attribute the drink. The bronx is a classic example of a gin cocktail that is light and refreshing without becoming over sweetened. This may be the only bad cocktail in the savoy cocktail book, mr. Click here to pin this satans whiskers cocktail now. Apparently in bethnal green, in a friendly neighbourhood cocktail bar. This recipe is considered the straight version, while the other is known as curled. The irony of that is that we are so far from a 12 bottle bar, its ridiculous. There are two versions of this classic cocktail, one calling for grand marnier, the other using orange curacao. Incorrect book the list contains an incorrect book please specify the title of the book. The mix of flavors in the satans whiskers is really quite pleasant. Bundled between newsagents, cab offices and strip clubs in bethnal green, look out for the red, neon lights above the door and make your way over to the dark side. Includes mixing instructions and ingredients needed for satans whiskers.
Satans whiskers vintage spirits and forgotten cocktails. The satans whiskers cocktail is a fruity take on a perfect gin martini. Satans whiskers cocktail is a fantastic drink to serve at halloween time. Combine the ingredients in a cocktail shaker with lots of ice and shake vigorously strain into a chilled and rather large cocktail glass. Mix together in highball glass, drink only when it is light out. Satans whiskers gives the bronx a wicked little sugar fix by adding grand marnier. Written by the grandfather of mixology jerry thomas, the bartenders guide was the beginning of what would become a popular genre in the world of books. The devils own cocktail bar located in a very unexpected part of bethnal green. On top of that, it was supposedly created in honor of college football. The first american cocktail book was published in 1862. According to a j rathburns good spirits book, if you were to skip the grand marnier for another orange liqueur such as curacao, the drink would then be called a curled satans whiskers. The addition of grand marnier results in a fruity but not overly sweet flavour profile. Satans whiskers martini classicthe satans whiskers is a sophisticated ginbased cocktail.
Dating to at least 1930, satans whiskers is actually relatively modest in firepower, perfect for celebrating a festive evening without making it an early night. This recipe is considered the straight version, while the other is curled. Satans whiskers bethnal green cocktail bar filled with. As the saying goes, myth and legend are the kudzu of history, and cocktail history is as much overgrown as any. Resembling an early ancestor of the long island iced tea, it called for six kinds of liquors, adding up to a full eightandonehalf ounces of booze. Pink gin cocktail the cocktail spirit with robert hess.
Those whove researched the history of the satans whiskers, such as writer ted haigh the drink is documented in his book vintage spirits and. The satans whiskers cocktail appears in harry craddocks 1930 the savoy cocktail book, but is essentially a variation on a bronx cocktail from. When the cocktail first appeared in harry craddocks savoy cocktail book 1930, there were two versions, satan s whiskers straight and satan s whiskers curled. The first recipe for satans whiskers is from 1930 in harry craddocks savoy cocktail book. Satans whiskers is the sort of place that puts a big smile on barchicks face. Whoever invented it, its a great cocktail for halloween. For this weeks i wanted a classic, so i turned to the 12 bottle bar book. This is a wonderful book with hundreds of cocktails that you can make with only 12 bottle of liquor in your bar. The satans whiskers cocktail is one of many original creations by harry craddock and featured in his 1930s edition of the savoy cocktail book. Friday cocktail satans whiskers karens kitchen stories. Combine the ingredients in a cocktail shaker with lots of ice and shake vigorously strain into a.
Most renderings of satans whiskers stay pretty close to craddocks original recipe. Over the holiday i managed to get my hands on some authentic curacao, so i decided to try satans whiskers. For a bigger drink use 34 oz of each and 12 oz liqueur. Satans whiskers cocktail the cocktail spirit with robert hess small screen. See the ingredients, how to make it, view instrucitonal videos, and even email or text it to you phone. Your guests will love being served a flaming cocktail.
Satans whiskers is a variation on the bronx, and can be made one of two wayseither straight with. However, it is pretty potent and taller than most up drinks grab those oversized cocktail. This recipe is nothing new and its been dated to the 1930s, most famously published in harry craddocks savoy cocktail book. Gin is mixed with equal parts sweet and dry vermouth and fresh orange juice, and the mixture is given crisp depth by adding orange bitters and the gentle sweetness of orange liqueur. There is a rough timeline in the history of cocktail books.
The satans whiskers cocktail is the perfect cocktail for fall. Satans whiskers straight cocktail recipe diffords guide. This is a real draw for this cool bethnal green cocktail bar, with already fierce competition in this trendy area of east london. Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker with plenty of ice and shake until hell freezes over or until the drink is coldwhichever happens first. With cocktails, food and a cool vibe, satans whiskers is a real honey trap for intimate date nights, quirky drinks with friends and to generally be a place to enjoy a top quality cocktail. Halloween conjures up macabre images of ritual, curses and death. Its a more citrusy, lower abv variant of the bronx cocktail. Hip hop and bethnal greens finest classic style cocktails. The satans whiskers first appears in print in harry craddocks savoy cocktail book from 1930, but many attribute the drink to the embassy club in prohibitionera. Best cocktail books 75 books meet your next favorite book. The devilishly named satans whiskers cocktail is a longstanding classic, catalogued in the savoy cocktail book 1930 and likely of even older vintage. London dry gin, orange juice, grand marnier, sweet. In fact, a vintage cocktail book collection should be as international as possible because bartenders in london, new york, chicago, miami, berlin, paris, madrid and buenos aires all played their part in the development of cocktails. The history of cocktails and cocktail books is an interesting one.
Satans whiskers a variation on classic bronx cocktail. Adapted from a recipe in harry craddocks 1930 the savoy cocktail book. A delicious cocktail recipe for the satans whiskers cocktail with grand marnier, orange juice, orange bitters, tanqueray gin, sweet vermouth and noily prat. Standard recipe calls for 2 tsp orange liqueur and 1 ds orange bitters.
The best recipe for a satans whiskers alcoholic mixed drink, containing orange curacao, gin, grand marnier, dry vermouth, sweet vermouth, orange bitters and orange juice. For a variation for the night, see straight satans whiskers. Fill a cocktail shaker halfway full with cracked ice. The satans whiskers cocktail is a longstanding classic, catalogued in the savoy cocktail book 1930 and likely of even older vintage. Spam or selfpromotional the list is spam or selfpromotional. The base spirit is gin, and many versions of the recipe call for orange liqueur, orange juice, and orange bitters. A natural showman, thomas toured the united states as a celebrity bartender, paving the way for others to follow suit. There are numerous versions, some more stronger than others.
Satans whiskers there are two versions of this classic cocktail, one calling for grand marnier, the other using orange curacao. This brilliant benthal green neighborhood bar with bad boy attitude is decked out with taxidermy, including a cigarettesmoking monkey and a stout with a jawdropping vegetable appendage. College football can certainly stir up strong emotions. When the cocktail first appeared in harry craddocks savoy cocktail book 1930, there were two versions, satans whiskers straight and satans whiskers curled.