Here is a peek at the new cocktail list:
The Derby
- Bourbon
- Sweet Vermouth
- Orange Curacao
- Lime Juice
This recipe is from the 1947 Bartenders guide by Trader Vic, strongly associated with, you guessed it, racetracks and derbys
East India Cocktail
- Brandy
- Raspberry Syrup
- Angostura Bitters
- Orange Curacao
- Maraschino Liqueur
This is a very old cocktail, first appearing in print form in the “New and improved bartenders manual” in 1882. A favorite amongst the Raj, the rulers of British East India, a time when “the sun never set on the British Empire”
Fairbank Cocktail
- Gin
- Dry Vermouth
- Regans Orange Bitters
- Crème De Noyaux
This cocktail first appeared in print form in the 1922 book “ABC of Mixing Cocktails” when Douglas Fairbanks Sr. was the most famous actor in Hollywood.
The Fogcutter
- White Rum
- Gin
- Brandy
- Sweet And Sour Mix
- Simple Syrup
This is a drink steeped in Los Angeles History. Named after a type of diving knife, this potent drink first appeared at “Edna Fogcutters” a bar at La Brea & Hollywood.
The Income Tax (the Bronx) Cocktail
- Gin
- Dry Vermouth
- Sweet Vermouth
- Orange Juice
- Angostura Bitters
This drink has it’s origins in the early 20th century at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City. Created when the bartender at the Waldorf, Johnnie Solon was asked to give The Duplex a bit more strength. Solon added jiggers of Gin and fresh OJ, creating the “Bronx “Cocktail, a few years later, someone decided to add some bitters to it.
The Boulevardier
- Bourbon
- Campari
- Sweet Vermouth
Created when famous bartender Harry McElhone hopped around the globe and eventually settled in Paris, the Boulevardier is essentially a negroni but with Bourbon instead of Gin, a choice made to appeal to the Americans in Paris who frequented Harry’s Bar
Jack Rose
- Apple Jack
- Lime Juice
- Pomegranate Grenadine
This is another very old drink whose history has been very clouded, there is great speculation on the origin on the name “Jack Rose”. The first theory is that it is made with Apple Jack and it is rose colored, hence Apple Jack. The second theory is that it is named after an early 20th century gangster, and the last theory is that it is named after Jacqueminot Rose. Today there is only one commercial distiller of Apple Jack left, Laird.
Moscow Mule
- Lime Juice
- Vodka
- Ginger Beer
Although not the first vodka drink, it was most likely the cocktail that pushed vodka into the American Zeitgeist. Invented at the Cock n Bull in Los Angeles out of necessity, not desire, when owner Jack Morgan was trying to figure out how to get rid of an excess of ginger beer and copper mugs from a squeeze of his.
French 75
- Gin
- Lemon Juice
- Simple Syrup
- Champagne
Named after the French artillery piece that was used in World War 1 & 2, the French 75 millimeter, this drink is just like the field gun that it’s named after, sleek & smooth yet packs a surprising punch.
Sazerac
- Absinthe
- Simple Syrup
- Peychauds Bitters
- Rye Whiskey