3⁄4 oz Gin
3⁄4 oz Aromatized wine, Lillet Blanc
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
1 rinse Absinthe
Instructions

Shake, strain, straight up, cocktail glass rinsed with absinthe

Notes

Jim Meehan, PDT recommends Plymouth gin and Pontarlier absinthe. Originally, this calls for 1/4 wineglasses (=1/2 oz) of each.

History

The Savoy calls for a dash of absinthe, rather than the more modern rinse.

Cocktail summary
Posted by Dan on
Created by
Harry Craddock, The Savoy Cocktail
Year
1930
Is an
authentic recipe
Reference

Savoy Cocktail Book, pg. 52

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  • Sub Cocchi Americano for lillet and reduce lemon to 1/2. Good with a dash of bittermens orange cream.
  • Without the Absinthe rinse and perhaps in different ratio, this is the South Slope I had at Pistache in West Palm Beach
  • Truly great after a day of working out in the yard because that is when this corpse needs reviving. Version I've been using is 1oz of each & a dash. I will have to try the rinse.
  • Would like to try with Cocchi Americano Rosa and either gin or tequila.
  • Gin- sweet, sour
  • Excellent. Made with cocchi and Plymouth. My favorite use of gin so far. Could probably handle a bit more absinthe as per notes.
  • I use a little heavier hand with the gin, and a little less with the triple sec. (I prefer dry curacao over triple sec.)
  • Made with Plymouth gin and Cocchi Americano. Delicious! — ★★★★★
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  • MUST use Cocchi Americano instead of Lillet Blanc.
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Comments

Must use Cocchi Americano, not Lillet Blanc.



Kina L'avion D'or works as well instead of lillet blanc.


bza commented on 11/25/2014:

This is my in-laws' favorite cocktail. I made it for them once and they loved it so much that they bought all the ingredients and my father-in-law now has a card with the recipe printed on it so he can get it made at any bar they go to.

Lesson: make this for people who don't drink a lot of cocktails.


I enjoy this cocktail quite a bit. My version is an oz of each element and the dash. I will have to try it with the rinse. This is particularly great after a day working in the yard, because that is when this corpse needs reviving.


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