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Raleigh

1 1⁄2 oz Light rum
1 oz Orange juice
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
1⁄2 t Grenadine
Instructions

Combine all integredients and shake with ice. Strain into a martini glass.

Cocktail summary
Posted by sgls on
Created by
Waldorf Bar, New York, New York (USA)
Year
1931
Is an
authentic recipe
Reference

The 12 Bottle Bar by David Solmonson & Lesley Jacobs Solmonson (Workman Publishing 2014), p. 223 and https://euvs-vintage-cocktail-books.cld.bz/1931-Ol-Waldorf-Astoria-Bar-…

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  • *3,5 stars. Accessible and friendly drink with my favourite spirit, but not too much depth. But sometimes I want something simple.
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Comments
Hugh commented on 3/27/2023:

This appears in the 1935 Old Waldorf Astoria Bar Book

Craig E commented on 3/27/2023:

You're right, in fact it's in Old Waldorf Bar Days from 1931 too. So clearly the creator and year fields here need fixing. Anyone have the 12 Bottle book to see if there is more accurate source info given there?

noksagt commented on 3/27/2023:

12 Bottle Bar doesn't have source information for this one. Some of the recipes do reference the Old Waldorf-Astoria Bar Book.

I have a hypothesis regarding the confusion around attribution. The description of the cocktail includes “There are a lot of Raleighs in this world—motorcycles, bicycles, Sir Walter, and North Carolina, to name a few—and we can safely say that this Raleigh is our second favorite (see the Introduction for our first).” Unless I'm overlooking something, I didn't actually see anything in the intro about any Raleigh. But the dedication states “To Raleigh, the greatest cocktail we’ve ever made.”  I think this may be their son?

Craig E commented on 3/28/2023:

Thanks for investigating. I've reset the credits here to the Waldorf 1931, and if an earlier precedent shows up we can revise.