Chrysanthemum

A vermouth-heavy classic favored by post-Prohibition expats.

Data

  • Served in cocktail
  • 23% ABV
  • Garnish with Orange peel

Source

Recipes for Mixed Drinks

Tags

# aperitif # prohibition

Ingredients

Vermouth French x 3.0cl 1.0oz
Bénédictine 1.5cl 0.5oz
Absinthe Three dashes
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Directions

  1. Shake well and strain into cocktail glass.
  2. Squeeze orange peel on top.

Information

A classic, usually credited to Harry Craddock and The Savoy Cocktail Book despite actually being from Hugo Ensslin’s Recipes for Mixed Drinks. An apparent favorite for post-Prohibition expats, the Savoy Cocktail Book notes that it was 'well-known and very popular in the American Bar of the S.S. Europa,' a German cruise liner that operated through the 1930s.

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