Turf Cocktail
There are several versions of the Turf Cocktail, each a slightly different variation on the Martini. The PUNCH version favors Harry McElhone's version, adjusted for the modern palate.
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Bamboo
A sherry aperitif and one of Japan’s originals, the Bamboo was created in the 1890s at the Grand Hotel In Yokohama, Japan by German bartender Louis Eppinger.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Ed Anderson
Adonis
A combination of sweet vermouth, dry sherry and bitters popularized in the 19th-century and revived by sherry-loving bartenders everywhere.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Daniel Krieger
Latin Trifecta
A strong and savory trio of sherry, tequila and Cynar.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
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Tokyo Drift
A Japanese whisky Manhattan variation made with Cardamaro and saffron-infused Strega.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Green Park Cocktail
Eric Lorincz, head bartender at The Savoy created this herbaceous riff on one of the hotel's most famous eye-openers, the Corpse Reviver No. 2.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Lizzie Munro
White Lady
A smoothed out Gin Sour, the White Lady was made famous by its creator Harry MacElhone of Harry's New York Bar in Paris and Harry Craddock of The Savoy in…
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Daniel Krieger
Brave Benbow
A loose play on the Gin Sour, the Brave Benbow combines two historic styles of gin—Navy strength and Old Tom—and is named for a British admiral.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Satan’s Whiskers
The Satan’s Whiskers first appears in print in Harry Craddock’s Savoy Cocktail Book from 1930, but many attribute the drink to the Embassy Club in Prohibition-era Hollywood.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Daniel Krieger
Vesper
A truly Bond-style cocktail, the Vesper was first mentioned by writer Ian Fleming in his 1953 novel, Casino Royale, as a drink order detailed by Bond himself—a strong formula of…
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Ed Anderson