Astoria
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Ingredients
How to make
Serve in a martini glass
Prepare
- 1 Select and pre-chill a MARTINI GLASS.
- 2 Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.
Method
- 3 STIR all ingredients with ice.
- 4 FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
Garnish
- 5 EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.
Flavour profile
20.3% alc./vol. · 1.6 standard drinks · 166 calories
History
A super-wet Martini built on Old Tom gin, using two parts vermouth to one part gin, with a dash of orange bitters and served with a twist.
Recipe adapted from Albert Stevens Crockett's 1931 The Old Waldorf-Astoria Bar Book, which includes the note, "After the big annex to the Old Waldorf, which at its opening, in 1897, became the main part of the establishment." William Waldorf Astor constructed the original Waldorf Hotel in 1893, adjacent to his aunt's residence, on the site of his father's mansion, which is now the Empire State Building. John Astor convinced his aunt to relocate uptown and subsequently built the Astor Hotel. The two hotels were joined, forming the Waldorf-Astoria, which was then the world's largest hotel. ASTORIA After the big annex to the old Waldorf, which at its opening, in 1897, became the main part of the establishment. Two dashes Orange Bitters One-third Tom Gin Two-thirds French Vermuth Stir
Created by Albert Stevens Crockett