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Satan's Whiskers (Straight)

Classic/vintage · Hall of Fame and must know/try

4.5 289 ratings

Ingredients

2/3 oz Gin
2/3 oz Dry vermouth
2/3 oz Rosso/sweet vermouth
1/3 oz Grand Marnier
2/3 oz Orange juice
1 dash Orange bitters

How to make

Serve in a coupe glass

Prepare

  1. 1 Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
  2. 2 Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.

Method

  1. 3 SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  2. 4 FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

  1. 5 EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Flavour profile

15.6% alc./vol. · 1.1 standard drinks · 132 calories

History

Dry and citrusy with underlying piney gin and herbaceous complexity.

This recipe is adapted from Harry Craddock's 1930 The Savoy Cocktail Book, presenting a variation on the Bronx. The "SATAN'S WHISKERS COCKTAIL. (Straight)" recipe calls for: Of Italian Vermouth, French Vermouth, Gin and Orange Juice, two parts each; of Grand Marnier one part; Orange Bitters, a dash. Shake well and strain into chilled glass.

Created by Harry Craddock