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Savoy Special No.1

Classic/vintage · Martini-style · Savoury (e.g. Bloody Mary)

3.8 19 ratings

Ingredients

2 oz Gin
1 oz Dry vermouth
1/24 oz Grenadine syrup
1 dash Absinthe

How to make

Serve in a martini glass

Prepare

  1. 1 Select and pre-chill a MARTINI GLASS.
  2. 2 Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.

Method

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

Garnish

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

Flavour profile

24.4% alc./vol. · 1.7 standard drinks · 172 calories

History

An aromatised 2:1 shaken Dry Martini with a hint of grenadine for pale pink colour, plus absinthe's wormwood complexity.

This recipe is adapted from Harry Craddock's 1930 The Savoy Cocktail Book. SAVOY HOTEL SPECIAL COCKTAIL (No. 1.)* 1 Dash Absinthe. 2 Dashes Grenadine. 1/3 Fresh Vermouth. 2/3 Dry Gin. Shake well and strain into cocktail glass. Squeeze lemon on top. * The historical note mentions that Peter, the ninth Earl of Savoy, brought eighty-three of France's wealthiest and most beautiful girls to England as his wards, subsequently marrying them to powerful English nobles, which is why he wore armour.

Created by Harry Craddock