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The 1930 Savoy Cocktail Book Database

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Tag: Bitters

  • Spring Cocktail

    (6 people) Before shaking add a dash of bitters and serve with an olive. →

  • The Nevada Cocktail

    Shake well and strain into cocktail glass. →

  • Morning Glory Cocktail

    Stir thoroughly and remove the ice. Fill the glass with seltzer water or plain soda, and stir with a teaspoon having a little sugar in it. →

  • Flying Scotchman Cocktail

    (6 people) Shake well and strain into cocktail glass. →

  • Brandy Special Cocktail

    Squeeze lemon peel; fill one-third full of ice, and stir with a spoon. →


From the title page:

The Cocktail Recipes in this Book have been compiled by HARRY CRADDOCK of the SAVOY HOTEL LONDON. The Decorations are by Gilbert Rumbold.

“Being in the main a complete compendium of the Cocktails, Rickeys, Daisies, Slings, Shrubs, Smashes, Fizzes, Juleps, Cobblers, Fixes, and other Drinks, known and vastly appreciated in this year of grace 1930, with sundry notes of amusement and interest concerning them, together with subtle Observations upon Wines and their special occasions. BEING in the particular an elucidation of the Manners and Customs of people of quality in a period of some equality.”

Frontispiece of the 1930 Savoy Cocktail Book
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