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Bartender Voodoo

So when I was working with Tanqueray as the Global Ambassador in the USA I had a lot of fun developing cool sessions for our Green Room roadshows. One of my favourite ones was a session I called Bartender Voodoo.

The basic premise of Bartender Voodoo is that some of the coolest cocktails today are in fact old and resurrected cocktails — the Last Word, Hanky Panky, Clover Club, Aviation etc etc.

What we would like you to do is help us find the next old and forgotten Gin drinks that deserve resurrection and resuscitation.

  1. 1

    Go find an old cocktail book either in the real world or the Internet

  2. 2

    Find a Gin recipe you have never heard of but sounds interesting

  3. 3

    Remake it exactly how it says

  4. 4

    Then tweak it slightly if you think the proportions are off for modern tastes or adjust slightly… please don't add to the number of ingredients significantly

  5. 5

    Allow others to sample and get their feedback

  6. 6

    Submit the recipe — drink name and book it came from… your name and your recipe version

  7. 7

    Done and Done.

To start you off

Some of the most popular drinks bartenders started with across the country

Lord Helpus Cocktail

Cocktail Guide and Ladies Companion — Crosby Gaige, 1949

  • Tanqueray1.5 oz (45 ml)
  • Cointreau0.25 oz (7.5 ml)
  • Sweet Vermouth0.25 oz (7.5 ml)
  • Maraschino0.25 oz (7.5 ml)

Lamb's Club

Lamb's Club, NYC 1926

  • Tanqueray1.5 oz (45 ml)
  • Sweet Vermouth1.5 oz (45 ml)
  • Benedictine1 barspoon (5 ml)

Southern Bride

Nip Ahoy — Robert Loeb Jr., 1954

  • Tanqueray2 oz (60 ml)
  • Pink Grapefruit Juice1 oz (30 ml)
  • Maraschino0.25 oz (7.5 ml)

Fibber McGee

Nip Ahoy — Robert Loeb Jr., 1954

  • Tanqueray1.5 oz (45 ml)
  • Pink Grapefruit Juice0.75 oz (22.5 ml)
  • Sweet Vermouth0.75 oz (22.5 ml)
  • Angostura Bitters2 dashes

Florida

Pioneers of Mixing at Elite Bars — Travelling Mixologists, 1934

  • Tanqueray1.75 oz (52.5 ml)
  • Grapefruit Juice0.75 oz (22.5 ml)
  • Raspberry Syrup0.5 oz (15 ml)
  • Dry Vermouth0.5 oz (15 ml)
  • Orange Bitters2 dashes

Submit your find

Found something worth resurrecting?

Fill in the details below and send it through. Include the original recipe and any tweaks you made.

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