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MORE CLASSICS
Today, many favorite cocktails
have been resurrected at fine
bars. Others might be worth
considering for your home
bar and festive gatherings.
Toasting the Holidays
Hot Buttered Rum. The drink's history
stretches back to American colonial
days, with a resurgence thanks to Tiki
guru Trader Vic in the 1940s. The traditional
cold weather drink contains rum, butter, cider,
sugar, and spices such as cinnamon, nutmeg
and cloves.
Tom & Jerry. Despite the name's similarity
to the mischievous cartoon duo, the heated eggnog
variant of eggnog, spiked with brandy and
rum, came from an 1821 British stage play.
The drink was a favorite of President
Warren G. Harding and made appearances
in several films, from a 1940 romance,
" Beyond Tomorrow, " to a 1960 Christmas
comedy, " The Apartment. "
Evolution Revolution
Americano. Despite the name, this bittersweet
apéritif probably has Italian roots. It is said to have
been invented in Milan in 1860s and named after
American tourists who flocked to Europe during
Prohibition, eager for legal liquor. It's made with
equal parts of Campari and sweet vermouth, topped
with soda water.
Negroni. Italian Camillo Negroni returned to Italy
in the 1910s, after several years in America, says the
Negroni origin story. Negroni requested that a bartender
vary the Americano cocktail by replacing
soda water with gin. Thus was born the rich, slightly
bitter apéritif of equal parts gin, sweet red vermouth
and Campari.
Boulevardier. This riff on the Negroni (or on the
Americano?) substitutes whiskey and adds a bit more
alcohol. It was created in Paris by American Erskine
Gwynne, the publisher of Boulevardier, a magazine
for expats in the 1920s.
Martini. Both U.S. coasts have been credited with
creation of the martini. The original classic hardly
resembles some concoctions that make their way
onto contemporary martini menus (except perhaps
the shape of the serving glass). Only two ingredients
go into the classic martini - gin and dry vermouth,
which are stirred, not shaken.
CLASSIC RIFFS BECOME CLASSICS
UPSIDE-DOWN
MARTINI
Aka the Reverse Martini, this cocktail reverses the
standard gin-to-vermouth ratio and was a favorite
of classic chef Julia Child. Its lower alcohol content
prompted the renowned chef to say, " The best thing
about a reverse martini is that you can have two of
them. "
2½ ounces Noilly Prat Extra Dry Vermouth
½ ounce gin
Thick slice of lemon peel
 Add the vermouth and gin to a mixing
glass filled with ice. Stir until well chilled.
Strain into a coupe glass. Garnish with a
twist of lemon peel. Enjoy, as Childs would
say: " Everything in moderation ... including
moderation. "
Tom & Jerry
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