Classic cocktails

Old Fashioned cocktail

A Classic cocktail is defined here as a cocktail which appeared after the publication of Jerry Thomas' 1887 Bar-Tender's Guide but before the end of Prohibition in the United States in 1934. This is distinct from a traditional cocktail from pre-1887 or a modern cocktail from after the end of Prohibition but before 1990.

Satan's Whiskers

Satan's Whiskers is a drink containing gin, dry vermouth, sweet vermouth, orange juice, Grand Marnier or curaçao, and orange bitters. It is shaken and served without ice. There are two versions, "straight" with Grand Marnier and "curled" with curaçao.

The first recipe for Satan's Whiskers is from 1930 in Harry Craddock's Savoy Cocktail Book^[1] .

Planter's Punch

Planter's Punch

IBA Official Cocktail
Type	Cocktail
Primary alcohol by volume	Rum
Served	On the rocks; poured over ice
Standard garnish	lemon and orange slices
Standard drinkware	Highball glass
IBA specified ingredients*	6cl (6 parts) dark rum 3cl (3 parts) fresh lemon juice 1cl (one part) grenadine syrup Soda water as necessary
Preparation	Mix in shaker with ice. Pour into glass and top up with soda water. Garnish and serve.

Planter's Punch is a rum-based cocktail. It is not a specific cocktail, but rather the generic name for a set of rum-based punches. Recipes vary, containing some combination of lemon juice, pineapple juice, lime juice, orange juice, grenadine, soda water, curaçao, Angostura bitters, and cayenne pepper^[2]. Trader Vic helped to popularize the drink.

History

The first known print reference to Planter's Punch is in the August 8, 1908 edition of the New York Times:

"PLANTER'S PUNCH"

• This recipe I give to thee,
• Dear brother in the heat.
• Take two of sour (lime let it be)
• To one and a half of sweet,
• Of Old Jamaica pour three strong,
• And add four parts of weak.
• Then mix and drink. I do no wrong--
• I know whereof I speak.

Other Drink References

"The Gleaner", (1921)

"A planters' punch is made of pure Jamaica rum, a little cane syrup, cracked ice along with a slice of native pineapple and orange to make it more attractive."

"1800 And All That" by R. de Fleury, 1937

No. 1843

Planter's Punch—no.1

Recipe by "Slippery", Myrtle Bank Hotel, Kingston.

This drink is very popular on the Island of Jamaica, and principally at Kingston. It is made of:

• 1 Tablespoon Sugar Syrup
• The Juice of a fresh Lime
• 1 Wineglass Bacardi Rum

Shake well; strain into a tumbler, and grate Nutmeg and a pinch of Red Pepper on top. No Soda whatsoever.

"Trader Vic’s Bartender’s Guide," Vic Bergeron, 1947

• 3 oz. dark rum
• 1/2 oz. grenadine
• barspoon of bar sugar
• juice of a small lime
• juice of 1/2 lemon

Stir with crushed ice and strain into a collins glass 2/3 full of same

Variations

The Golden Glow cocktail is a variation of Planter's punch popular in the southeastern United States. The addition of bourbon and grenadine creates a distinctive color variation from dark to light orange.

References

1. ^ Ted Haigh (2004). Vintage Spirits and Forgotten Cocktails. Quarry Books. pp. 144. ISBN 1592530680. 
2. ^ David Wondrich (2004). Esquire Drinks. Hearst Books. pp. 192. ISBN 1588162052. 

External references

• Drinkboy entry on Satan's Whiskers