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Chauncey

Classic/vintage · Nightcap/sipping · Short and stirred

4.9 124 ratings

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Ingredients

3/4 oz Old Tom gin
3/4 oz Rye whiskey 50% abv
3/4 oz Rosso/sweet vermouth
3/4 oz Cognac (brandy)
1 dash Orange bitters

How to make

Serve in a coupe glass

Prepare

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

Method

  1. 3 STIR 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.

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Flavour profile

50.0% alc./vol. · 1.9 standard drinks · 183 calories

History

A delicious, split-base, equal-parts, Manhattan-style drink, ideal for late-night enjoyment.

The Chauncey is a cocktail that predates Prohibition, originating at the Big Brass Rail bar within the original Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City, USA. Its first known appearance is in Albert Stevens Crockett's 1931 book, Old Waldorf Astoria Bar Days. CHAUNCEY Dash of Orange Bitters One-fourth Tom Gin One-fourth Whiskey One-fourth Italian Vermouth One-fourth Brandy Stir; strain