Embassy
3.8 49 ratings
Ingredients
How to make
Serve in a coupe glass
Prepare
- 1 Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
- 2 Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.
Method
- 3 SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
- 4 FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
Garnish
- 5 EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.
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Flavour profile
21.5% alc./vol. · 1.5 standard drinks · 149 calories
History
The Daiquiri and Sidecar's lovechild. Aromatic bitters are best omitted to allow the rum and brandy interplay to shine. Like a Daiquiri, this opens with dilution; consider adding water depending on ice used.
This cocktail is believed to have originated at the Embassy Club in Hollywood, a speakeasy established in 1928 by Adolph "Eddie" Brandstatter (1886-19400). Buzza-Cardozo of Hollywood's 1933 book Hollywood Cocktails: Over 200 Excellent Recipes features an adapted version of the drink. Brandstatter, a prominent Hollywood restaurateur who also owned Café Montemartre at 6757 Hollywood Boulevard, ran the Embassy Club as an exclusive venue for fee-paying Hollywood stars and the elite. The Los Angeles Times noted his flair, stating, " He had the "Brandstatter touch": one part dapper European suavity - he brought a sheen of elegance to the rough-edged Hollywood of the 1920s - and one part straight-up charisma. Wherever Eddie was, that was the party." However, some suggest the Embassy Cocktail was created at the Embassy Club in London, not one of the many American establishments sharing the name. Robert Vermeire, who worked at London's Embassy Club, authored Cocktails: How to Mix Them in 1922. While the title page reads "By Robert of the Embassy Club", his book, published in London, does not feature a cocktail named Embassy. William T. "Cocktail Bill" Boothby's 1934 book The World Drinks and how to mix them does list the "Embassy Cocktail" but without any attribution. Significantly, this book was published in San Francisco, California, the same state where this cocktail likely emerged following the 1928 opening of Hollywood's Embassy Club. EMBASSY COCKTAIL ¼ Brandy ¼ Cointreau ¼ Jamaica Rum ¼ Lime EMBASSY CLUB Cognac ............. ¼ jigger Cointreau ......... ¼ jigger Rum ................. ¼ jigger Lime ................. ¼ jigger Shake well with ice, strain into chilled cocktail glass, twist lemon peel over and serve.