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Hanky Panky
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Submitted on: June 27, 2024
Hello friends! Tonight, I have a cocktail invented by Ada Coleman of the American Bar at the Savoy Hotel, London, at roughly the turn of the century. Allegedly, this drink was created for Sir Charles Hawtrey, the mentor of Noel Coward, who exclaimed, "By Jove! That is the real hanky-panky!" after sipping it. Whereas today hanky panky is slang for various lewd acts and dirty deeds, in Victorian England it meant black magic and legerdemain. The magic here is in the expressed orange peel, which add...
Tools
Cocktail Mixing Glass
Bar Spoon
Hawthorne Strainer
Instructions
Garnish
Build
Glass
Estimated strength
Orange Twist
Stir & Strain
Old Fashioned/Rocks
About 24% ABV (estimate)
By Patrick Muldowney
Home Cocktail Enthusiast
Amateur home mixologist working through vintage and contemporary cocktail books, one drink at a time
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Stir well with ice in a mixing glass. Strain into a chilled coupe or Nick & Nora glass. Twist a small swathe of orange peel over the surface of the drink.
Editor's Note
A classic Savoy-era staple. The herbal intensity of Fernet-Branca cuts through the sweetness of the vermouth, creating a complex, bitter-forward finish.
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