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Angel Face (cocktail)
The angel face is a cocktail made from gin, apricot brandy and Calvados in equal amounts. The cocktail first appears in the '' Savoy Cocktail Book'' compiled by Harry Craddock in 1930. See also * List of cocktails * List of cocktails (alphabetical) * List of IBA official cocktails The IBA official cocktails are cocktails recognised by the International Bartenders Association (IBA) to be the most requested recipes. The list was developed starting in 1960, and the first version was announced in 1961, comprising 50 cocktails. ... References Cocktails with gin {{cocktail-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calvados
Calvados (, , ) is a brandy from Normandy in France, made from apples and/or pears. History In France Apple orchards and brewers are mentioned as far back as the 8th century by Charlemagne. The first known record of Norman distillation was made by squire Gilles de Gouberville in 1553, and the guild for cider distillation was created about 50 years later in 1606. In the 17th century, the traditional cider farms expanded, but taxation and prohibition of cider brandies were enforced elsewhere than Brittany, Maine, and Normandy. The area called "Calvados" was created after the French Revolution, but ''eau de vie de cidre'' was already called ''calvados'' in common usage. In the 19th century, output increased with industrial distillation and the working class fashion for ''café-calva''. When a phylloxera outbreak in the last quarter of the 19th century devastated the vineyards of France and Europe, Calvados experienced a golden age. During World War I, cider brandy was requisiti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apricot Brandy
Apricot brandy can refer to a liquor (or Eau de Vie) distilled from fermentation (food), fermented apricot juice or a liqueur made from apricot flesh and Apricot kernel, kernels. One method of production involves using a pound of loaf sugar for every pound of apricots, which should not yet be ripe. The apricots then need to be covered by water, boiled and then simmered so that their skins can be removed. The sugar then needs to be clarified and boiled, and poured over the fruit. This should be left for a day, before being bottled and filled with equal parts syrup and brandy. It should then be Cork (plug), corked and left for twelve months before use. It can be used as in ingredient in baking. Brands Various brands of both types of products exist, including: * Apricot Vodka (Azerbaijani Language: ərik arağı. Armenian Language: Ծիրանի օղի (Tsirani oghi)), from Azerbaijan and Armenia, Distilled from Fermented Apricots * Zwack Kecskeméti Barack (brandy), Barack P� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cocktail
A cocktail is a mixed drink, usually alcoholic beverage, alcoholic. Most commonly, a cocktail is a combination of one or more liquor, spirits mixed with other ingredients, such as juices, flavored syrups, tonic water, Shrub (drink), shrubs, and bitters. Cocktails vary widely across regions of the world, and many websites publish both original recipes and their own interpretations of older and more famous cocktails. History A well-known 'cocktail' in ancient Greece was named kykeon. It is mentioned in the Homeric texts and was used in the Eleusinian Mysteries. 'Cocktail' accessories are exposed in the Museum of the Royal Tombs of Aigai (Vergina), Museum of the Royal Tombs of Aigai (Greece). They were used in the court of Philip II of Macedon to prepare and serve mixtures of wine, water, honey as well as extracts of aromatic herbs and flowers, during the banquets. In the United States, a written mention of 'cocktail' as a beverage appeared in ''The Farmers Cabinet,'' 1803. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apricot Brandy
Apricot brandy can refer to a liquor (or Eau de Vie) distilled from fermentation (food), fermented apricot juice or a liqueur made from apricot flesh and Apricot kernel, kernels. One method of production involves using a pound of loaf sugar for every pound of apricots, which should not yet be ripe. The apricots then need to be covered by water, boiled and then simmered so that their skins can be removed. The sugar then needs to be clarified and boiled, and poured over the fruit. This should be left for a day, before being bottled and filled with equal parts syrup and brandy. It should then be Cork (plug), corked and left for twelve months before use. It can be used as in ingredient in baking. Brands Various brands of both types of products exist, including: * Apricot Vodka (Azerbaijani Language: ərik arağı. Armenian Language: Ծիրանի օղի (Tsirani oghi)), from Azerbaijan and Armenia, Distilled from Fermented Apricots * Zwack Kecskeméti Barack (brandy), Barack P� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Savoy Hotel
The Savoy Hotel is a luxury hotel located in the Strand in the City of Westminster in central London, England. Built by the impresario Richard D'Oyly Carte with profits from his Gilbert and Sullivan opera productions, it opened on 6 August 1889. It was the first in the Savoy group of hotels and restaurants owned by Carte's family for over a century. The Savoy was the first hotel in Britain to introduce electric lights throughout the building, electric lifts, bathrooms in most of the lavishly furnished rooms, constant hot and cold running water and many other innovations. Carte hired César Ritz as manager and Auguste Escoffier as '' chef de cuisine''; they established an unprecedented standard of quality in hotel service, entertainment and elegant dining, attracting royalty and other rich and powerful guests and diners. The hotel became Carte's most successful venture. Its bands, Savoy Orpheans and the Savoy Havana Band, became famous, and other entertainers (who were also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Craddock
Harry Craddock (29 August 1876 – 25 January 1963) was an English bartender who became one of the most famous bartenders of the 1920s and 1930s. He is known for his tenure at the Savoy Hotel in London, and for his 1930 book, ''The Savoy Cocktail Book''. Life and career Born in Stroud, Gloucestershire, Craddock moved to the United States in 1897, where he worked at Cleveland's Hollenden Hotel and New York's Knickerbocker Hotel and Hoffman House, becoming a United States citizen. He left America during Prohibition and sailed to Liverpool with his wife and daughter before joining the American Bar at the Savoy Hotel, London, in 1920. Craddock's '' The Savoy Cocktail Book'', a collection of 750 cocktails, was first published in 1930 and is still in print today. He is sometimes credited with creating a number of classic cocktails, including the famous Corpse Reviver #2 and White Lady. While at the Savoy, Craddock co-founded the United Kingdom Bartenders' Guild in 1934. In 1938, he m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Cocktails
A cocktail is a mixed drink typically made with a distilled beverage, distilled liquor (such as arrack, brandy, cachaça, gin, rum, tequila, vodka, or Whisky, whiskey) as its base ingredient that is then mixed with other ingredients or garnishments. Sweetened liqueurs, wine, or beer may also serve as the base or be added. If beer is one of the ingredients, the drink is called a beer cocktail. Cocktails often also contain various types of juice, fruit, honey, milk or cream, spices, or other flavorings. Cocktails may vary in their ingredients from bartender to bartender, and from region to region. Two creations may have the same name but taste very different because of differences in how the drinks are prepared. This article is organized by the primary type of alcohol (by volume) contained in the beverage. Cocktails marked with "IBA" are designated as List of IBA official cocktails, IBA official cocktails by the International Bartenders Association, and are some of the most popula ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Cocktails (alphabetical)
This is a list of notable cocktails, arranged alphabetically. Numerical * 20th century (cocktail), 20th century * 7 and 7, Seven and Seven or 7 & 7 A * Tequila#Cocktails, Acapulco cocktail * Long Island iced tea#Recipes and variations, Adios motherfucker (a variation of Long Island iced tea) * Adonis (cocktail), Adonis * Agua de Sevilla * Agua de Valencia * Agua loca * Pisco sour#Different variations, Aguaymanto sour * Alabama slammer * Alexander (cocktail), Alexander * Amber moon * Americano (cocktail), Americano * Ancient Mariner (cocktail), Ancient Mariner * Angel face (cocktail), Angel face * Aperol spritz * Tequila sunrise (cocktail)#Variations, Aperol sunrise (a variation of tequila sunrise) * Appletini (a.k.a. apple martini) * Aqua Velva (cocktail), Aqua Velva * Tequila sunrise (cocktail)#Variations, Arizona Biltmore (a variation of tequila sunrise) * Tequila sunrise (cocktail)#Variations, Astronaut sunrise (a variation of tequila sunrise) * Astro pop (cocktail), Astr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of IBA Official Cocktails
The IBA official cocktails are cocktails recognised by the International Bartenders Association (IBA) to be the most requested recipes. The list was developed starting in 1960, and the first version was announced in 1961, comprising 50 cocktails. It has since undergone periodic revisions, and as of comprises 102 cocktails in 3 categories; see for more. List of cocktails , there are 102 IBA official cocktails, divided into three equal categories of 34: The Unforgettables, Contemporary Classics, and New Era Drinks. The Unforgettables ; Alexander (cocktail), Alexander : Made with cognac, cocoa liqueur (crème de cacao), and cream. ; Americano (cocktail), Americano : Made with Campari, sweet vermouth, and for the sparkling version, club soda and garnished with a slice of lemon. ; Angel face (cocktail), Angel face : Made with gin, apricot brandy and calvados in equal amounts. ; Aviation (cocktail), Aviation : Made with gin, maraschino liqueur, crème de violette, and lemon juice. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
