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Devil's Cocktail

Grohusko's Devil's Cocktail is a very dry French vermouth drink lifted by Devil bitters.

bitter · dry · vermouth · aperitif

Served in Glass. Ice: Broken ice.

Variants (4)

Jack's Manual by J. A. Grohusko (1910, p.48)

0.1 portionDevil bitters — Source gives 10% Devil bitters.base
0.9 portionFrench vermouth — Source gives 90% French vermouth.modifier
ice — broken iceother
  1. Stir the Devil bitters and French vermouth with broken ice.
  2. Strain and serve.

Ice: Broken ice

Il Barista Guida del Barman by Mazzon Ferruccio (1920, p.14)

lemon peel — buccia di limoneacid
0.67 cocktail glasscognac — cognac fine champagnebase
2 teaspoongum syrup — sciroppo di gomma o zucchero naturalebase
0.33 cocktail glassgreen creme de menthe — menta verdemodifier
1 pinchcayenne pepper — pepe di cayenneother
  1. Place 4 or 5 pieces of ice in the mixing glass.
  2. Add the gum syrup, green mint liqueur, cognac, and cayenne and stir.
  3. Strain into a cocktail glass, express lemon peel, and serve with small straws.

Garnish: Lemon peel

Ice: Ice cubes

About Town Cocktail Book by Joe Fitchett (1925, p.13) — About Town 1925

0.5 gillcognac — Cognac Brandybase
0.25 gillgreen creme de menthe — Green Creme de Menthemodifier
red pepper — Add a pinch on the top.other
  1. Fill the shaker half full with broken ice and add the ingredients.
  2. Shake well, strain into a cocktail glass, and add a pinch of red pepper on top.

Garnish: Pinch of red pepper

Ice: Broken ice

This matters because it preserves a peppered mint-brandy after-dinner branch in a 1925 source.

Cocktails by Pedro Chicote (1928, p.140) — Cayenne and lemon peel finish

6 dropsAngostura bitters — Angosturabase
brandy — Old brandybase
6 dropsanisette — Anisetemodifier
1 copitapeppermint liqueur — Pippermintmodifier
  1. Shake and serve in a cocktail glass with a little cayenne and lemon peel.

Garnish: Lemon peel and a little cayenne

Ice: 3 to 4 pieces ice

This matters because it preserves a highly seasoned mint-brandy devil branch in the Spanish interwar field.

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See also: Stinger, Dauville Cocktail