| Cat's Eye | |
| Type: | Gin |
| Flaming: | no |
| Vodka: | no |
| Gin: | yes |
| Garnish: | Olive |
| Drinkware: | cocktail |
| Ingredients: |
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| Prep: | Combine ingredients with ice in cocktail shaker; shake well, then strain into cocktail glass, pouring over ice. |
The Cat's Eye is a classic gin-based cocktail that appears in The Savoy Cocktail Book. It's made with lemonade, cointreau, vermouth and a splash of kirsch.[1] [2] The original recipe is intended for a 6 person batch. Another version of the drink is made with gin, vermouth and chartreuse, garnished with orange peel.[3]
The name has come to be used for unrelated cocktails such as one made with pisco, passion fruit purée and orange juice.[4] Another version, described as "one of the holy grails of contemporary bartending", replaced the pisco with tequila.[5]