Chicago cocktail explained

Chicago cocktail
Type:cocktail
Brandy:yes
Served:rocks
Garnish:Lemon slice
Drinkware:old
Ingredients:
Prep:Shake or stir with ice.

The Chicago cocktail is a brandy-based mixed drink probably named for the city of Chicago, Illinois.[2] It has been documented in numerous cocktail manuals dating back to the 19th century.[3] Chicago restaurant critic John Drury included it in his 1931 guide Dining in Chicago, noting that it had been served at the American Bar in Nice and the Embassy Club in London.[4] Whether it originated in Chicago is unknown.[5]

Recipes call for brandy; orange-flavored liqueur, such as curacao or triple sec; and bitters, stirred or shaken with ice, which may or may not be strained out afterward.[6] In many versions of the drink, it is topped off with champagne[7] [8] or white wine. Some versions call for sugaring the rim of the glass. It can be served on the rocks in a double old-fashioned glass or, especially in the champagne variation, straight up in a champagne coupe or flute or a cocktail glass.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chicago Cocktail. September 9, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150909230732/http://www.cocktaildb.com/recipe_detail?id=2883. Internet Cocktail Database.
  2. Web site: Chicago Cocktail – Drink of the Week. 10 February 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20091005095936/http://www.drinkoftheweek.com//archive/c/chicago_cocktail.htm. 5 October 2009.
  3. News: Swanson . Stevenson . Raise your glass to toast the cocktail: Museums salute 200 years of the mixed drink . Chicago Tribune . Chicago Tribune . July 12, 2006 .
  4. Book: Drury, John. Dining in Chicago. John Day Company. 1931. New York. 245532629. The book's publication during Prohibition explains why no U.S. bars are mentioned.
  5. Web site: Zeldes. Leah A.. What do you get when you order a 'Chicago cocktail'?. Dining Chicago. Chicago's Restaurant & Entertainment Guide, Inc.. July 31, 2009. Aug 6, 2009. August 2, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090802125957/http://blog.diningchicago.com/2009/07/31/what-do-you-get-when-you-order-a-chicago-cocktail/.
  6. Web site: Chicago Cocktail . Imbibe Magazine . April 25, 2009.
  7. Book: Craddock , Harry . Harry Craddock . The Savoy Cocktail Book . 1930 .
  8. Stevens, Trey (Feb. 1, 2006). "Drink & Pickup Line Of The Week ". AskMen.com

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