Twentieth Century Cocktail
While it might seem that the Twentieth Century cocktail was created to celebrate the twentieth century, this explanation is far from the truth. Like Aviation or Sidecar, it is one of the drinks inspired by transport. Moreover, at the time of its creation, a third of a century was gone.
The origin of the Twentieth Century cocktail dates back to the second half of the 1930s. He first appeared in the Café Royal Cocktail Book, published in 1937 by the United Kingdom Bartender’s Guild. Its author was the then chairman of this bartending association and at the same time the head bartender of Café Royal William J. Tarling. In the same year, a new futuristic design of the 20th Century Limited train was introduced, which ran between New York and Chicago from 1902 and managed to travel the entire route in just sixteen hours. It included a perfectly equipped dining car, which was transformed into the Café Century nightclub after the last meals were served. And it is this luxury express that inspires the Twentieth Century cocktail.
In his book, he attributes the authorship of the drink Tarling to Charles A. Tuck, the chief bartender of the Piccadilly Hotel in London. Although at first glance it resembles Corpse Reviver # 2, both cocktails are distant in taste. This is mainly due to the white version of the crème de cacao, which together with gin, Lillet Blanc and lemon juice gives rise to a very interesting taste combination.
Although the Café Royal Cocktail Book was the unofficial Bible of the United Kingdom Bartender’s Guild, from which its members drew recipes, the Twentieth Century Cocktail was not one that was worn from generation to generation, and over time it has been forgotten. Ted Haigh pulled out his recipe for the light of the bar world again, and Gaz Regan included it in his book Joy of Mixology. She also attracted the tips of Banker Honza Veselý. "I wouldn't be afraid to add protein to it, which would round and soften the drink nicely," he suggests, how to easily vary this forgotten classic.
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