Cat's_Eye_(cocktail)

Cat's Eye (cocktail)

Cat's Eye (cocktail)

Classic gin cocktail

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]

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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]

References

  1. [1]
    The Savoy Cocktail Book
  2. [2]
    "Cat's Eye". Mixology.
  3. [3]
    "Cat's Eye".
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    "Cat's Eye". New York Times.
  5. [5]
    Degroff, Dale (14 July 2010). The Essential Cocktail: The Art of Mixing Perfect Drinks. Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed. ISBN 9780307762450.


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