Saratoga Cocktail - The Cocktail Spirit with Robert Hess - Small Screen

Sign up for the Small Screen Email Newsletter: http://vid.io/xdM Be the first to know when new episodes air on our site! Originally, cocktails had such fanciful names as gin cocktail, whiskey cocktail, and brandy cocktail. Now that is some creativity the likes of which we havent seen in a long time. Such names were common in the original bartenders guide published in 1862 by Jerry Thomas. By the time he published his second book in 1887; cocktail names had taken a decidedly different turn. Besides the Manhattan, Morning Glory, and Martinez cocktail, we also see one of the first appearances of the Saratoga cocktail. This variation on a Manhattan includes brandy along with the whiskey. Watch on Small Screen: http://www.smallscreennetwork.com/video/286/cocktail_spirit_saratoga/ Recipe: 3/4 oz sweet vermouth 3/4 oz brandy 3/4 oz rye whiskey 2 dashes Angostura Aromatic Bitters Instructions: Stir with ice. Strain into a cocktail glass.