Name: Delmonico
Prep time: 2 min
Total time: 2 min
Yield: 1 cocktail
Cuisine: Cocktails
Ingredients: 1 oz gin; ½ oz cognac; ½ oz dry vermouth; ½ oz sweet vermouth; 1 orange bitters

Named for New York's legendary Delmonico's Restaurant, this Savoy Cocktail Book stirred classic combines gin, cognac, and both vermouths with a dash of orange bitters — a proto-Martini with brandy depth and perfect balance.

combine and stir

cocktail glass

cognac

dry vermouth

sweet vermouth

orange bitters

orange peel

Delmonico

Cocktails with layered flavors that reveal themselves over multiple sips, often built from many modifiers or aged components.

Complex

Cocktails with pronounced herbal or botanical character from mint, basil, sage, thyme, rosemary, Chartreuse, or herbal liqueurs. Herbal notes feel green, fresh, and aromatic.

Herbal

Cocktails with little residual sweetness, emphasizing spirit and botanical character. Dry drinks include classic martinis, bone-dry vermouth pours, and stirred, spirit-forward builds.

Cocktails where no single element dominates — the spirit, acid, and sweetness are in harmony. Classic sours and well-built stirred drinks often land here.

Delmonico

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