Sasha’s Den of Iniquity Podcast – Episode 7 – Crystal Head Skepticism and the Savoy Cocktail Book

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Sasha starts things off right away by venting his spleen about Dan Ackroyd and his new crazy-ass Crystal Head Vodka. (http://crystalheadvodka.com/)

You can find out what’s really up with the crystal skulls on the Skeptic’s Dictionary. (http://www.skepdic.com/crystalskull.html)

The real meat of the show involves talking about Harry Craddock and The Savoy Cocktail Book.  (Which you can buy in my new Amazon store: http://astore.amazon.com/sdoi-books-20)

Be sure to check out Underhill-Lounge where Erik Ellestad is mixing, drinking, and blogging about every recipe in the book. (http://underhill-lounge.flannestad.com/category/savoy-cocktail-book/)

A FEW HINTS FOR THE YOUNG MIXER (According to The Savory Cocktail Book)

1. Ice is nearly always an absolute essential for any Cocktail.
2. Never use the same ice twice.
3. Remember that the ingredients mix better in a shaker rather larger than is necessary to contain them.
4. Shake the shaker hard as you can : don’t just rock it : you are trying to wake it up, not send it to sleep!
5. If possible, ice your glasses before using them.
6. Drink your Cocktail as soon as possible. Harry Craddock was once asked what was the best way to drink a Cocktail : “Quickly,” replied that great man, “while it is laughing at you!”

Nineteen Cocktail

2 oz dry vermouth
1/2 oz gin
1/2 oz kirsch
1/8 oz simple syrup
1 dash absinthe

Shake with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a lemon twist.

Clover Club Cocktail

2 oz gin
1 egg white
1/2 oz lemon juice
1/8 oz raspberry syrup or grenadine

Dry shake and then shake with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a lemon twist.

Little Devil Cocktail

1 oz gin
1 oz white rum
1/2 oz lemon juice
1/2 oz Cointreau

Shake with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a lemon twist.