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Unh-huh. Radioactive orb=submerged maraschino

What should follow the Manhattan?  Why the Bronx, of course!  Only 24 hours after the last cocktail, I got off my lazy butt and went across the street. (Yes, with a Whole Foods literally across the street, there's never an excuse for the conditions of the last post -- to be juice- & fresh fruit-less.  Ever. But alas & alack…) With friends over for the afternoon, we needed some fresh OJ to mix this puppy up, so off I went.

H & M suggest that this "earlier, subtler version of the fruit-juice drink" be made with "just an ounce of fresh orange juice, equal parts sweet & dry vermouth, and an ounce of good gin."  They go on to say that at the height of its popularity, the old Waldorf-Astoria served so many of them they went through several cases or oranges a day (66).  (En fait, c'était où mes arrièrs grands-parents ont travaillé après avoir émigré aux Etats-Unis.  Grand-papy y étais le sommelier, c'est vrai.)

Tastes clearly have changed.  Three out of these four cocktailers did not recommend mixing this one up again.  With OJ as modifier, sweet vermouth as an accent, and Marichino as accent it was all too sweet. Way.  Number four, however, liking sweet bevs, was ready for a second when finished. 

It was wine for the rest of the afternoon.  Plusieurs de bouteilles!

Bronx

1 oz. gin

1/2 oz. sweet vermouth

1/2 oz. dry vermouth

1 oz. OJ

Shake with cracked ice; strain into chilled cocktail glass.  Garnish with a maraschino or orange slice.