Cocktail is divided into 3 parts. Part I is "Mixing Advice from the Alchemist". Part II is "The Drink Classics Worth Imbibing First" and consists of 63 of the 275 classics. It's from here that I find most of the history about a bev included in a blog entry. Then there's Part III: "Drink Recipes". And that's all they are. Names and recipes. It's from here that the Fancy-Free came so there's no official history.
However, as soon as I mixed and decanted this, the nose instantly took me back to my history as that little boy eating sotted cherries. There's just something about the combination of bourbon & maraschino juice that reminds me especially of my grandparents' generation. Too, in bourbon drinks maraschinos don't look quite so offensive. I love how in this one it's almost a shimmering jewel set in the crook of the glass.
The Fancy-Free is so simple to mix, very Manhattanesque, and good. So good, in fact, The Partner made one of his boldest declarations to date: "Honey, I think this is the best one you've mixed yet!"
"Wow!" I said.
"Can't wait to see that in print…" he "protested", practically begging me to include his quip here.
But I'm a mixologist now. I serve to please!
However, as soon as I mixed and decanted this, the nose instantly took me back to my history as that little boy eating sotted cherries. There's just something about the combination of bourbon & maraschino juice that reminds me especially of my grandparents' generation. Too, in bourbon drinks maraschinos don't look quite so offensive. I love how in this one it's almost a shimmering jewel set in the crook of the glass.
The Fancy-Free is so simple to mix, very Manhattanesque, and good. So good, in fact, The Partner made one of his boldest declarations to date: "Honey, I think this is the best one you've mixed yet!"
"Wow!" I said.
"Can't wait to see that in print…" he "protested", practically begging me to include his quip here.
But I'm a mixologist now. I serve to please!
Fancy-Free
2 oz. bourbon
1/2 oz. maraschino juice
1 dash Angostura bitters
1 dash orange bitters
Shake with cracked ice; strain into chilled cocktail glass; garnish with a maraschino
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