06 May 2022: Atta Boy Cocktail

We bought some new Grenadine from Liber & Co. this week. It’s the real thing, not that sugary syrup one finds in grocery stores. So, because I had a new ingredient to play with, I went in search of a cocktail with some grenadine in it.

A classic cocktail book, worth reading for the interesting mixtures and measurements, is Harry Craddock’s Savoy Cocktail Book. Tonight’s cocktail, the Atta Boy, come from here, and because it is a “classic”, I served it up and in one of my Aunt’s cocktail glasses. Beautiful pink color - and a nice dry gin-base. The only change I might make is to serve it with a twist of lemon.

I do love when a cocktail recipe makes me appreciate my math education. Because Craddock’s book mostly uses ratios, I just translated every part (1/3) to 1 oz. and went from there.

Ingredients

• 1/3 French (dry) vermouth (used Dolin)

• 2/3 Dry gin

• 4 dashes of grenadine (I used about a tsp total)

Shake well and strain into a (chilled) cocktail glass.