The myth and mystery of The Bentley Cocktail
Drink this and don't drive.
[C]oldicott found The Bentley in the classic Savoy cocktail
guide, a foundational reference point for boozers since the recipe book
has existed virtually unchanged since its publication in 1930. What's
more, The Bentley seems to be a sort of desperate iteration of another
classic drink from the era, lending further credence to the myth of its
creation.
"I am pretty convinced it is a variation of the Star Cocktail, which
calls for equal parts apple brandy and sweet vermouth," says cocktail
historian, and Bentley believer, Marco Dionysos.
"The Star Cocktail was a well-known drink, and appears in dozens of
books from the 1890s on. It is easy to imagine the vermouth was
substituted with the Dubonnet on hand, and the new drink christened for
the celebration of the day."
The Venn Diagrammatic intersection of disgusting and possible begins to
connect. The folks from Bentley add further plausibility, though they
have a somewhat vested interest. "We have original recipes dating back
85 years," said Bentley spokesperson Erin Bronner, admitting that she
wasn't certain who devised it or under what circumstance. "And now we
have a new recipe created by Agostino Perrone, award-winning mixologist
at The Connaught," a venerable 120-year-old London hotel, which was just
named the best bar in the world by Forbes.
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