The Warday’s

COCKTAIL INGREDIENTS:
- 30 ml Calvados
- 30 ml London Dry Gin
- 22,5 ml Sweet Vermouth
- 7,5 ml Yellow Chartreuse

GARNISH:
- Lemon Twist

INSTRUCTIONS:
• Combine all of the ingredients in a mixing glass.
• Add ice and stir for 30-45 sec. or approx. 60 revolutions.
• Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
• Garnish with a lemon twist.

Cocktail author: Recipe first appeared in Harry Craddock’s Savoy Cocktail Book in 1930. Recipe adapted by Eryn Reece.

The Warday’s is an interesting booze filled cocktail with complex roots and I knew immediately I have to make one after listening to the VinePair’s Cocktail College episode with Eryn Reece.

As mentioned in the podcast, cocktail borrows elements from two sources: Alaska (gin and yellow Chartreuse) and Manhattan (aged spirit, in this case represented by Calvados and sweet vermouth). By blending these ingredients together, a delicious booze filled cocktail is brought to life.

Notes of aged apples and pears are brought by the Calvados and then enriched by the botanicals of sweet vermouth. Gin contributes a healthy dose of juniper as well as a significant bite of alcohol. Final, modest, addition of yellow Chartreuse introduces a lot more herbal and botanical complexity as well as sweetness to the mix, nicely finishing the cocktail.

The Warday’s is a must try for seasoned cocktail enthusiasts. Rich, complex and delicious to the very last drop.

Source material:
https://vinepair.com/cocktail-college/the-wardays/