Whiskey Sour Cocktail

The origins of this cocktail go so far back that it's tough to trust anyone who says they created it. The original name was Whiskey Cocktail as it reflected the characteristics of the classic cocktail formula laid down in 1806; spirit, sugar, water and bitters The proliferation of new liqueurs available to bartenders from the 1870s resulted in a treadmill of new 'improved' Whiskey Cocktails... but which also led to a revolt amongst those who yearned for the original drink. Hence the Old Fashioned Whiskey Cocktail.

Manhattan is a cocktail that has been in the spotlight since its inception: legend has it that it was created around 1870 at the "Manhattan Club" in New York by Iain Marshall on the occasion of the reception organized by Jennie Jerome (or Lady Randolph Churchill, mother of Winston Churchill) in honor of presidential candidate Samuel J. Tilden. His success made the drink very fashionable and led people to ask, referring to the bar where it was created, the "Manhattan" precisely. Thanks to a very fast word of mouth, the cocktail soon became very popular even in Europe, probably helped by its name that represents a perfect synthesis of the Big Apple enclosed in a glass.

This story begins in Paris Harry’s Bar where the famous barman Harry McElhone invented this cocktail for Erksine Gwynne. Thanks to Gwynne the Boulevardier cocktail became famous, because he cited it in his “Barflies and Cocktails” published in 1927.Erskine Gwynne was famous because he was the grandson he magnate Alfred Vanderbilt and because he founded a monthly magazine called "Boulevardier”.

This classic twist on combine with elegance the intense and spicy flavour typical of bourbon, the sweet vanilla and finally the elegant and aromatic coffee. Vanilla, due to its soft and sweet taste, perfectly mix the honey and slightly smoky aromas of oak wood and the bitter and pungent tones of coffee.It results in a unique and original cocktail with a sweet vanilla smell. As soon as it is tasted, it leaves the palate a sensation of warmth caused both by the strong character of bourbon and by the robust and toasted notes of coffee.