washington cocktail

50% Gin (1 1/2 oz Ford's)
50% Sherry (1 1/2 oz Lustau Manzanilla)
1 bsp Pineapple Syrup (1/4 oz)

Stir with ice, strain into a coupe, and garnish with an orange twist. Two Mondays ago, I spotted the Washington Cocktail in the 1936 Italian book 1000 Misture that referenced Adolphe Torelli's 1927 book 900 Recettes de Cocktails et Boissons Américanes. The combination of gin, sherry, and pineapple syrup reminded me of the dry vermouth for sherry Madame Lou from Boothby's 1934 World Drinks and How to Mix Them that inspired me to create the Diamond Queen for Tales of the Cocktail's Martini-themed competition in 2017. Here, the Washington Cocktail donated orange, pine, almond, and pineapple aromas to the nose. Next, a crisp wine sip with a hint of pineapple sweetness flowed into juniper, almond, and pineapple flavors on the swallow.