Satan's Whiskers

Name: Satan's Whiskers
Total time: 4 min
Yield: 1 cocktail
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 1.5 oz London Dry Gin; 0.5 oz Sweet Vermouth; 0.5 oz Dry Vermouth; 0.5 oz Fresh Orange Juice; 0.5 oz Grand Marnier; 1 dash Orange Bitters; Orange twist (garnish, optional)

Classic

Gin, two vermouths, orange juice, and Grand Marnier.

Before DinnerFruityVintageCitrusy

4 minEasyBalanced

Orange in several shades, bright juice, bitter peel, and liqueur, over juniper and herbal vermouth. Fruity, balanced, and a little devilish.

Ingredients

1.5 oz London Dry Gin
0.5 oz Sweet Vermouth
0.5 oz Dry Vermouth
0.5 oz Fresh Orange Juice
0.5 oz Grand Marnier
1 dash Orange Bitters
Orange twist · optional garnish

Method

1
Add the gin, both vermouths, orange juice, Grand Marnier, and orange bitters to a shaker with ice.
2
Shake until well-chilled.
3
Strain into a chilled coupe.
4
Garnish with an orange twist.

The Story

Satan's Whiskers appears in the 1930 Savoy Cocktail Book in two versions, "straight" and "curled." The curled version uses Grand Marnier in place of orange curaçao, and it is the one most bartenders make today.

Glass · Coupe glassGarnish · Orange twist