Today I bring to you a vintage cocktail known as Satan's Whiskers. This cocktail was obtained from Suzi Parker's "1000 Best Bartender's Recipes" book, published in 2005. This cocktail has a wonderful ingredients list that will sure bring you back a few years. The recipe calls for:
1 ounce gin
½ ounce sweet vermouth
½ ounce dry vermouth
½ ounce Grand Marnier
1 ounce orange juice
1 Dash Angostura Bitters
The directions call for the ingredients to be shaken with ice in a cocktail shaker and then poured into a chilled martini glass. After following these steps, you can garnish the cocktail with an orange peel or what I found went well, a small slice of lemon. To begin, this cocktail has a wild presentation. It shows off with a bright, luscious orange color with a very wholesome depth. It doesn’t smell a whole lot like gin, which is very nice. You can smell the vermouth characters the most. The orange juice is a very nice complement to the other ingredients. The cocktail has a big burst of flavor. At first you taste the orange juice and Grand Marnier together, which is a very sensational taste. You then have the vermouth and gin taste exit at the end. This cocktail has little to no burn at all. It has more of a “zing” to the taste than an alcohol burn. This cocktail has a lot going for it and has very “classy” ingredients. Whether you are outside on a warm day or sitting inside with your friends playing cards, this cocktail will fit most any occasion. I would highly recommend this cocktail to both a beginning taster as well as any veterans that would like an exquisite rush of flavor!
Appearance: 9/10
Scent: 9/10
Taste: 10/10
Overall Score: 9.3/10
this is an excellent drink!
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