Bronx Cocktail
What do you get when you add orange juice to a Gin Martini? A Bronx Cocktail.Using both Sweet and Dry Vermouth, this pre-Prohibition cocktail has been around for over 100 years, despite not being as popular as other Gin and Vermouth combinations. If you're making Martinis and have some orange juice around, this is great to try, even if you just put Orange Juice into our cocktail search engine and just discovered this cocktail!Even though the Bronx Cocktail is a little more obscure these days, it was actually ranked as the number three most popular cocktail after the Manhattan and the Martini in 1934. So it was very popular at one point in time. If that's not a reason to try this drink, we don't know what is.
Ingredients
- 60 mL Gin
- 30 mL Sweet Vermouth
- 30 mL Dry Vermouth
- 30 mL Orange Juice
- Garnish with orange peel (optional)
Instructions
- Add Gin, Sweet Vermouth, Dry Vermouth, and Orange Juice to a cocktail shaker and shake with ice until cold.
- Double strain into a Coupe glass.
- Garnish if desired, enjoy.
Notes
The Bronx Cocktail is basically just a Perfect Martini with the addition of Orange Juice, so if you like "perfect" style drinks, you may like this one.
As with so many famous cocktails from the late 1800's and early 1900's, the origins of this cocktail aren't completely clear. Some say it wasn't even invented in the Bronx, but rather in Philadelphia! Of course some do say it was invented in the Bronx though.
What is know (kind of) is that this recipe has had a few variations over the years, including the addition of Bitters and changes to the ratios of the different spirits. So have fun with this drink, find out how you like it.