Bronx cocktail

The BRONX COCKTAIL was invented by a Waldorf Astoria barman after visiting and being inspired by the opening of the Bronx Zoo in 1899, thereby giving the Bronx its own cocktail.  But the Bronx cocktail didn’t find its way into a cocktail recipe book until 1908, when a San Francisco writer/barman named William Boothby enjoyed the Bronx as prepared by a Pittsburgh barman named Billy Malloy, and published it.  Billy Malloy’s recipe is the most widely recognized and accepted mix of the Bronx. It’s a classic gin martini that adds a trio of extras to give it a fruitier character:

Requirements: dry gin ( Beafeater or Rutte preferred), sweet vermouth (Cinzano or Martini Rosso preferred), extra dry vermouth (Noilly Prat preferred), fresh orange juice, orange bitters (Regan’s No. 6 preferred)

• 1.5 oz. dry gin
• .5 oz. sweet vermouth
• .5 oz. extra dry vermouth
• 1 oz. fresh orange juice
• 1 dash orange bitters

Combine all ingredients into an ice-filled shaker and shake vigorously. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with an orange peel.