Stinger appeared at the start of the 1890s in the united states. Bijou invented at the end of the 1880s in the united states. Fortunately it evolved into a much drier drink. The cocktail may have been derived from the judge a cocktail made with brandy crème de menthe and simple syrup found in william schmidt s 1892 cocktail book the flowing bowl. The stinger is a lesser known classic cocktail made with just two ingredients brandy often cognac and crème de menthe served either neat in a cocktail glass or over ice in a rocks glass.

Origin unknown s black velvet popularised in the united states. I d find that mix undrinkably sweet. Shake well with cracked ice and go easy on the crème de menthe then strain into a chilled cocktail glass. 1 oz brandy or cognac oz white creme de menthe. Originally called judge cocktail.

The stinger is sometimes served with a pair of short. Attributed to harry johnson. The stinger originated about 1890. History of the cocktail. Originally called champagne velvet in the united states.

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In the 1956 american musical comedy film high society bing crosby explains to grace kelly how the stinger gained its name it s a stinger. The stinger originated about 1890. It removes the sting the recipe appears in jacques straub s 1914 book drinks but as for its creator we turn to david wondrich s 2015 updated revised imbibe which recounts a 1923 newspaper gossip page story crediting the invention of the. The cocktail s origins can be traced to the united states in the 1890s and the beverage remained widely popular in america until the 1970s. Make a stinger tonight.

It was seen as a drink of the upper class and has had a somewhat wide cultural impact. How to make the perfect stinger. David wondrich author of imbibe. A stinger is a classic cocktail of sorts mixed with cognac and white crème de menthe perceived as an upper class after dinner drink if you will its mint flavor has deceived many with ordinary brandy as their swill. The stinger cocktail is one of those drinks with a lost history and it s not clear where or when this was invented.

The stinger was historically served as an after dinner drink or digestif but it is now often served at any time of the day. By the 1920s the accepted formula was probably 3 parts cognac to one part crème de menthe which is a pretty good drink. History of the cocktail. After that airmen picked it up as a favorite during and after wwii finding. The stinger was historically served as an after dinner drink or digestif but it is now often served at any time of the day.

After that airmen picked it up as a favorite during and after wwii finding. It was seen as a drink of the upper class and has had a somewhat wide cultural impact. In the 1956 american musical comedy film high society bing crosby explains to grace kelly how the stinger gained its name it s a stinger. The stinger is sometimes served with a pair of short. Origin unknown s black velvet popularised in the united states.

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