April 17th, 2006
Income Tax Cocktail
Posted by
The Home Bartender in
Obscure Cocktails, Gin Drinks
If you’re in Massachusetts, tomorrow is Tax Day, which means it’s time to whip up those Income Tax Cocktails. As Rick pointed out in the comments to my post on the Bronx Cocktail, the Income Tax Cocktail is a Bronx with bitters added. Actually, I sometimes prefer a drier Bronx (i.e. more gin) but always enjoy the vermouth-heavy Income Tax Cocktail as traditionally made. I first saw it in the Savoy Cocktail Book (above). Here’s Ted Haigh’s transcription:
Income Tax Cocktail
1 jigger dry gin
1/2 jigger dry vermouth
1/2 jigger sweet vermouth
juice of 1/4 orange, squeezed directly into shaker
2 dashes Angostura bittersShake in iced cocktail shaker and strain into chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with orange wheel.
