CLASSIC COCKTAIL · 1920–1933
Hanky Panky
Ada Coleman’s Savoy classic: gin and vermouth straightened out with a splash of Fernet-Branca.
1921Historical classicResearched
Ada “Coley” Coleman created the Hanky Panky in the early 1900s at the Savoy’s American Bar in London, most likely in 1921, for actor Sir Charles Hawtrey. It blends gin and sweet vermouth with a dash of Fernet-Branca, and appears in Harry Craddock’s 1930 Savoy Cocktail Book. Coleman ran the American Bar from 1903 until Craddock replaced her in 1926.
THE RECIPEBitter, minty and bold
Ingredients
- Gin45 ml
- Sweet vermouth45 ml
- Fernet-Branca7.5 ml
- Orange peelto garnish
Method
Stir the gin, vermouth and Fernet with ice until chilled. Strain into a chilled coupe, express an orange peel over the surface and drop it in.
Coupe · no ice · orange peel