The Jockey Club cocktail is a classic drink that exudes sophistication and elegance, making it a perfect addition to any Derby Day celebration. Long associated with horse racing, the drink is the perfect refreshment to enjoy with friends. This bourbon-based variant offers a tasty yet well-balanced flavor profile; it’s essentially a riff on the classic Manhattan. Additionally, Harry Craddock’s more traditional gin-based cocktail is listed below.
Jockey Club Cocktail Recipe
Ingredients
Here’s the ingredients you will need:
- 1 ½ ounces of bourbon
- 1 oz sweet vermouth
- ¼ oz maraschino liqueur
- Maraschino cherry
- Orange bitters (optional)
Steps
- Combine the bourbon, sweet vermouth and maraschino liqueur into a shaker and shake away.
- Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
- Garnish your Jockey Club cocktail with cocktail cherry on a metal cocktail pick.
Tasty Modifications
The traditional Jockey Club Cocktail recipe is gin based. This is a variant from Harry Craddock’s cocktail bible The Savoy Cocktail Book. The cocktail is made with:
- 2 oz dry gin,
- ¼ oz crème de noyaux (an almond-flavored liqueur made apricot, peach or cherry pits),
- ¾ oz fresh lemon juice,
- ¼ oz simple syrup,
- 1 dash orange bitters & 1 dash Angostura bitters.
