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{{short description|Cocktail from UK}}
[[File:Hanky Panky cocktail.jpg|thumb|200px|The Hanky Panky cocktail]]
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The '''Hanky-Panky cocktail''' was the brainchild of [[Ada Coleman]] (known as "Coley") who began bartender at the [[Savoy Hotel]] in 1903. Her benefactor was [[Rupert D'Oyly Carte]], a member of the family that first produced [[Gilbert and Sullivan]] operas in London and that built the [[Savoy Hotel]]. When Rupert became chairman of the Savoy Ada was given a position at the hotel's [[American Bar]], where she eventually became the head bartender and made cocktails for the likes of [[Mark Twain]], the Prince of Wales, Prince Wilhelm of Sweden, and Sir [[Charles Hawtrey (stage actor)|Charles Hawtrey]].
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Hawtrey was the man for whom Coleman created the Hanky-Panky [[cocktail]]. He was a Victorian and Edwardian actor who mentored [[Noël Coward]]. Coleman told the story behind the creation of the Hanky-Panky to England's ''[[The People (newspaper)|The People]]'' newspaper in 1925:
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<blockquote>"The late Charles Hawtrey... was one of the best judges of cocktails that I knew. Some years ago, when he was overworking, he used to come into the bar and say, 'Coley, I am tired. Give me something with a bit of punch in it.' It was for him that I spent hours experimenting until I had invented a new cocktail. The next time he came in, I told him I had a new drink for him. He sipped it, and, draining the glass, he said, 'By Jove! That is the real hanky-panky!' And Hanky-Panky it has been called ever since."</blockquote>
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The Hanky-Panky is a variation on the sweet martini, inasmuch as it calls for gin and sweet vermouth, but Coley's [[secret ingredient]] was [[Fernet Branca]], a bitter Italian digestivo. By adding a couple of dashes of this herbal elixir, she transformed it into a whole new drink.
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| served = straight
| garnish = Orange zest
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* 45 ml London dry gin
* 45 ml Sweet red vermouth
* 7.5 ml [[Fernet-Branca]]
| prep = Stirred over ice, strained into a chilled glass, garnished, and served up.
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The '''hanky panky''' is a [[cocktail]] made from [[gin]], [[Vermouth|sweet vermouth]], and [[Fernet-Branca]]. It is a variation on the [[Martini (cocktail)|sweet martini, or Martinez]], made distinctive by the Fernet-Branca, a bitter Italian [[Apéritif and digestif|digestivo]]. It was created by [[Ada Coleman|Ada "Coley" Coleman]], head bartender at the [[Savoy Hotel]], London.


==Recipe==
==Recipe==

A recipe for the cocktail was included in [[Harry Craddock]]'s ''[[The Savoy Hotel#The Savoy Cocktail Book|The Savoy Cocktail Book]]''.
[[File:Hanky_Panky_Cocktail.jpg|thumb|right|upright|A hanky panky with ingredients]]
A recipe for the cocktail was included in [[Harry Craddock]]'s ''[[The Savoy Cocktail Book]]''.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Haigh |first=Ted |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sCR7wWhM7IQC&pg=PA158 |title=Vintage Spirits and Forgotten Cocktails |publisher=Quarry Books |year=2009 |isbn=9781616734756 |pages=158–161}}</ref>
:''In a cocktail shaker over ice pour:''
:''In a cocktail shaker over ice pour:''
*1/2 (1 1/2oz.) Italian Vermouth
*{{frac |1|2}} ({{frac |1|1|2}} oz) Italian vermouth
*1/2 (1 1/2oz) Dry Gin
*{{frac |1|2}} ({{frac |1|1|2}} oz) dry gin
*2 dashes Fernet Branca
*2 dashes [[Fernet-Branca]]
:''Stir''
:''Stir''
:''Strain into a (4 oz.) cocktail glass.''
:''Strain into a (4 oz.) cocktail glass.''
:''Garnish by squeezing an orange peel over the top.''
:''Garnish by squeezing an orange peel over the top.''

==History==
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The hanky panky was the brainchild of [[Ada Coleman]] (known as "Coley") who began as a bartender at the [[Savoy Hotel]] in 1903.<ref>{{Cite web |last=ndv |date=2017-11-28 |title=Quando il bartender è donna |url=https://www.f-b-s.it/quando-il-bartender-e-donna/ |access-date=2022-10-26 |website=FBS |language=it-IT}}</ref> Her benefactor was [[Rupert D'Oyly Carte]], a member of the family that first produced [[Gilbert and Sullivan]] operas in London and that built the Savoy Hotel. When Rupert became chairman of the Savoy, Ada was given a position at the hotel's [[American Bar]], where she eventually became the head bartender and made cocktails for the likes of [[Mark Twain]], the Prince of Wales, Prince Wilhelm of Sweden, and Sir [[Charles Hawtrey (stage actor)|Charles Hawtrey]].

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Coleman created the hanky panky for Hawtrey. He was a Victorian and Edwardian actor who mentored [[Noël Coward]]. Coleman told the story behind the creation of the hanky panky to England's ''[[The People (newspaper)|The People]]'' newspaper in 1925:

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<blockquote>The late Charles Hawtrey&nbsp;... was one of the best judges of cocktails that I knew. Some years ago, when he was overworking, he used to come into the bar and say, "Coley, I am tired. Give me something with a bit of punch in it." It was for him that I spent hours experimenting until I had invented a new cocktail. The next time he came in, I told him I had a new drink for him. He sipped it, and, draining the glass, he said, "By Jove! That is the real hanky-panky!", And Hanky-Panky it has been called ever since.</blockquote>

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The hanky panky is a variation on the [[Martini (cocktail)|sweet martini]], inasmuch as it calls for gin and [[sweet vermouth]], but Coley's [[secret ingredient]] that made the drink distinctive was Fernet-Branca, a bitter Italian digestivo.


==See also==
==See also==
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==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
* {{cite book|last1=Haigh|first1=Ted|title=Vintage Spirits and Forgotten Cocktails|date=2009|publisher=Quarry Books|isbn=9781616734756|pages=158-161|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sCR7wWhM7IQC&pg=PA158#v=onepage&q&f=false}}


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.clark-hogg-family-history.org/ch-gallery-hawtrey-charles.htm Sir Charles Hawtrey].
*{{cite web |url=http://www.clark-hogg-family-history.org/ch-gallery-hawtrey-charles.htm |title=Sir Charles Henry Hawtrey 1858–1923 |website=Clark and Hogg Family History}}
*[http://lupecboston.com/2011/03/10/the-real-hanky-panky/ LUPEC Boston - The Real Hanky-Panky]
*{{cite web |url=http://lupecboston.com/2011/03/10/the-real-hanky-panky/ |title=The Real Hanky-Panky |website=Ladies United for the Preservation of Endangered Cocktails – Boston|date=10 March 2011 }}
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[[Category:Cocktails with gin]]
[[Category:Cocktails with gin]]
[[Category:Cocktails with vermouth]]
[[Category:Cocktails with vermouth]]
[[Category:Three-ingredient cocktails]]

Latest revision as of 15:43, 24 April 2023

Hanky panky
IBA official cocktail
TypeMixed drink
Base spirit
ServedStraight up: chilled, without ice
Standard garnishOrange zest
Standard drinkware
Cocktail glass
IBA specified
ingredients†
  • 45 ml London dry gin
  • 45 ml Sweet red vermouth
  • 7.5 ml Fernet-Branca
PreparationStirred over ice, strained into a chilled glass, garnished, and served up.
† Hanky panky recipe at International Bartenders Association

The hanky panky is a cocktail made from gin, sweet vermouth, and Fernet-Branca. It is a variation on the sweet martini, or Martinez, made distinctive by the Fernet-Branca, a bitter Italian digestivo. It was created by Ada "Coley" Coleman, head bartender at the Savoy Hotel, London.

Recipe

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A hanky panky with ingredients

A recipe for the cocktail was included in Harry Craddock's The Savoy Cocktail Book.[1]

In a cocktail shaker over ice pour:
  • 1⁄2 (1+1⁄2 oz) Italian vermouth
  • 1⁄2 (1+1⁄2 oz) dry gin
  • 2 dashes Fernet-Branca
Stir
Strain into a (4 oz.) cocktail glass.
Garnish by squeezing an orange peel over the top.

History

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The hanky panky was the brainchild of Ada Coleman (known as "Coley") who began as a bartender at the Savoy Hotel in 1903.[2] Her benefactor was Rupert D'Oyly Carte, a member of the family that first produced Gilbert and Sullivan operas in London and that built the Savoy Hotel. When Rupert became chairman of the Savoy, Ada was given a position at the hotel's American Bar, where she eventually became the head bartender and made cocktails for the likes of Mark Twain, the Prince of Wales, Prince Wilhelm of Sweden, and Sir Charles Hawtrey.

Coleman created the hanky panky for Hawtrey. He was a Victorian and Edwardian actor who mentored Noël Coward. Coleman told the story behind the creation of the hanky panky to England's The People newspaper in 1925:

The late Charles Hawtrey ... was one of the best judges of cocktails that I knew. Some years ago, when he was overworking, he used to come into the bar and say, "Coley, I am tired. Give me something with a bit of punch in it." It was for him that I spent hours experimenting until I had invented a new cocktail. The next time he came in, I told him I had a new drink for him. He sipped it, and, draining the glass, he said, "By Jove! That is the real hanky-panky!", And Hanky-Panky it has been called ever since.

The hanky panky is a variation on the sweet martini, inasmuch as it calls for gin and sweet vermouth, but Coley's secret ingredient that made the drink distinctive was Fernet-Branca, a bitter Italian digestivo.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Haigh, Ted (2009). Vintage Spirits and Forgotten Cocktails. Quarry Books. pp. 158–161. ISBN 9781616734756.
  2. ^ ndv (2017-11-28). "Quando il bartender è donna". FBS (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-10-26.
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