Cooperstown cocktail (cocktail)
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A Cooperstown cocktail is a cocktail containing gin, dry vermouth, and sweet vermouth. It is shaken with ice and strained into a chilled cocktail glass with a sprig of mint added.[1]
Ingredients
- 1 oz. Gin
- .5 oz. Dry vermouth
- .5 oz. Sweet vermouth
- Mint sprig
Standard drinkwareCocktail glass
ServedFrozen: blended with ice
PreparationShake with ice and strain into chilled cocktail glass, add mint.
| Ingredients |
|
|---|---|
| Standard drinkware | Cocktail glass |
| Served | Frozen: blended with ice |
| Preparation | Shake with ice and strain into chilled cocktail glass, add mint. |
History
The Cooperstown cocktail originated at the Waldorf bar around the turn of the 20th century. It was named in honor of Craig Wadsworth and his friends, who lived in Cooperstown, New York.[2]