We’ve got some experience in
the Club with split-base cocktails, so it’s no surprise to see both cognac and
apple brandy here. But a split vermouth
as well? What is happening?? The 1903 cocktail was created by Death &
Co veteran Jessica Gonzalez while she was the head bartender at the famous
NoMad bar in New York (the bar is sadly now closed, another victim of the
pandemic). The NoMad bar was located in
the fabulous-sounding NoMad hotel, a beautiful Beaux-Arts-style building built
in (surprise!) 1903. The cocktail is of
course a Manhattan variation (base spirit plus sweet vermouth, served up). As such, it’s a boozy drink that should be
served cold and consumed before it warms up.
Cocchi Americano is technically an aromatized wine rather than a
vermouth because it’s flavored with bitter quinine, but it’s used
interchangeably with vermouth, most notably in a version of James Bond’s Vesper
Martini (replacing Kina Lilet, which is no longer available). The 1903 has notes of apple, grapefruit,
apricot, and some other flavors that make it interesting to sort out. My notes helpfully say, “I like it a
lot.” Cheers!
Recipe
1 oz Laird’s Bottled in Bond Apple Brandy
0.75 oz Cocchi Vermouth di Torino
0.75 oz Cocchi Americano
2 dashes grapefruit bitters
-Stir ingredients with ice. Strain into chilled coupe or Nick & Nora glass. No garnish.
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