Racquet Club Cocktail

My daughter gave me a couple of lovely cocktail glasses for Christmas. One of them is shown here. She also gave me a cocktail book by the owners of Commander's Palace which I will be drawing on in the future.

I selected a 'Racquet Club Cocktail' on page 145 in our 1985 Bartender's Guide for tonight.

The recipe:

1 1/2 oz Gin (Booth's)
3/4 oz Dry Vermouth (Noilly Prat)
1 dash Orange Bitters (Fee Bros.)

Stir with ice and strain into cocktail glass.
I garnished it with an orange slice.

The cocktail was very good, like a Martini with a hint of orange. We would order this one at a restaurant!

Salud!