Fairmont Unveils “Classics Perfected” Cocktail Program in London

Historic Cocktail Connections

The bartenders who have presided over Fairmont’s historic bars have been shaping cocktail trends for more than a century. The Savoy, for instance, which opened in 1889, hired the first real bar star in Ada “Coley” Coleman in 1902 for The American Bar. Her signature cocktail, the Hanky Panky, remains a popular choice today.

The legendary Harry Craddock, a U.S. citizen who left during Prohibition, joined the American Bar in 1920 and published The Savoy Cocktail Book in 1930. The Savoy, which underwent a massive renovation in 2007 that took three years and cost more than $300 million, unveiled a new edition of the book last year to celebrate its 125th anniversary.

The Savoy’s American Bar is such a cocktail institution that in 2010 Lorincz became just the 10^th head bartender since it opened. A native of Slovakia, Lorincz was named Best International Bartender at Tales of The Cocktail in 2011; the American Bar was awarded as world best hotel bar the same year.

The “Classics Perfected” cocktail lineup now available at the Savoy was scheduled to launch at Fairmont properties in the Americas starting on Nov. 23. The menu will be rolled out globally during the holiday season.

Cocktail Recipes

Right Word

1 oz. Bombay Sapphire gin
1 oz. Lillet Blanc
1 oz. St. Germain elderflower liqueur
1 oz. Fresh lime juice
Combine ingredients in mixing tin and shake with ice. Strain in to coupe and garnish with a thinly sliced lime wheel.

Recipe courtesy of Fairmont Hotels & Resorts.

Pomegranate Paloma

1 oz. Casamigos Reposado tequila
1 oz. Cointreau
1 oz. Pomegranate juice
¾ oz. Fresh grapefruit juice
¼ oz. Fresh lemon juice
2 dashes Angostura bitters

Combine ingredients in mixing tin and shake with ice. Pour into Collins glass with half kosher (or coarse) salted rim and garnish with half a lemon wheel.

Recipe courtesy of Fairmont Hotels & Resorts.