The Harrovian probably traces its roots to the term used to describe boys who are attending or who graduated from Harrow School, a very traditional boarding prep school for boys. It should come as no surprise that the Harrovian cocktail takes some getting used to. Like many fascinating old school cocktails, this one isn't meant ...

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The Harrison is one of the lesser-known cocktails we've ever talked about here, probably  because it uses raw egg white. Bars are understandably wary of putting raw egg ingredients into cocktails anymore. But many home bartenders feel raw egg isn't as unsafe as its publicity would have you believe. If you're afraid of raw eggs, ...

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The Dirty Martini is a simple variation on the traditional dry martini - it just adds a little bit of olive brine, which clouds the cocktail (hence the name "dirty martini"). If you like a martini with an olive garnish, you'll probably love this drink. The olive brine adds a wonderful salty flavor that stands ...

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The Orange Blossom is a classic Prohibition-era cocktail. It's one of those cocktails with the power to make you feel like it's a sunny day on the beach, wherever you are and whatever the weather's like. The flavor is orange juice with just a hint of gin. Most recipes call for gomme syrup as the ...

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Unlike some drinks that include bitters, the Negroni tastes bitter. Some people love that about it, others wonder how anyone could find it drinkable. The flavor of the drink reminds me of pink grapefruit juice, except with that mild bitterness overlaying it. Maybe an apt comparison would be with the white meat of a grapefruit, ...

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The Pink Lady was popular in the 1950s. It's pink and fluffy with egg froth on the top, so on first sight you might expect it to be cloyingly sweet, but it's actually drier than most modern cocktails. The classic recipe just uses gin, grenadine, cream and an egg white, but one of the variations ...

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