It’s Friday and we are ready for a drink!
This is Stinger!
AuthorRetroRuth
From Corby's Party Book, 1955
Tested Recipe!
Stir or shake with crushed ice and strain into a cocktail glass. Use Whiskey in place of brandy to make a Ringer!
Ingredients
Directions
Stir or shake with crushed ice and strain into a cocktail glass. Use Whiskey in place of brandy to make a Ringer!
This is an extra easy drink from Corby’s Party Book, because we were in no mood to make our lives too difficult! Two quick measures and a shake with ice and we were done.
“How is it?”
“Not bad.”
The Verdict: Brandy With Mint In It
From The Tasting Notes –
Surprisingly, this wasn’t too minty or too sweet. It was very drinkable and pretty balanced. Very appropriate for the winter season, as it just tasted like slightly mint flavored brandy. Would have been a good drink for the holidays!
What were the “games” like listed on the back cover? I am envisioning Aunt Betty, Midge, Hap, and Uncle Bill engaging in something like two handed postman??!!!
Do you take submissions for vintage cocktails?
I do! Just email me at ruth@midcenturymenu.com or submit them through our Facebook page!
I’ve had Stingers made with white creme de menthe. If you use rum and white creme de menthe, it’s called a Picador,
That looks like such a fun book to have! And what a gorgeous green drink. So glad Tom hasn’t had to “take one for the team” in a while.
I like seeing the daiquiri recipe. My parents used to host cocktail parties in the ’60s — Dad made the daiquiris and Mom made the rumaki.
I remember stingers as the drink of choice in 1957’s “Kiss Them For Me” a very forgettable Cary Grant movie with a very memorable Jayne Mansfield.
When I first saw the movie on TV back in the 1970s I looked up the recipe for the drink and thinking Yeech!