Joe Gilmore

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Joe Gilmore (born Belfast 19 May 1922) was one of the longest running Head Barmen at The Savoy Hotel's American Bar. Joe Gilmore started as a trainee barman at The American Bar in 1940 and was appointed Head Barman in 1955, a position he held until he retired in 1976. Over his years as Head Barman, Gilmore invented numerous cocktails to mark special events and important guests, a longstanding tradition at the American Bar. Joe Gilmore has invented cocktails in honor of a number of royalty, politicians and celebrities including Prince Charles, Prince William, Princess Anne, Queen Mother Elizabeth, Prince Andrew, Duke of York, Sir Winston Churchill, and American Presidents Harry S. Truman and Richard Nixon. He also invented cocktails to commemorate the first walk on the moon in 1969 by Neil Armstrong, and the American and Russian link-up in space in 1975.

In addition to serving five generations of royals at private receptions and parties, Joe has also served Errol Flynn, Laurel and Hardy, Charlie Chaplin, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Grace Kelly, George Bernard Shaw, Ernest Hemmingway, Noel Coward, Agatha Christie, Alice Faye, Ingrid Bergman, Julie Andrews, Laurence Olivier Joan Crawford, Judy Garland, Liza Minnelli, Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra.

Contents 1 Cocktails created by Joe Gilmore 1.1 The Blenheim 1.2 Churchill 1.3 Common Market 1.4 Four Score 1.5 Golden Doublet 1.6 Kensington Court Special 1.7 Link Up 1.8 Lorraine 1.9 Missouri Mule 1.10 Moonwalk 1.11 My Fair Lady 1.12 Nixon 1.13 Powerscourt 1.14 Prince of Wales 1.15 Royal Arrival 1.16 Savoy Affair 1.17 Savoy Royale 1.18 Savoy Corpse Reviver 1.19 Wolfram 2 Sources 3 External links

[edit] Cocktails created by Joe Gilmore

[edit] The Blenheim

The Blenheim
Type:	Cocktail
Primary alcohol by volume:	Brandy
Served:	"Straight up"; without ice
Standard drinkware:	Cocktail glass
Commonly used ingredients:	3 parts Brandy 2 parts Yellow Chartreuse 1 part Lillet 1 part Orange Juice 1 part Dubonnet
Preparation:	Shake ingredients together with ice, and strain into a cocktail glass.

Created for Sir Winston Churchill’s ninetieth birthday. It is also known as the Four Score and Ten.

[edit] Churchill

Churchill
Type:	Cocktail
Primary alcohol by volume:	Scotch whisky
Served:	"Straight up"; without ice
Standard drinkware:	Cocktail glass
Commonly used ingredients:	3 parts Scotch whisky 1 part Lime Juice 1 part Sweet Vermouth 1 part Cointreau
Preparation:	Shake ingredients together with ice, and strain into a cocktail glass.

Created for Sir Winston Churchill on one of his many visits to The Savoy.

[edit] Common Market

Common Market
Type:	Cocktail
Served:	"Straight up"; without ice
Standard drinkware:	Cocktail glass
Commonly used ingredients:	1 part Elixir d’Anu (Belgium) 1 part Cherry Brandy (Denmark) 1 part Noilly Prat (France) 1 part Schlichte (Germany) 1 part Sloe gin (Britain) 1 part Orange Curacao (Netherlands) 1 part Dry White Wine (Luxembourg) 1 part Coffee Liqueur (Ireland) 1 part Carpano (Italy)
Preparation:	Shake ingredients together with ice, and strain into a cocktail glass.

Created to mark Britain’s entry into the European Economic Community in 1973, using drinks from all the other member states.

[edit] Four Score

Four Score
Type:	Cocktail
Primary alcohol by volume:	Brandy
Served:	"Straight up"; without ice
Standard garnish:	Lemon
Standard drinkware:	Cocktail glass
Commonly used ingredients:	Three parts Brandy Two parts Lillet One part Yellow Chartreuse
Preparation:	Stir together with ice, strain into glass, garnish with a twisted lemon rind
Notes:	This cocktail is very similar to Joe Gilmore#The Blenheim

Created for Sir Winston Churchill’s eightieth birthday.

[edit] Golden Doublet

Golden Doublet
Type:	Cocktail
Served:	"Straight up"; without ice
Standard drinkware:	Cocktail glass
Commonly used ingredients:	3 parts Orange Juice 1 part Lime Juice 1 part Grand Marnier
Preparation:	Shake ingredients together with ice, and strain into champagne cocktail glass, and fill with champagne.

Created in 1973 to commemorate the wedding of H.R.H. Princess Anne to Captain Mark Phillips. Doublet was the name of the Princess’s horse on which she won her Olympic medal.

[edit] Kensington Court Special

Kensington Court Special
Type:	Cocktail
Primary alcohol by volume:	Vodka
Served:	"Straight up"; without ice
Standard drinkware:	Cocktail glass
Commonly used ingredients:	1 part Passion Fruit Juice 1 part Lime Juice 1 part Apricot Brandy 3 parts Vodka
Preparation:	Shake ingredients together with ice, and strain into a cocktail glass.

Created for Sir David Davies.

[edit] Link Up

Link Up
Type:	Cocktail
Primary alcohol by volume:	Whiskey Vodka
Served:	"On the rocks"; poured over ice
Standard drinkware:	Cocktail glass
Commonly used ingredients:	1 part Southern Comfort 1 part Russian Vodka Teaspoon of fresh Lime Juice
Preparation:	Shake well, serve on the rocks.

Created in 1975 to mark the American and Russians link up in Space, the Apollo-Soyuz project. The Link Up cocktail was sent to the U.S.A and U.S.S.R for the astronauts to enjoy when they returned from their mission. When told this by NASA as they linked up in Space, they responded, "Tell Joe we want it up here".

[edit] Lorraine

Lorraine
Type:	Cocktail
Primary alcohol by volume:	Gin
Served:	"On the rocks"; poured over ice
Standard drinkware:	Cocktail glass
Commonly used ingredients:	2 parts Gin 1 part Lillet 1 part Grand Marnier
Preparation:	Stir with ice, strain into glass, and serve.

Created to mark President Charles de Gaulle’s State visit to Britain after the Second World War.

[edit] Missouri Mule

Missouri Mule
Type:	Cocktail
Primary alcohol by volume:	Bourbon whiskey Campari
Served:	"Straight up"; without ice
Standard drinkware:	Cocktail glass
Commonly used ingredients:	2 parts Bourbon whiskey 2 parts Applejack 2 parts Lemon Juice 1 part Campari 1 part Cointreau
Preparation:	Shake ingredients together with ice, and strain into a cocktail glass.

The Missouri Mule cocktail was created for President Harry S Truman. The cocktail commemorates Truman's homestate of Missouri and the donkey mascot of the Democratic Party (a mule is a hybrid of a donkey and a horse).

[edit] Moonwalk

Moonwalk
Type:	Cocktail
Served:	"Straight up"; without ice
Standard drinkware:	Cocktail glass
Commonly used ingredients:	1 part fresh Grapefruit Juice 1 part Grand Marnier 2 dashes Rosewater
Preparation:	Shake well, strain into wine glass and top up with champagne.

Created in 1969 to mark the first moon landing. The cocktail was the first drink the American astronauts had when they returned to Earth^{[citation needed]}. A letter of thanks was later sent from Neil Armstrong to Joe Gilmore.

[edit] My Fair Lady

My Fair Lady
Type:	Cocktail
Primary alcohol by volume:	Gin
Served:	"Straight up"; without ice
Commonly used ingredients:	1 part Gin 1 part Lemon Juice 1 part Orange Juice 1 part Sirop de Fraise 1 dash of egg white
Preparation:	Shake ingredients together with ice, and strain into a cocktail glass.

Created to mark Julie Andrews’ first night in the musical My Fair Lady.

[edit] Nixon

Nixon
Type:	Cocktail
Primary alcohol by volume:	Bourbon whiskey
Served:	"On the rocks"; poured over ice
Standard garnish:	a slice of fresh peach and a cherry
Standard drinkware:	Cocktail glass
Commonly used ingredients:	1 part Bourbon whiskey 1 part Sloe Gin 2 dashes of peach bitters
Preparation:	Stir and serve on the rocks, garnish.

Created in 1969 to mark American President Richard Nixon's visit to Britain. The cocktail was mixed at the American bar and then sent over to Claridge’s where Nixon was staying.

[edit] Powerscourt

Powerscourt
Type:	Cocktail
Primary alcohol by volume:	Brandy
Served:	"Straight up"; without ice
Standard drinkware:	Cocktail glass
Commonly used ingredients:	1 parts Brandy 1 parts Lime Juice 2 part Orange Juice 2 part Creme de Peche Liqueur
Preparation:	Shake ingredients together with ice, and strain into a cocktail glass.

Created for Sarah, Duchess of York’s

[edit] Prince of Wales

Prince of Wales
Type:	Cocktail
Primary alcohol by volume:	Brandy
Served:	"Straight up"; without ice
Standard drinkware:	Champagne glass
Commonly used ingredients:	1 part Lemon Juice 1 part Cherry Brandy 1 Strawberry 1 teaspoon sugar
Preparation:	Blend and then pour into a champagne glass and fill with champagne.

Created to mark the Investiture of H.R.H Prince Charles as Prince of Wales.

[edit] Royal Arrival

Royal Arrival
Type:	Cocktail
Primary alcohol by volume:	Gin
Served:	"Straight up"; without ice
Standard drinkware:	Cocktail glass
Commonly used ingredients:	4 parts Gin 1 parts Lemon Juice 1 part Crème de Noyaux 1 part Kumel Dash egg white Dash vegetable extract
Preparation:	Shake ingredients together with ice, and strain into a cocktail glass.

Created in 1960 to mark the birth of H.R.H. Prince Andrew.

[edit] Savoy Affair

Savoy Affair
Type:	Mixed drink
Primary alcohol by volume:	Brandy
Served:	"Straight up"; without ice
Standard garnish:	a strawberry
Standard drinkware:	Champagne cocktail glass
Commonly used ingredients:	1 part Lime Juice 1 part Fraise de Bois liqueur 1 part Passion Fruit Juice 1 part Peach Brandy
Preparation:	Shake ingredients together with ice, and strain into a cocktail glass, and fill with champagne and garnish.

Created by Joe Gilmore at the Atlantic Hotel, Hamburg, Germany.

[edit] Savoy Royale

Savoy Royale
Type:	Mixed drink
Served:	"Straight up"; without ice
Standard drinkware:	Champagne glass
Commonly used ingredients:	1/2 peach 2 strawberries Teaspoon of sugar
Preparation:	Liquidise, strain into a champagne glass and fill with champagne.

Created for H.M. Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother on one of her private visits to The Savoy.

[edit] Savoy Corpse Reviver

Savoy Corpse Reviver
Type:	Cocktail
Primary alcohol by volume:	Brandy
Served:	"Straight up"; without ice
Commonly used ingredients:	1 part Brandy 1 part Fernet Branca 1 part White Crème de menthe
Preparation:	Shake ingredients together with ice, and strain into a glass.

Created in 1954 as a hangover cure cocktail.

[edit] Wolfram

Wolfram
Type:	Cocktail
Primary alcohol by volume:	Gin
Served:	"Straight up"; without ice
Standard drinkware:	Cocktail glass
Commonly used ingredients:	2 parts Gin 2 parts Wolfschmidt Kummel 2 parts Dry Vermouth 1 part Lemon Juice
Preparation:	Shake ingredients together with ice, and strain into a cocktail glass.

Created in 1990 to commemorate the election of John Wolff Director of Rudolf Wolff as Chairman of the London Metal Exchange. "Wolfram" is another name for the element tungsten.

[edit] Sources

• Nicholas Foulkes "Joe Gilmore and his cocktails" (2003)

[edit] External links

• Absolut Drinks
• The Savoy Group website