I recently stumbled upon an old newspaper article from the New York times archive where the journalist chronicled a cocktail that was designed by a Johannesburg bartender called the Victory Cocktail.
It apparently required a lot of eggs. So many that the popularity caused a shortage in wartime Johannesburg. The article was printed on July 13 1943.
Anybody know of this cocktail and better yet the recipe?
From the Savoy Cocktail Book:
Victory Cocktail.
1/2 Grenadine.1/2 Absinthe.Shake well, strain into medium size glass, and fill with soda water.
Oscar Haimo seems to have a Victory Cocktail listed in his 1946 edition, though it is listed as Victoria Cocktail with "Victory Cocktail" in brackets.
Other stuff:
Catalog of copyright entries, Part 3, By Library of Congress. Copyright Office; (1944)
Victory cocktail 2462
sounds horrific but thank you!
the writing sad something about the eggs though....