Stinger (cocktail)
| Type | Cocktail |
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| Primary alcohol by volume | |
| Served | Straight up; without ice |
| Standard drinkware |
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| Preparation | Mix in a cocktail shaker and strain into a cocktail glass. May also be served on rocks in a rocks glass. |
A stinger is a Duo cocktail made by adding crème de menthe to a spirit.
The classic recipe is based on brandy and white crème de menthe, shaken and served in a cocktail glass. The origins of this drink are unclear, but it is mentioned in bartender's recipe books as far back as Tom Bullock's Ideal Bartender, published in 1917. Mixing brandy with green crème de menthe, in place of white, yields a Green Hornet.
During the heyday of its popularity, it was considered an ideal "nightcap" for a night out in New York. Dudlry, the Angel, orders a round of Stingers while lunching with ladies from the church in "A Bishop's Wife". The 1957 film Kiss Them For Me features several scenes where the main characters enjoy Stinger cocktails. The Stinger also gets mentioned in various scenes during the 1960 film The Apartment. The drink is also featured in the Mad Men episode "Love Among the Ruins," set in 1963, when a man buys Peggy Olson a stinger at a bar. In Gorky Park (film), detective Arkady Renko refers to the Stinger as a "whore's drink" and later in the film, orders a Stinger and says, "I am a whore."
A variation that substitutes vodka for brandy was immortalized in the 1970 musical Company:
Another chance to disapprove,
another brilliant zinger.
Another reason not to move,
another Vodka Stinger!—"The Ladies Who Lunch" lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
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