Joe Gilmore

Common Market
Cocktail
Type	Cocktail
Served	Straight up: chilled, 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 (West 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.

Churchill
Cocktail
Type	Cocktail
Base spirit	Scotch whisky;
Served	Straight up: chilled, 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.

The Blenheim
Cocktail
Type	Cocktail
Base spirit	Brandy;
Served	Straight up: chilled, 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.

Joe Gilmore (19 May 1922 – 18 December 2015)^[1]^[2] 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, Joe 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 The Prince of Wales, Prince William, The Princess Anne, Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, The Prince Andrew, 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. He was born in Belfast.

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

Cocktails created by Joe Gilmore

The Blenheim

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

Churchill

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

Common Market

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

Four Score

Four Score
Cocktail
Type	Cocktail
Base spirit	Brandy
Served	Straight up: chilled, 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 The Blenheim

Created for Sir Winston Churchill’s eightieth birthday.

Golden Doublet

Golden Doublet
Cocktail
Type	Cocktail
Served	Straight up: chilled, 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 HRH The Princess Anne to Captain Mark Phillips. Doublet was the name of the Princess’s horse on which she participated in the European Championships in 1973.

Kensington Court Special

Kensington Court Special
Cocktail
Type	Cocktail
Base spirit	Vodka
Served	Straight up: chilled, 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.

Link Up

Link Up
Cocktail
Type	Cocktail
Base spirit	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".

Lorraine

Lorraine
Cocktail
Type	Cocktail
Base spirit	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.

Missouri Mule

Missouri Mule
Cocktail
Type	Cocktail
Base spirit	Bourbon whiskey Campari
Served	Straight up: chilled, 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).

Moonwalk

Moonwalk
Cocktail
Type	Cocktail
Served	Straight up: chilled, 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.^[3] A letter of thanks was later sent from Neil Armstrong to Joe Gilmore.

My Fair Lady

My Fair Lady
Cocktail
Type	Cocktail
Base spirit	Gin
Served	Straight up: chilled, without ice
Standard drinkware	Cocktail glass
Commonly used ingredients	1 part Gin 1 part Lemon Juice 1 part Orange juice 1 part Sirop de Fraise/Strawberry Syrup 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.

Nixon

Nixon
Cocktail
Type	Mixed drink
Base spirit	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.

Powerscourt

Powerscourt
Cocktail
Type	Cocktail
Base spirit	Brandy
Served	Straight up: chilled, 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

The Ed Shelly

The Ed Shelly
Cocktail
Type	Cocktail
Base spirit	Whiskey
Served	Straight up: chilled, without ice
Standard drinkware	Snifter
Commonly used ingredients	1 parts Canadian whisky 1 parts Apple Schnapps (Pucker)
Preparation	Shake ingredients together. Serve straight or with one ice cube

Created for Edward Shelly at his request.

Prince of Wales

Prince of Wales
Cocktail
Type	Cocktail
Base spirit	Brandy
Served	Straight up: chilled, without ice
Standard drinkware	Champagne flute
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 HRH The Prince Charles as Prince of Wales.^{[citation needed]}.

Royal Arrival

Royal Arrival
Cocktail
Type	Cocktail
Base spirit	Gin
Served	Straight up: chilled, without ice
Standard drinkware	Cocktail glass
Commonly used ingredients	4 parts Gin 1 parts Lemon Juice 1 part Crème de Noyaux 1 part Kümmel 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 HRH The Prince Andrew.

Savoy Affair

Savoy Affair
Cocktail
Type	Mixed drink
Base spirit	Brandy
Served	Straight up: chilled, 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.

Savoy Royale

Savoy Royale
Cocktail
Type	Mixed drink
Served	Straight up: chilled, 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 HM Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother on one of her private visits to The Savoy.

Savoy Corpse Reviver

Savoy Corpse Reviver
Cocktail
Type	Cocktail
Base spirit	Brandy
Served	Straight up: chilled, 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.

The corpse revivers are a series of hangover cures invented during prohibition. This recipe is a variation invented by Gilmore in 1954.

Wolfram

Wolfram
Cocktail
Type	Cocktail
Base spirit	Gin
Served	Straight up: chilled, 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.

References

^ http://www.bargiornale.it/hey-joe-peter-dorelli-ricorda-il-suo-mentore-joe-gilmore/
^ Joe Gilmore, barman - obituary
^ Harry Craddock (1999). The Savoy Cocktail Book. Pavilion Books.. This is in the preface to the 1999 edition.

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

External links

[1] ttp://www.bargiornale.it/hey-joe-peter-dorelli-ricorda-il-suo-mentore-joe-gilmore/

[2] Joe Gilmore, barman - obituary

[3] Harry Craddock (1999). The Savoy Cocktail Book. Pavilion Books.. This is in the preface to the 1999 edition.

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v t e Cocktails
List of cocktails: by ingredients, alphabetical
Absinthe	Corpse reviver Death in the Afternoon The Modernista Sazerac
Beer	Black and tan Black Velvet Boilermaker Hangman's blood Irish car bomb Michelada Porchcrawler Sake bomb Shandy Snakebite U-Boot Yorsh
Brandy	The Blenheim Brandy Manhattan Brandy sour Chicago cocktail Curaçao punch Four Score Hennchata Incredible Hulk Jack Rose Orgasm Savoy Affair Savoy Corpse Reviver Tom and Jerry Zombie
Cachaça	Batida Caipirinha Caju Amigo Leite de Onça Quentão Rabo-de-galo Royce
Champagne	Black Velvet Buck's Fizz Kir royal
Gin	20th Century Bijou Bronx Gibson Gimlet Gin and tonic Gin pahit Gin sour Hanky panky Last word Lime Rickey Lorraine Martini Mickey Slim My fair lady Old Etonian Paradise Pegu Pimm's cup Pink gin Pink Lady Royal Arrival Salty Dog Shirley Temple Black Tom Collins White lady Wolfram
Ouzo	Ouzini
Rum	Blue Hawaii Brass monkey Bumbo Bushwacker Cojito El Presidente Fish house punch Flaming Dr Pepper Flaming volcano Grog Gunfire Hurricane Jagertee Macuá Mai Tai Painkiller Royal Bermuda Rum and Coke Rum swizzle Ti' punch Tom and Jerry Tschunk Yellow bird Zombie
Sake	Ginza Mary Sake bomb Tamagozake
Tequila	Chimayó Juan Collins Matador Paloma Slammer Sunrise
Vodka	Appletini Astro pop Batida Bay Breeze BLT cocktail Blue Lagoon Bull Shot Caesar Caipivodka Cape Cod Chi-Chi Colombia Flirtini Gimlet Greyhound Hi-fi John Daly Kensington Court Special Lemon drop Lime Rickey Link Up Orange tundra Red Russian Rose Kennedy cocktail Salmiakki Koskenkorva Salty dog Screwdriver Vargtass Vodka Martini Vodka sunrise White Russian Woo Woo Yorsh
Whisky	Amber moon Blue blazer Bobby Burns Bourbon lancer Brooklyn Churchill Farnell Jungle juice Lynchburg lemonade Missouri mule Nixon Rob Roy Seven and Seven Three wise men Ward 8 Whiskey and Coke Whisky Mac
See also	Cocktail party Craft cocktail movement Flaming drink Highball List of IBA official cocktails Mixed drink