Joe Gilmore

Common Market
Cocktail
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 (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
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.

The Blenheim
Cocktail
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.

Last updated January 01, 2021

Joe Gilmore (19 May 1922 – 18 December 2015)^[1] was one of the longest running Head Barmen at The Savoy Hotel's American Bar. He was born in Belfast and moved to London in 1938.^[2] 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. Gilmore has invented cocktails in honour of a number of royalty, politicians and celebrities including The Prince of Wales, Prince William, The Princess Royal, The Queen Mother, 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.

In addition to serving five generations of royals at private receptions and parties, 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.

Gilmore retired from the Savoy in 1976 and died in 2015.^[2]

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 (1955)

Four Score
Cocktail
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 The Blenheim

Created for Sir Winston Churchill’s eightieth birthday.

Golden Doublet

Golden Doublet
Cocktail
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 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
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.

Link Up

Link Up
Cocktail
Type	Cocktail
Primary alcohol by volume	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. 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
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.

Missouri Mule

Missouri Mule
Cocktail
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 home state 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 ; 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
Primary alcohol by volume	Gin
Served	Straight up ; 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
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.^[4] The cocktail was mixed at the American bar and then sent over to Claridge's where Nixon was staying.

Powerscourt

Powerscourt
Cocktail
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^{[ clarification needed ]}

The Ed Shelly

The Ed Shelly
Cocktail
Type	Cocktail
Primary alcohol by volume	Whiskey
Served	Straight up ; 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
Primary alcohol by volume	Brandy
Served	Straight up ; 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 Prince Charles as Prince of Wales.^{[ citation needed ]}.

Royal Arrival

Royal Arrival
Cocktail
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 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 Prince Andrew.

Savoy Affair

Savoy Affair
Cocktail
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.

Savoy Royale

Savoy Royale
Cocktail
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 The Queen Mother on one of her private visits to The Savoy.

Savoy Corpse Reviver

Savoy Corpse Reviver
Cocktail
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.

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
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.

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References

↑ Nincevich, Stefano (23 December 2015). "Peter Dorelli e il "suo" Joe Gilmore" . Retrieved 28 January 2017.
1 2 "Joe Gilmore, barman - obituary". The Telegraph. January 15, 2016. Retrieved January 28, 2017.
↑ Harry Craddock (1999). The Savoy Cocktail Book. Pavilion Books.. This is in the preface to the 1999 edition.
↑ Schmid, A.W.A.; Fearing, D. (2010). The Kentucky Bourbon Cookbook. University Press of Kentucky. p. 8. ISBN 978-0-8131-3956-2 . Retrieved January 28, 2017.

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List of cocktails
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	B & B The Blenheim Brandy Manhattan Brandy Sour (Cyprus) Brandy Sour/Brandy Daisy Chicago Cocktail Curacao Punch Four Score Hennchata Incredible Hulk Jack Rose Orgasm Panama Savoy Affair Savoy Corpse Reviver Tom and Jerry Zombie
Cachaça	Batida Caju Amigo Leite de Onça Quentão Rabo-de-galo Royce
Champagne	Black Velvet Buck's Fizz Kir Royal
Gin	20th Century Alexander Bijou Bronx Gibson Gimlet Gin and tonic Gin pahit Gin sour Hanky-Panky Joker The Last Word Lime Rickey Lorraine 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 or Delilah Wolfram
Ouzo	Ouzini
Rum	Blue Hawaii Brass Monkey Bumbo (also called a Bombo or Bumboo) Bushwacker Caribou Lou Cojito El Presidente Fish House Punch Flaming Dr Pepper Flaming Volcano Grog Gunfire Hurricane Jagertee Macuá Mai Tai Painkiller Royal Bermuda Cocktail Rum Swizzle Ti' Punch Tom and Jerry Tschunk Yellow Bird Zombie
Sake	Ginza Mary Sake bomb Tamagozake
Tequila	Bloody Aztec Chimayó Cocktail Juan Collins Matador Paloma Slammer Royale or Tequila Slammer Sunrise
Vodka	Agent Orange Appletini Astro pop Batida Bay Breeze BLT cocktail Blue Lagoon Bull Shot Caesar Caipivodka Cape Cod Chi-Chi Colombia Fizzy apple cocktail Flirtini Gimlet Greyhound Harrogate Nights Hi-fi Kensington Court Special Kremlin Colonel Lemon drop Lime Rickey Link Up Mudslide Orange Tundra Paralyzer Red Lotus Red Russian Rose Kennedy Cocktail Salmiakki Koskenkorva Salty Dog Screwdriver Vargtass Vodka Martini Vodka McGovern Vodka Sunrise White Russian Woo Woo Yorsh
Whisky	Amber Moon Blue Blazer Bobby Burns Bourbon Lancer Brooklyn Churchill Farnell Jack and Coke Jungle Juice Lynchburg Lemonade Missouri Mule Nixon Rob Roy Seven and Seven Three Wise Men Ward 8 Whisky Mac
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