Bronx (cocktail)

Bronx
Cocktail
Type	Cocktail
Base spirit	Gin;
Served	Straight up: chilled, without ice
Standard garnish	orange twist
Standard drinkware	Cocktail glass
Commonly used ingredients	3 cl (6 parts) Gin; 1.5 cl (3 parts) Sweet Red Vermouth; 1 cl (2 parts) Dry Vermouth; 1.5 cl (3 parts) Orange juice;
Preparation	Pour into cocktail shaker all ingredients with ice cubes, shake well. Strain in chilled cocktail or martini glass.

The Bronx is a cocktail. It is essentially a Perfect Martini with orange juice added.^[1] It was ranked number three in "The World's 10 Most Famous Cocktails in 1934" behind the Martini (#1) and the Manhattan (#2).^[2] In the 1934 movie "The Thin Man", the lead actor (William Powell) compared the methods for shaking the Manhattan, the Bronx and the Martini.

^ Photograph by Romulo Yanes. "Queens Cocktail, Cocktail of the Week: 2000s Recipes + Menus". gourmet.com. Archived from the original on 2009-09-03. Retrieved 2013-01-22.
^ Burke, Harman Burney. Burke's complete Cocktail & Drinking Recipes, 1934. Retrieved from cocktailtimes.com on January 18, 2007.

[Gourmet-1] Photograph by Romulo Yanes. "Queens Cocktail, Cocktail of the Week: 2000s Recipes + Menus". gourmet.com. Archived from the original on 2009-09-03. Retrieved 2013-01-22.

[Burke-2] Burke, Harman Burney. Burke's complete Cocktail & Drinking Recipes, 1934. Retrieved from cocktailtimes.com on January 18, 2007.

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