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Hugo Ensslin
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Hugo Ensslin
German bartender Hugo Ensslin authored the 1917 book Recipes for Mixed Drinks – often said to be one of the most influential cocktail books of all time. While Ensslin was not. Hugo Ensslin was a German bartender in New York City in the early 20th century. According to a contemporary, Ensslin “worked at the 8th or 9th best bar in New York.” In other words, he was no rock star mixologist–he toiled in relative obscurity. In 1916, he self-published his cocktail recipe book and sold copies out of his home. Chrysanthemum - Published in Hugo Ensslin's 1916 Recipes for Mixed Drinks, Hugo knew what he was doing with this crazy little number. Such a strange pairing of flavors that 'just works.'
The Aviation Gin Cocktail was invented by German-born Hugo Ensslin, who was the head bartender at the Hotel Wallick, which stood on New York’s Times Square. The recipe was included in his book, Recipes for Mixed Drinks, which was published in 1916.
- 'German-born bartender Hugo Ensslin wrote Recipes for Mixed Drinks in 1917, a book that would become New York’s last published bartending guide before American Prohibition. It included the Aviation cocktail for the first time in print as well as new ingredients of the day like grenadine, applejack and triple sec. Ensslin is considered a major influencer of Harry Craddock and Patrick Gavin Duffy.'
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- Recipes for Mixed Drinks (Scanned Copy on EUVS)
- The most influential cocktail book to date (The Washington Post)
References
- ↑Imbibe Magazine: The Top 25 Most Influential Cocktail Personalities of the Past Century
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