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XYZ cocktail
XYZ cocktail

The XYZ is cocktail number 79 on the Swank Cocktail Guide.

XYZ cocktail history

In 1930, Harry Craddock included the XYZ cocktail in his The Savoy Cocktail Book on page 178.

X.Y.Z. Cocktail

1/4 Lemon Juice.
1/4 Cointreau.
1/2 Bacardi Rum.
Shake well and strain into cocktail glass.

By 1933, the XYZ cocktail made an appearance in Dan Thomas’ syndicated column, “Hollywood Gossip.”

Dan Thomas, "Hollywood Gossip, East Side Stuff, XYZ cocktail," Lexington Herald-Ledger (Lexington, Kentucky), p. 2, col. 2.
Dan Thomas, “Hollywood Gossip, East Side Stuff, XYZ cocktail,” Lexington Herald-Ledger (Lexington, Kentucky), p. 2, col. 2.

XYZ cocktail recipe

XYZ cocktail recipe
XYZ cocktail recipe

1/2 Dark Rum, 1/4 Cointreau, 1/4 Lemon juice. Shake well with crushed ice and strain into glass.

Ingredients used:

  • Appleton Estate Jamaican Rum
  • Cointreau
  • Fresh-squeezed lemon juice

XYZ cocktail review

Our ratings (1-5 🍸)

Greg: 🍸🍸🍸
Kim: 🍸🍸🍸

Another cocktail that reminds us of something handed when entering a Caribbean dinner or an island-themed party. Drinkable, but afterward you head to the bar for something else.

Next up… Cocktail # 80, Zazarac

Swank Cocktail Guide: 80 cocktails in 80 days

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