The Millionaire Cocktail is not as romanticized as the South Side or as revered as a Whiskey Sour. Little is known about this Prohibition-era cocktail except that it was a popular name for cocktails of that time. We have found five different cocktails carrying the moniker, with recipes varying from whiskey to rum to gin. Even Harry Craddock, author of The Savoy Cocktail Book, listed two completely unrelated recipes as Millionaire Cocktail No. 1 and Millionaire Cocktail No. 2. The first consists of Jamaican rum, apricot brandy, sloe gin, lime juice, and grenadine; the second has anisette, egg white, gin, and absinthe. We have provided the Millionaire recipe from The How and When cocktail book by Hyman Gale and Gerald F. Marco, first printed in 1938. Although it inspired the name for our Billionaire Cocktail (page 64), we have made some slight adjustments to the proportions and added lemon juice for balance.
Recipe information
Yield
makes 1 drink
Ingredients
Preparation
Step 1
Pour the bourbon, liqueur, egg white, grenadine, pastis, and juice into a mixing glass. Add large cold ice cubes and shake vigorously. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass and garnish with the nutmeg.
tasting notes
Step 2
Dominant Flavors: whiskey forward with candied fruit flavors
Step 3
Body: medium, creamy texture due to egg white
Step 4
Dryness: medium
Step 5
Complexity: high
Step 6
Accentuating or Contrasting Flavors: nutmeg and anise flavors against whiskey
Step 7
Finish: medium
Step 8
Glass: cocktail
