Trader Vic's Bartender's Guide

Recipe versions

• Derby

  Trader Vic Bergeron · 1947 · unverified

  • 2 oz gin
  • 2 dashes peach bitters
  • Fresh mint

  Shake, strain.

• El Diablo

  Trader Vic Bergeron · 1946 · unverified

  • 1½ oz tequila
  • ½ oz crème de cassis
  • ½ oz lime
  • Ginger beer

  Build over ice.

• Fog Cutter

  Victor Bergeron · 1947 · unverified

  • 2 oz rum
  • 1 oz brandy
  • 1 oz gin
  • Lemon, orange, orgeat
  • Sherry float

  Shake, float sherry.

• Mai Tai

  Victor Bergeron · 1947 · unverified

  • 1 oz lime juice
  • ½ oz orange curaçao
  • ½ oz orgeat
  • ¼ oz simple syrup
  • 1 oz each gold Jamaica & Martinique rum

  Shake with crushed ice; mint and spent lime.

• Royal Bermuda Yacht Club

  Victor Bergeron · 1941 · unverified

  • 2 oz rum
  • ¾ oz lime
  • ½ oz falernum
  • ¼ oz curaçao

  Shake, strain.

• Scorpion

  Victor Bergeron · 1950 · unverified

  • 2 oz rum
  • 1 oz brandy
  • 2 oz orange
  • ½ oz lemon
  • ½ oz orgeat

  Blend with crushed ice.

• Suffering Bastard

  Victor Bergeron · 1947 · unverified

  • ½ oz brandy
  • ½ oz gin
  • ½ oz lime juice
  • 2 dashes bitters
  • Ginger beer to fill

  Shake first four, top with ginger beer.