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Jeans, £95, Blazer,
WHERE TO TRY IT by Gant £275, WHERE TO TRY IT
Trading up
Jacket, £395, by Tommy
by J Crew at Hilfiger Your East Coast style will look
You don’t have to be Stateside
Mr Porter perfectly at home in these
of its own
to drink cocktails worthy of Wall
upmarket watering holes
Street. Try these British bankers’
favourites instead.
THE MANHATTAN
Raise the bar with the New York As with so many of the classics,
power brokers’ cocktail of choice: the origins of the Manhattan is This spring/summer, toast the resurgence of Ivy League style
obscure. Though popular myth
a Woodford Reserve Manhattan has it that it was created under with a classic American drink: the Woodfordian
the instructions of Winston
THE BOTANIST
Churchill’s mother, in reality it
COQ D’ARGENT, LONDON
THE WOODFORDIAN RECIPE Preppy has never been out of
is more likely to have first been
Whether al fresco on the terrace, INGREDIENTS style in this part of London, so
mixed at a bar on Broadway near
or in the busy brasserie-cum-bar, As with all the best cocktails, 50ml Woodford Reserve you can rub cashmere-clad
Houston Street in the mid-19th Ginger ale
lap up the views across London’s the Woodfordian is a twist on shoulders with the locals while
century. By 1884, the recipe as Lime wedge
Square Mile. The Coq boasts a a classic — rye and ginger — sipping well-made drinks. While
we know it had been recorded in
impressive cocktail list, but stick which was originally METHOD relaxed and airy for lunch, come
Byron’s Modern Bartenders’ Guide.
Shirt, £165, Pour the Woodford Reserve cocktail hour this place is packed,
Complex and aromatic, the Leather bag, with the classics and order a conceived in the (surprisingly)
by Turnbull bourbon into a tall glass filled
Woodford Reserve Manhattan. fertile ground of Prohibition. so book ahead. 7 Sloane Square,
Manhattan cocktail combines & Asser at £515, by with ice, add a small squeeze of
the sweet, smooth, spiciness of Dunhill at 1 Poultry, London EC2 (+44 20 7395 Prior to the Twenties, straight lime and top up with ginger ale. London SW1 (+44 20 7730 0077
Mr Porter
Garnish with a lime wedge. Shirt, £185, thebotanistonsloanesquare.com)
Woodford Reserve bourbon with Mr Porter 5000 coqdargent.co.uk) rye whiskey was the drink of
by Gucci at
herbal vermouth and, for balance, working-class USA, but once mrporter.com
a dash of bitters. Bittersweet Money clip, alcohol was banned the
£95, by quality of whiskey became
notes from the cherry garnish
Tommy Hilfiger
Aspinal
Viktor & Rolf
bring the bourbon’s fruitiness questionable. To make it Socks, £15, by
palatable, ginger ales, such Smart Turnout
to the fore. It’s the best possible
showcase for a small-batch as Canada Dry, were added to
crafted whiskey. the spirit. Although created
more by accident than design,
the combination became
NOTTING HILL BRASSERIE
RECIPE TIGERLILY, EDINBURGH popular, earning its place in Shoes, £170,
by Grenson
INGREDIENTS
GET THE LOOK Tie, £75, by
Behind the Georgian facade lies
this thoroughly modern bar and
the States’ drinking lexicon. Ninety-two, the Brasserie’s
discreet bar, gets the balance of
Canali at The Woodfordian is a neat
40ml Woodford Reserve restaurant. Glistening bottles and understated luxury and enjoyable
20ml Martini Rosso Mr Porter way to bring rye and ginger up
2 dashes Angostura bitters To say style matters on Wall Street is sparkling service make Tigerlily a to date, switching straight rye ambiance just right. Pull up a chair
Maraschino cherry to garnish an understatement: the firm you work must-visit on the Edinburgh bar for hand-crafted bourbon. The at the chrome-clad bar for a
for, your seniority, your salary, whether scene. The expert bartenders blend of ginger and zesty lime pre- or post-dinner cocktail, or
METHOD
Stir all the ingredients with ice,
you’re sell- or buy-side and a myriad deliver an impeccably made with the smooth and spicy perhaps a glass of champagne.
strain into a pre-chilled cocktail of other subtleties can influence your Manhattan with ease, either at Woodford Reserve makes for It’s a true neighbourhood gem.
glass and garnish with a cherry. dress code. But the beating heart the bar or from a trolley at your a complex drink that’s as 92 Kensington Park Road, Notting
of any banker’s wardrobe is the suit. table. 125 George Street (+44 131 American as apple pie — and Hill Gate, London W11
Opt for a neat cut in a conservative 225 5005 tigerlilyedinburgh.co.uk) every bit as tasty. (nottinghillbrasserie.com)
colour — brands such as Brooks
Brothers are famously popular with Braces, £55, FINISHING TOUCHES GET THE LOOK
Woodford Reserve is available to purchase in Waitrose, Tesco, Ocado,
FROM ACROSS THE POND the Wall Street contingent. If you’re Woodford Reserve is available to purchase in Waitrose, Tesco, Ocado, Ensure that your
Asda and other good retailers. Please enjoy responsibly (drinkaware.co.uk) by Drakes at
Asda and other good retailers. Please enjoy responsibly (drinkaware.co.uk)
channelling Gordon Gekko in Wall Mr Porter cocktail preparation You don’t need a degree from
As cocktail is as slick as your
Street: Money Never Sleeps, then a shirt Princeton to carry off preppy
historian David ensemble with the right
with a contrast collar and cuffs should
SETTING THE SCENE Right: New York Wondrich writes for
do the job. Pair it with a medium-width SETTING THE SCENE kit. This sleek citrus-
style, just look to the old-guard
of Ivy League outfitters. This
City’s famous US Esquire: “When squeezer, by Philippe
Wall Street. properly built, the silk tie in a classic colour such as navy season’s collections from Ralph
Starck, is a design
If you work on New York’s Wall Street, Below: Keep up Manhattan is the or burgundy. The key rule to remember Unapologetically well-educated and spring/summer sees its return to Lauren, Tommy Hilfiger and
to date with the classic that’s as
lunch might be for wimps but cocktail only cocktail that is this: don’t out-dress your boss, your ROYAL EXCHANGE GRAND CAFE unashamedly well-connected, Ivy the mainstream — and not just on functional as it is Brooks Brothers feature all the PARK HOUSE
Wall Street
hour is de rigueur. For centuries, its Journal online can slug it out bonus might depend on it. This legendary building is a League students came to define a the catwalk. Publishers have been attractive — perfect staples: embossed blazers, With the look and feel of a country
toe-to-toe with the monument to banking. Swot up for juicing limes for
bankers, power brokers and traders have distinct era in American style. vying to get preppy-inspired books neat polos, sharply pleated club, this chic bolt-hole (strictly
martini. It’s bold Albermarle on your history of the business
congregated in the Midtown financial Conceived in the hallowed halls of to market, from True Prep, Lisa your Woodfordian. And chinos and boat shoes (the best members only) has all the
and fortifying, yet shoes, £640,
centre, working hard and playing harder by admiring the 24 panels of art Yale, Harvard, Princeton, Brown et Birnbach’s update on the satirical make sure your ginger option if you want to wear your wood-panelled grandeur you
as relaxing as a by Edward
(as the slick bars and world-class dating from 1882, which depict ale is as high quality
deep massage. JP Green al, this smart-casual aesthetic — Official Preppy Handbook (published trousers short and show your could require. Well-trained staff
the life of the City, while savouring as your bourbon: we like
restaurants they frequent testify). Take, Morgan used to have synonymous with badge-adorned in 1980), to Take Ivy, the much- ankles). For a more British twist, serve faultless cocktails, while
a cocktail from the same era. Fever-Tree (available
for example, the old-school Men’s Bar — one at the close of blazers, Oxford shirts and chinos — awaited reissue of Teruyoshi try preppy brands such as Aubin you relax and enjoy the views over
The Royal Exchange, London EC3V nationwide).
AKA the Bull & Bear — at the Waldorf- each trading day. was the unofficial uniform of the Hayashida’s 1965 photo essay. & Wills. Done well, Ivy League the gardens below.
Astoria: it opens at 4pm, just as the stock It’s that kind (+44 20 7618 2480 royalexchange- Wasps (and those who emulated So sling your sweater round your Above: Harvard University in Citrus-squeezer, £47, by Alessi. style will look as at home in 20 Park Place, Cardiff (+44 29 2022
market closes, serving perfectly made of drink.” grandcafe.co.uk) them). Though Ivy League style has shoulders, mix up a cocktail and
Cambridge Massachusetts
Left: True Prep by Lisa Birnbach Ginger ale, £1.79, by Fever-tree town as it does in the Hamptons. 4343 parkhouseclub.com)
Manhattans to its exacting clientele. never disappeared completely, this prepare for the next preppidemic. with Chip Kidd
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SETTING THE SCENE
THE WHISKEY SOUR WHERE TO TRY IT
The whiskey sour was the drink of
the Forties, when film-noir detectives Originally defined in the early 19th century These sophisticated drinking dens
stalked the silver screen and always as a simple thing (a mixture of spirit, sugar, are the perfect place to savour a
Woodford Reserve
got their guy (if not the girl). And bitters and water), the “cocktail” has been is available to whiskey sour. Trilby not required
now, following the recent smash-hit through many periods of reinvention. The purchase in
game LA Noire, brooding lawmen in Eighties saw bartenders distracted by Waitrose, Tesco,
Ocado, Asda and
the mould of The Big Sleep’s Philip elaborate, umbrella-garnished confections, other good
Marlowe are very much back in style. and men retreated to the safety of drinking retailers. Please
In fact, much of the Forties feel enjoy responsibly
spirits “on the rocks”. Thankfully, in recent
(drinkaware.co.uk)
— from the suits to the speakeasies, times cocktail trends have come full circle
the tough times to the hard liquor and unadorned classics are back on the menu.
— is relevant right now. As autumn These old-school recipes rely on precise
approaches, take your cues from the quantities of premium ingredients to succeed. MONTGOMERY PLACE
noir genre and enjoy sophisticated Take the whiskey sour, which was reputedly Inspired by cocktail drinking’s heyday
Rex
drinking in jazz-soaked stylish bars. created by Englishman Elliot Stubb in the and Fifties New York, this intimate
Rex
1870s when he ran a bar in Peru. The venue mixes modern luxuries with a
Clockwise from top left: Bird & Diz by jazz saxophonist Charlie Parker and combination of lemon, sugar and bourbon over vintage style to good effect. The
Clockwise from top left: Bird & Diz by jazz and Barbara Stanwyck Parker and
trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie; Fred MacMurray saxophonist Charlie in 1944’s ice is a sublime drink, which reached its back bar glints invitingly with a
trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie; Chandler's classic crime novel, The Big 1944’s
Double Indemnity; Raymond Fred MacMurray and Barbara Stanwyck in Sleep
apogee of popularity in the Forties. fulsome selection of spirits, and the
Double Indemnity; Raymond Chandler's classic crime novel, The Big Sleep
To taste this underrated, purist’s favourite American-style snack list is worth
Dark spirit
properly, you’ll need just-squeezed citrus tucking into. 31 Kensington Park Road,
juice, freshly made ice and a top-notch London W11 (montgomeryplace.co.uk)
bourbon. Small-batch triple
distilled Woodford Reserve has
natural sweetness and rich,
honeyed flavours, which
contrast with the lemon,
Inspired by film noir’s cool, edgy Forties aesthetic, a making it the perfect pour
Woodford Reserve whiskey sour is our drink of the moment for a whiskey sour.
69 COLEBROOKE ROW
Cocktail maestro Tony Conigliaro’s
London bar, 69 Colebrooke, serves
some of the best drinks in town in
one of the coolest locations. Its
dimly lit, noir-inspired interior is
simply and stylishly done. Pull up a
wooden bar stool and watch the
Clockwise from top: mixologists at work — a whiskey sour
trenchcoat, £995, by
Burberry; white shirt,
is a great place to start.
£85, by Brooks 69 Colebrooke Row London N1 (+44
Brothers; tie, £270, 7540 528 593 69colebrookerow.com)
by Lanvin; Oxford
shoes, £655, by John
Lobb, all at mrporter.
com. Trilby, £195, by
Lock & Co Hatters
GET THE LOOK
Lanvin
Channel Humphrey Bogart and RECIPE
Robert Mitchum at their sleuthing THE RACONTEUR
INGREDIENTS
best to get the Forties look bang The bar stalwarts behind cocktail
50ml Woodford Reserve
on. A trench coat — see this 25ml lemon juice tavern The Raconteur have got it
1tsp caster sugar bang on. Its carefully thought-out
month’s back page — is an
essential for autumn/winter
½ egg white (optional) MIX IT UP drinks, both classic and newly
A now classic variation on the
(Burberry and Aquascutum make METHOD whiskey sour is to shake it with an invented, are excellent, and the
timeless examples), and is key to Shake all the ingredients (add the egg white. The protein acts as an Woodford Reserve sours are served
egg white for that creamy texture) emulsifier to create a smooth and as we like them: correctly garnished
the moody silhouette. Team this with ice and strain into an silky textured drink that enhances
with dark suiting — but make sure ice-filled rocks glass. Garnish the soft flavours in the Woodford
and with some nibbles on the side.
the look is contemporary by with a maraschino cherry. Reserve — such as the vanilla, which 50 Dean Street, Stockbridge,
keeping the cut slim.
comes from the charred oak barrels. Edinburgh (+44 131 343 3221
theraconteuredinburgh.com)
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