exploring the history and stories behind the world's exclusive 'Member's Only' Clubs and the cocktails they inspired. The Pegu, Clover, Turf and Royal Bermuda are but a few of these drinks that have slipped into the mainstream bar world, it's time to talk about where they came from and the stories of how they came about.

1. and the exclusive clubs that inspired them
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2. WHAT IS A MEMBERS CLUB?
"Why won't those stupid idiots let me into their crappy club for jerks?"

3. WHAT IS A MEMBERS CLUB?

4. BEGININGS
• English aristocracy
• London’s West End in the late 19th
century
• Illegal activities
• Gambling & Prostitution
• For “Gentlemen” Only
• No middle/lower classes
• 20th c. - Retreats for men
• Relax, drink, socialize
• Newly graduated could make
connections and rent a room

5. FAMOUS CLUBS

6. MILK & HONEY

7. ALGONQUIN COCKTAIL
1 ½ oz Rye Whiskey
¾ oz Dry Vermouth
¾ oz Pineapple Juice
(suggested) dash orange bitters
Shaken & Strained
Cocktail Glass
Garnish: Cherry, Orange Twist or Pineapple

8. CENTURY CLUB PUNCH
Take 1 pint of old Santa Cruz rum
1 pint of old Jamaica Rum
5 pints of water
With the addition of lemon juice and sugar to
Suit the taste, this makes a nice punch
The precise portions of spirit and water, or even
Of the acidity and sweetness, can have no general
Rule, as scarcely two persons make punch alike.
-Jerry Thomas
How to Mix Drinks (Bon Vivant’s Companion)
1862

9. CLOVER CLUB
"Into a mixing glass of cracked ice, place two
barspoonfuls of imported Grenadine syrup
(raspberry syrup will answer the purpose), just
enough fresh squeezed lemon juice to overcome
the sweetness of the syrup, half of the white of an
egg, and a jigger of Coates Plymouth gin; shake
thoroughly, strain into a small claret glass, and
serve.“
-William Boothby
The World’s Drinks and How to Mix Them
1908

10. CLOVER CLUB
"Into a mixing glass of cracked ice, place two
barspoonfuls of imported Grenadine syrup
(raspberry syrup will answer the purpose), just
enough fresh squeezed lemon juice to overcome
the sweetness of the syrup, half of the white of an
egg, and a jigger of Coates Plymouth gin; shake
thoroughly, strain into a small claret glass, and
serve.“
-William Boothby
The World’s Drinks and How to Mix Them
1908

11. DETROIT ATHLETIC CLUB
1 jigger Bourbon
1 ½ jiggers Gin
1 jigger fresh lemon juice
½ jigger simple sirup
White 1 Egg
Mix all ingredients and frappe

12. DETROIT ATHLETIC CLUB’S
LAST WORD
“This cocktail was introduced around here about
thirty years ago
Frank Fogarty, who was very well known in
Vaudeville. He was called the ‘Dublin Minstrel,’
and was a very fine monologue artist”
¼ dry gin
¼ maraschino
¼ chartreuse
¼ lime juice
Ice
Serve in cocktail glass

13. FISH HOUSE PUNCH
To 1 pint of lemon or lime juice add
3 pints of mixture given below
10 pints of water
4 pounds of best loaf sugar
When ice is put in use less water
The mixture:
½ pint Jamaica rum
¼ pint Cognac brandy
¼ pint best peach brandy
dated 1795
-source: Philadelphia Telegraph, 1880

14. THE LAMBS CLUB
LAMBS CLUB COCKTAIL – 1908, Boothby
1 oz Plymouth Gin
1 oz Dry Vermouth
1 oz Cinzano (specified)
5 Drops of Benedictine
Frappé & serve in a cocktail glass
LAMBS CLUB SPECIAL – 1951, Saucier
1 barspoon powdered sugar
1 oz Lemon Juice
1½ oz bonded Bourbon
⅓ barspoon egg white
4 dashes Pernod
Shake and strain into Delmonico Glass.
Top with Pernod

15. THE PEGU CLUB

16. THE PEGU CLUB

17. THE PENDENNIS CLUB
1 jigger of dry gin
½ jigger of the best dry apricot brandy
juice of 1 lime or ½ a small lemon
2 dashes of Peychaud’s
Stirred and strained over a halved ripe kumquat
in a Manhattan glass
-Charles H Baker
Gentleman's Companion
1939

18. THE PENDENNIS CLUB

19. (MONTAUK) RIDING CLUB
1 jigger calisaya
1 dash Angostura bitters
1 dash acid phosphate
Stir with ice and strain into a Manhattan glass.
-George J. Kappeler
Modern American Drinks
1895

20. ROYAL BERMUDA YACHT CLUB
3 parts Barbados Rum
1 part Lime Juice
½ part Falernum or sugar syrup
1 dash Cointreau or Brandy
Shake with plenty of ice and strain into cocktail
glass.
-Crosby Gaige
Cocktail Guide and Ladies Home Companion
1941

21. ST. CECILIA SOCIETY PUNCH
1 fifth Peach or Apricot Brandy
1 pint “good old” Jamaican Rum
4 quarts dry champagne
1 bottle Cognac
3 cups sugar
1 ripe fresh pineapple
6 lemons or 10 limes sliced thin
1 quart of green tea
2 quarts Club soda
-Charles Baker
The Gentleman's Companion
1941

22. TURF CLUB(S)
Some amount of some style of Gin
Some amount of some style of Vermouth
Some amount of some style of Bitters
Maybe maraschino
Maybe absinthe
Could be with an olive
…or a lemon twist
1859 Leonard Jerome Mansion – former home of the NY Turf Club

23. TURF CLUB(S)
How to Mix Drinks-Bar-Keepers Handbook 1884
Modern American Drinks 1895
Bartenders Manual 1900
The Savoy Cocktail Book 1930
The Old Waldorf Astoria Bar Book 1895

24. UPISSIPPI (TRANSPORTATION
CLUB) COCKTAIL
1 part Plymouth Gin
1 part French Vermouth
1 dash Cinzano Italian Vermouth
1 dash Pomeranzen Spiritus
Twist of lemon peel
Note: - Pomeranzen Spiritus us distilled from
pomegranates and is very popular in the Orient as a
flavour for all beverages containing Gin.
-William Boothby
The World’s Drinks and How to Mix Them
1908

25. THE VANCOUVER CLUB
COCKTAIL
40ml Bowmore 15 Year Scotch
20ml Verdelho Madeira
15ml Amaro Averna
5 dashes Scrappy’s Orange Bitters
Stir & Strain into a Cocktail Glass.
Zest with the oil of an Orange Rind
-Tristan Ley & Alex Black
2015

26. VANCOUVER CLUB

27. THANK YOU