Harry Craddock was a British-born bartender who spent years honing his craft at New York's Knickerbocker Hotel. When Prohibition began in 1920, he returned to London and joined the American Bar at The Savoy Hotel . Craddock became an industry titan, famously credited with inventing or popularizing classics such as:
: A signature gin-based cocktail he claimed as his own. The Savoy Cocktail Book
The book is more than a simple recipe list; it is a cultural artifact featuring over 750 recipes for everything from slings and fizzes to flips and juleps. Harry Craddock was a British-born bartender who spent
: He is widely credited with perfecting the recipe used in bars globally today. A Masterpiece of Mixology The book is more than a simple recipe
: A "bright-green potion" famously recommended to be drunk "quickly, while it's laughing at you".