Gin Cocktails
Income Tax Cocktail
Income Tax Cocktail Ingredients
2 oz. Gordon's London Dry
1 oz. Fresh orange juice
0.25 oz. Martini & Rossi Vermouth Rosso
0.25 oz. Martini & Rossi Extra Dry Vermouth
2 dashes Angostura Aromatic Bitters
Garnish
Orange wheel
Income Tax Cocktail Preparation
Combine all ingredients in a shaker and add ice. Shake hard. Fine strain into a coupe or stemmed cocktail glass. Garnish with an orange wheel.
Income Tax Cocktail Story
First appearing in Harry Craddock’s 1930 Savoy Cocktail Book, the Income Tax owes its existence to the more celebrated Bronx cocktail, created in 1906 by Waldorf Astoria bartender Johnny Solon. Solon’s drink was a novel and delicate mix of fresh orange juice, gin, and two vermouths. The addition of bitters to the Bronx cocktail likely went a long way in earning this variation its own name. Just as the Bronx had only an anecdotal relation to the Bronx Zoo, it’s not likely that the Income Tax owes anything to the Internal Revenue Service.