A Stinger is a duo cocktail created by adding crÃÆ'¨me de menthe to brandy (though recipes vary). The origin of cocktails can be traced to the United States in the 1890s, and this drink remained popular in America until the 1970s. It is seen as an upscale drink, and has a rather broad cultural impact.
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The Stinger originated around 1890. Cocktails may have come from The Judge, cocktails made with brandy, crÃÆ'¨me de menthe, and simple syrup found in William Schmidt's 1892 cocktail book The Flowing Bowl . It was soon popular in New York City, and was quickly recognized as a "community" drink (for example, only for the upper class). According to the bartender Jere Sullivan in his 1930 volume The Drinks of Yesteryear: A Mixology , Stinger remains an essential component of the bartender's repertoire until the Prohibition.
The Stinger was not originally seen as a cocktail (eg, drinks served before dinner), but more as a digestif (after dinner drinks). Writing in the 1910s and 1920s, Don Marquis's humor, "Hermione" (a fictitious do-gooder) refuses to call Stinger a cocktail, which shows his status in the upper class. Over time, however, Stinger came to be consumed like a cocktail.
Stinger is a popular drink during the American Prohibition, since crÃÆ'¨me de menthe can mask the flavors of low quality brandies available. Stinger began to lose support with Americans in the late 1970s, and not a famous cocktail in the early 21st century.
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Recipe
Stinger is a duo cocktail, as it uses only two ingredients: passion and liquor. Classic Stinger Recipe uses three parts brandy and one part white crÃÆ'¨me de menthe. However, Stinger's recipe varies, and some recipes require the same portion of brandy and crÃÆ'¨me de menthe. The mixture was initially stirred, though modern recipes needed it to be rocked with cracked ice. Early recipes required Stinger to be presented immediately, but since the end of the United States Prohibition, it became more common to be served on crushed ice.
Cognac, a brandy, was identified as the basis for Stinger as early as the "Cocktail" Boothby's 1905 supplement for his 1900, American Bar-Tender. In the 21st century, cognac is the most commonly used brand cited by the recipes for the Stinger base liquor.
The cocktail guide suggested to be served in a cocktail glass if served straight away, or in a stone glass if served with ice.
Variations
The Amaretto Stinger uses a 3-to-1 ratio of amaretto for white crÃÆ'¨me de menthe, while Irish Stinger uses the same piece of Irish cream liqueur and white crÃÆ'¨me de menthe.
The Mexican Stinger replaces tequila for brandy. "Vodka Stinger", also known as White Spider , uses vodka instead of brand.
A White Way Cocktail , which celebrates Broadway theater, is a Stinger made with gin rather than a brandy.
Mixologists Oliver Said and James Mellgren called a cocktail known as Stinger Sour. It's made with a 3-to-1-to-1 ratio of bourbon, peppermint schnapps, and lemon juice. This cocktail is not technically Stinger, because it eliminates crÃÆ'¨me de menthe.
Cultural impact
Stinger's popularity in New York City is so great that urban legends link cocktail puddles to the famous millionaire Reginald Vanderbilt. It further claimed that Stinger was Vanderbilt's favorite cocktail, and he spent hours making them to his guests.
Stinger's reputation as a community-high drink led to his appearance in several famous novels. James Bond and Tiffany Case each have a Stinger in the 1956 Diamonds Forever novel Ian Fleming . Alec Leamas spies drink Stingers in John le Carrà ©  © 1963 The Spy Who Came in from the Cold .
Vodka Stinger is the preferred drink for Joanne in the drama Company by Stephen Sondheim, with her call for one song "The Ladies Who Lunch".
This drink was also featured in the 2007 episode season "Nixon v. Kennedy", set in 1960. Stingers feature episode was made with Bacardi rum, as Bacardi was the series sponsor.
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