Montgomery

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MONTGOMERY (or "A visit with the General")

ORIGIN Created by Earnest Hemingway at Harry's Bar, Venice. Named for Sir Bernard Law Montgomery of the British Eighth Army, the drink's proportions of gin to vermouth (at 15 to 1) are said to represent the General's requirement for outnumbering the enemy prior to engagement.

ORIGINAL RECIPE 15 parts Gin to 1 part Dry Vermouth, i.e 3 3/4oz Gin, 1/4oz Dry Vermouth, shaken or stirred and served "up" in a cocktail glass.

COMMON RECIPES The total volume of the drink may vary but the proportions should allways remain 15:1

Webtender.com Discussion Board Threads on the MONTGOMERY http://www.webtender.com/iforum/message.cgi?id=31358

External links http://blogs.salon.com/0004535/stories/2005/05/24/theMontgomery.html

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