Damn the Weather (cocktail)

Damn the Weather

Type	Cocktail
Primary alcohol by volume	Gin
Served	Straight up; without ice
Standard garnish	Slice of orange
Standard drinkware	Cocktail glass
Commonly used ingredients	1 measure gin 1/2 measure sweet vermouth 1/2 measure orange juice 1/4 measure orange curacao or triple sec
Preparation	Shake with ice and strain into a chilled large cocktail glass

A Damn the Weather (or Damn-the-Weather) is a Prohibition Era cocktail made with Gin, sweet vermouth, orange juice, and a sweetener (either Triple Sec or Curaçao). It is served shaken and chilled, often with a slice of orange.

History

Like many prohibition-era cocktails, the Damn the Weather was conceived as a way to hide the scent and flavor of poor quality homemade spirits, in this case bathtub gin.^[1] The original recipe was included in Harry Craddock's 1930 The Savoy Cocktail Book.^[1] A bar/restaurant in Seattle takes its name from the drink.^[1]

Variations

• The Despite the Weather cocktail is made with shochu, pisco, orange juice, lemon, passion fruit, and ginger syrup.^[1]
• The drink may be served over ice in a short glass.^[2]
• Grand Marnier or Cointreau may be substituted for the sweetener.^[3]

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