Fog Cutter
Fog Cutter: Trader Vic's Multi-Spirit Tiki Warning
The Fog Cutter is a popular faux-Polynesian punch invented by "Trader Vic" Bergeron by 1940, notable for its unusual mixture of three base spirits and because it was the first "tiki" drink served in a bespoke ceramic mug designed specifically for it Spirits & Distilling. It first appears in his 1946 Trader Vic's Book of Food and Drink accompanied by his "TV" logo signifying that this is a Trader Vic signature cocktail Difford's Guide.
The name derives from a nineteenth-century American slang term for a morning eye-opener drink. The recipe for the drink is the same in both Bergeron's original 1947 Bartender's Guide and his revised version from 1972. The revised version carries a quote describing the cocktail: "Fog Cutter, hell. After two of these, you won't even see the stuff" Wikipedia. Due to its high alcohol content, Trader Vic's enforced a strict two-drink maximum per customer.
Bergeron revised the drink in the 1950s to make it less potent, calling it the Samoan Fog Cutter Wikipedia, using less rum and brandy while blending rather than shaking.
RECIPE:
2 oz light Puerto Rican rum
1 oz brandy
½ oz gin
2 oz lemon juice
1 oz orange juice
½ oz orgeat syrup
Sherry float
Method:
Shake all ingredients except sherry with ice
Pour unstrained into tall glass
Add ice cubes
Float sherry on top
Garnish with mint