CONTENTS FOREWORD FOREWORD 3 THE AMERICAN BAR MOVED INTO ITS EXISTING FLAVOUR JOURNEY 4 LOCATION BETWEEN 1903 AND 1904 AND HAS BEEN HOME TO A HOST OF FAMOUS BARTENDERS SAVOY SONGBOOK COCKTAILS . 6 THROUGHOUT ITS HISTORY FOR REASONS NON-ALCOHOLIC COCKTAILS . 46 UNKNOWN, AND PERHAPS NOTHING BUT PURE VINTAGE COCKTAILS . 47 COINCIDENCE, THE SHAPE OF THE ROOM IS WINES AND CHAMPAGNES 48 THAT OF A GRAND PIANO SPIRITS . 52 Positioned in the middle of what For those who wish to sip a classic FOOD 60 resembles an amphitheatre cocktail whilst enjoying the music, rest arrangement sits our piano player; assured that the same pride and effort key to creating the unique atmosphere will be shown when making that drink for which the American Bar is so After all, where would we be without renowned, an atmosphere that stays a touch of Hanky Panky with you long after you’ve left This cocktail menu pays homage to This unique menu is available for these incredible musicians and song purchase and 13 of the songs have writers, who thrill our guests every been recorded by our resident pianist, evening of the week Jon Nickoll Please do ask your server for details The Savoy Songbook, created by the EXPERIENCE THE SAVOY SONGBOOK American Bar team, is a collection of You don’t just stay at The Savoy, 20 songs that inspire 20 cocktails The Savoy stays with you 2 3 THE SAVOY SONGBOOK BY THE AMERICAN BAR FLAVOUR JOURNEY TWENTY COCKTAILS 1 SUN SUN SUN 6 PLAYING IN THE STARS 11 BREATHLESS CHARM 16 SHE KNOWS 2 LOVE THRILL 7 WINDOW INTO PARADISE 12 GO GO GO 17 GHOST KING 3 DREAMER 8 I LOVE YOU 13 CRYSTAL STAR 18 RADIO HURRICANE 4 #NOMAKEUP 9 DONʼT PANIC 14 CONCRETE JUNGLE 19 MOONLIGHT KISS 5 BURNING BRIGHT 10 ELECTRIC LOVER 15 SOMEWHERE SAILINʼ 20 LONELY STREET LIGHT AND DELICATE DARK AND INTENSE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 LONG DRINK LENGTH SHORT 4 5 THE SAVOY SONGBOOK BY THE AMERICAN BAR SUN SUN SUN COCKTAIL NO 1 BOMBAY SAPPHIRE GIN WHITE CRÈME DE MENTHE ORANGE BLOSSOM YUZU WINE LIME EGG WHITE £20 ‘Sun Sun Sun’ reflects on the imagination of George Harrison, who wrote the song ‘Here Comes the Sun’, which then appeared on the famed Abbey Road album by the Beatles INSPIRATION “HERE COMES THE SUN” A SUGGESTED DISCRETIONARY SERVICE CHARGE OF 12.5% WILL BE ADDED TO YOUR FINAL ACCOUNT. ALL PRICES ARE INCLUSIVE OF VAT. 6 7 THE SAVOY SONGBOOK BY THE AMERICAN BAR LOVE THRILL COCKTAIL NO 2 BOMBAY SAPPHIRE GIN BANANA TIO PEPE FINO SHERRY COCCHI AMERICANO FIGARO £22 ‘Love Thrill’ represents how timeless love is ‘It Had To Be You’ was written in the 1920s and has been covered many times, the most famous being as the movie theme for When Harry Met Sally INSPIRATION “IT HAD TO BE YOU” A SUGGESTED DISCRETIONARY SERVICE CHARGE OF 12.5% WILL BE ADDED TO YOUR FINAL ACCOUNT. ALL PRICES ARE INCLUSIVE OF VAT. 8 9 THE SAVOY SONGBOOK BY THE AMERICAN BAR DREAMER COCKTAIL NO 3 GREY GOOSE VODKA DAMASCAN ROSE MUYU JASMINE VERTE LIQUEUR ARGAN TINCTURE PERRIER-JOUËT BELLE EPOQUE ROSÉ CHAMPAGNE £60 A ‘Dreamer’ cocktail designed for the dreamer in us all The inspiring song ‘Blue Moon’ is very much a true jazz standard having been covered by multiple artists, but it is Frank Sinatra’s voice that inspires the sound of this song in the American Bar INSPIRATION “ BLUE MOON” A SUGGESTED DISCRETIONARY SERVICE CHARGE OF 12.5% WILL BE ADDED TO YOUR FINAL ACCOUNT. ALL PRICES ARE INCLUSIVE OF VAT. 1 1 0 1 THE SAVOY SONGBOOK BY THE AMERICAN BAR #NOMAKEUP COCKTAIL NO 4 GREY GOOSE VODKA COCONUT WINE MARTINI BITTER SUPASAWA SPICED PINEAPPLE SYRUP CHAMPAGNE £25 The American Bar’s atmosphere owes much to songwriters such as Burt Bacharach, who wrote and produced ‘I say a Little Prayer’. This song simply had to feature on this menu Its lyrics inspire the name of the cocktail yet this drink is really a tribute to the life of the amazing Aretha Franklin INSPIRATION “ I SAY A LITTLE PRAYER” A SUGGESTED DISCRETIONARY SERVICE CHARGE OF 12.5% WILL BE ADDED TO YOUR FINAL ACCOUNT. ALL PRICES ARE INCLUSIVE OF VAT. 1 1 2 3 THE SAVOY SONGBOOK BY THE AMERICAN BAR BURNING BRIGHT COCKTAIL NO 5 BACARDI CARTA BLANCA RUM AMARO DISCARDED CASCARA VERMOUTH LIME GRAPEFRUIT £20 Dave Grohl, the front man of the Foo Fighters, said this song is about inspiration and the search for signs to feel alive This song is considered a modern classic and so makes it into our songbook INSPIRATION “ LEARN TO FLY” A SUGGESTED DISCRETIONARY SERVICE CHARGE OF 12.5% WILL BE ADDED TO YOUR FINAL ACCOUNT. ALL PRICES ARE INCLUSIVE OF VAT. 1 1 4 5 THE SAVOY SONGBOOK BY THE AMERICAN BAR PLAYING IN THE STARS COCKTAIL NO 6 GREY GOOSE VODKA MARTINI AMBRATO VERMOUTH VIOLET LIQUEUR YUZU WINE PISTACHIO ORGEAT LEMON CHAMPAGNE £25 This song has more connections to the American Bar than we can count In 1969 Neil Armstrong took a giant leap for mankind when the crew of Apollo 11 landed on the moon Joe Gilmore, then head bartender of the American Bar, created The Moonwalk cocktail in their honour and sent a portion each to NASA A thank you letter from Neil Armstrong himself can be found in our Savoy Museum Once again this drink pays tribute INSPIRATION to a milestone in history “ FLY ME TO THE MOON” A SUGGESTED DISCRETIONARY SERVICE CHARGE OF 12.5% WILL BE ADDED TO YOUR FINAL ACCOUNT. ALL PRICES ARE INCLUSIVE OF VAT. 1 1 6 7 THE SAVOY SONGBOOK BY THE AMERICAN BAR WINDOW INTO PARADISE COCKTAIL NO 7 BEEFEATER 24 GIN COCCHI ROSA RASPBERRY EAU DE VIE SENCHA CORDIAL PROSECCO LIQUORICE £22 Written by Ray Davies, this song describes the beautiful view he enjoyed crossing the Waterloo Bridge when he was studying at Croydon Art School The ‘Window into Paradise’ cocktail not only picks up on the lyrics of the song, but also has the same colour as the beautiful sunset you can see through our American Bar windows INSPIRATION “ WATERLOO SUNSET” A SUGGESTED DISCRETIONARY SERVICE CHARGE OF 12.5% WILL BE ADDED TO YOUR FINAL ACCOUNT. ALL PRICES ARE INCLUSIVE OF VAT. 1 1 8 9 THE SAVOY SONGBOOK BY THE AMERICAN BAR I LOVE YOU COCKTAIL NO 8 DRINK 1 DRINK 2 BACARDI HERITAGE RUM BOMBAY SAPPHIRE GIN COCCHI TORINO VERMOUTH OLD DUFF GENEVER RUBY PORT EMPIRICAL SPIRITS FALLEN PONY COCONUT CAMPARI VERJUS SUPASAWA EGG WHITE RHUM AGRICOLE CITRUS HUSK SYRUP £50 This sharing cocktail is comprised of two drinks because, like the song ‘Somethin’ Stupid’, this is a cocktail duet Lose your inhibitions, simply whisper ‘I love you’ and the drinks shall arrive soon INSPIRATION “ SOMETHIN' STUPID” A SUGGESTED DISCRETIONARY SERVICE CHARGE OF 12.5% WILL BE ADDED TO YOUR FINAL ACCOUNT. ALL PRICES ARE INCLUSIVE OF VAT. 2 2 0 1 THE SAVOY SONGBOOK BY THE AMERICAN BAR DON’T PANIC COCKTAIL NO 9 DIPLOMÁTICO RESERVA EXCLUSIVA RUM ITALICUS OLOROSO SHERRY HIBISCUS WATER TONIC £22 The ‘Don’t Panic’ cocktail travels in time to when Elon Musk sent a car into orbit, still floating out there today, with ‘Space Oddity’ playing on loop and the words ‘Don’t Panic’ on a screen instead of satellite navigation INSPIRATION “ SPACE ODDITY” A SUGGESTED DISCRETIONARY SERVICE CHARGE OF 12.5% WILL BE ADDED TO YOUR FINAL ACCOUNT. ALL PRICES ARE INCLUSIVE OF VAT. 2 2 2 3 THE SAVOY SONGBOOK BY THE AMERICAN BAR ELECTRIC LOVER COCKTAIL NO 1 0 HENDRICK’S GIN QUINCE LIQUEUR MINT LEMON GLITTER CINNAMON SYRUP ANGOSTURA BITTERS ALMOND ESSENCE PROSECCO £25 Prince himself very much inspired the name ‘Electric Lover’ for his performance of ‘Purple Rain’ during the 2007 Super Bowl halftime show Arguably the greatest Super Bowl performance in history INSPIRATION “ PURPLE RAIN” A SUGGESTED DISCRETIONARY SERVICE CHARGE OF 12.5% WILL BE ADDED TO YOUR FINAL ACCOUNT. ALL PRICES ARE INCLUSIVE OF VAT. 2 2 4 5 THE SAVOY SONGBOOK BY THE AMERICAN BAR BREATHLESS CHARM COCKTAIL NO 1 1 MICHTER’S BOURBON MUYU VETIVER GRIS LIQUEUR H. THEORIA HYSTÉRIE LIQUEUR ARGAN TINCTURE ORANGE BLOSSOM OPOPANAX HONEY SODA £30 The ‘Breathless Charm’ cocktail will take your breath away each time The inspiring jazz standard, ‘The Way You Look Tonight’ emerged through the dance and style of the one and only Fred Astaire, when he performed this song in the movie ‘Swing Time’. INSPIRATION “ THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT” A SUGGESTED DISCRETIONARY SERVICE CHARGE OF 12.5% WILL BE ADDED TO YOUR FINAL ACCOUNT. ALL PRICES ARE INCLUSIVE OF VAT. 2 2 6 7 THE SAVOY SONGBOOK BY THE AMERICAN BAR GO GO GO COCKTAIL NO 1 2 PATRÓN SILVER TEQUILA AVOCADO KUMQUAT LIME MANGO AND PASSION FRUIT CORDIAL IPA BEER £22 Whilst writing this menu it was essential to celebrate the music of the Londoner, Amy Winehouse, whose songs have made their way onto our music programme Former team members have many stories about Amy that, for now, will have to remain secret In their place, enjoy ‘Go Go Go’. INSPIRATION “ REHAB” A SUGGESTED DISCRETIONARY SERVICE CHARGE OF 12.5% WILL BE ADDED TO YOUR FINAL ACCOUNT. ALL PRICES ARE INCLUSIVE OF VAT. 2 2 8 9 THE SAVOY SONGBOOK BY THE AMERICAN BAR CRYSTAL STAR COCKTAIL NO 1 3 STAR OF BOMBAY GIN CHARTREUSE AND GERANIUM CORDIAL MUYU CHINOTTO NERO LIQUEUR WHITE PORT £25 The ‘Crystal Star’ takes its inspiration from the suitably named ‘American Bar Song’, which is written and performed by our very own resident pianist Jon Nickoll Jon has released this song in his fifteenth and Crystal year of playing the piano at The Savoy INSPIRATION “ AMERICAN BAR SONG” A SUGGESTED DISCRETIONARY SERVICE CHARGE OF 12.5% WILL BE ADDED TO YOUR FINAL ACCOUNT.