The Satan’s Whiskers is a prohibition era cocktail and is more or less a development of The Bronx, that was created in around 1899. Satan’s Whiskers might have seen the light of day during the 1920s at a speakeasy in LA called the Embassy Club. It was possibly invented by the owner of the club called Adolphe “Eddie” Brandstatter, the Wolfgang Puch of his days, catering to the Hollywood celebrity of the time. One Mr Brandstatter’s other hot spots in LA, Café Montmartre was described as “the center of Hollywood Life…”.

The cocktail was first published in Harry Craddock’s “Savoy Cocktail Book” printed in 1930 and was presented in two versions. If you ask for it “curled”, it is made with orange Curaçao and this is the version you drink when the sun is up. If instead you’d like the Satan’s Whiskers “straight”, it is made with Grand Marnier and is supposedly more suitable for night time drinking.

The glass, simply called Tapio was designed by Finnish designer Tapio Wirkkala in 1954.

Product information

This is one in a series of illustrations of classic cocktail recipes with a selection of the most beautifully designed glasses.

The size 40x50 cm (approx 16x20”) are signed and printed on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Bright White 310g archival paper and are sold in a limited edition of 50 prints.

The size 30x40 cm (approx 12x16”) are printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art Studio Enhanced 210g archival paper.