Ada Coleman
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Ada Coleman was head bartender at the Savoy Hotel in London for 23 years, the only woman to have held that position. While working at the Savoy, she invented the "hanky panky", a distinctive variation
Ada Coleman bartending at the Savoy, circa 1920
New Year's Eve at the Savoy Hotel 1907
The hanky panky cocktail
Savoy Hotel
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The Savoy Hotel is a luxury hotel located in the Strand in the City of Westminster in central London, England. Built by the impresario Richard D'Oyly Carte with profits from his Gilbert and Sullivan o
Ada Coleman
…Ada Coleman (1875–1966) was head bartender at the Savoy Hotel in London for 23 years, the only woman to have held that position. While working at the Savoy, she invented the "hanky panky", a distinctive variation…
The Savoy's main entrance from Strand
Statue of Peter, Count of Savoy, located at the entrance of the Savoy Hotel.
The Savoy Palace
Gondola party, 1905