Combine gin, sweet vermouth, and brandy in a mixing glass.
Add ice and stir for 20–25 seconds until well chilled and properly diluted.
Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
Serve immediately, ungarnished.
This is a stirred, spirit-forward cocktail and should never be shaken - stirring preserves the silky texture and clarity that make the Victor so refined. The original recipe appears in various interwar-era bar manuals, making it a genuine pre-Prohibition-era classic worth revisiting.
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