Jerry Thomas’
Bartender’s Guide
or
How to Mix Drinks.
Brandy Cocktail.
(Use small bar-glass.)
- Take 3 or 4 dashes of gum syrup.
- Take 2 dashes of bitters (Boker’s or Angostura).
- Take 1 wine-glass of brandy.
- Take 1 or 2 dashes of Curagoa.
Fill the glass one-third full of shaved ice, shake up well and strain into a cocktail glass. Twist a small piece of lemon rind in it and serve.
Improved Brandy Cocktail.
(Use ordinary bar-glass.)
- Take 2 dashes Boker’s (or Angostura) Bitters.
- Take 3 dashes gum syrup.
- Take 2 dashes Maraschino.
- Take 1 dash Absinthe.
- Take 1 small piece of the yellow rind of a lemon, twisted to express the oil.
- Take 1 small wine-glass of brandy.
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