Description
Cocktails should be thoroughly mixed and properly strained. A double strainer is preferable.
Whisky Cocktails.
Use small mixing glass.
2 dashes Peychaud bitters or Angostura
2 dashes syrup
1 jigger good whisky
Piece lemon peel
Small quantity shaved ice
Stir well and strain into a cocktail glass.
Brandy Cocktail.
Use small mixing glass.
2 dashes Peychaud or Angostura bitters 2 dashes syrup
1 jigger good brandy
Piece lemon peel
Shaved ice
Stir well and strain into cocktail glass.
Holland Gin Cocktail.
Same as whisky cocktail, except use gin instead of whisky.
Tom Gin Cocktail.
Same as whisky cocktail, except use Tom gin in place of whisky.
Tom Gin Cocktail,
Orange Bitters.
Same as above, except use orange bitters in place of Angostura or Peychaud.
Tom Gin Cocktail, Dry.
Same as Tom gin cocktail, except to omit the syrup.
Martini Cocktail.
2 dashes orange hitters
1 dash syrup
1/2 jigger Tom gin
1/2 jigger Italian vermouth
Piece lemon peel
Ice
Strain into cocktail glass.
Martini Cocktail, Dry (1).
Same as above except to omit the syrup.
Martini Cocktail, Dry (2).
Use small mixing glass, into which put
2 dashes of orange bitters
Piece of lemon peel
2 or 3 lumps of ice
1/3 jigger of French vermouth
2/3 jigger of dry gin
Stir well and strain into a cocktail glass.
Martini Cocktail, Dry (3).
Same as above, except use Plymouth gin in place of dry gin.
Manhattan Cocktail.
1 dash orange hitters
1 dash Peychaud bitters
1 dash syrup
1/2 jigger whisky
1/2 jigger Italian vermouth
Piece of lemon peel
Ice
Strain into cocktail glass.
Manhattan Cocktail, Dry.
Same as above, except omit the syrup.
Fourth Regiment Cocktail.
1 dash orange hitters
1 dash Peychaud bitters
1 dash celery bitters
1/2 jigger whisky
1/2 jigger Italian vermouth
Piece of lemon peel
Ice
Stir and strain into cocktail glass.
Brighton Cocktail.
2 dashes orange bitters
1 dash syrup
1/2 jigger Holland gin
1/2 jigger Italian vermouth
Piece of lemon peel
Stir and strain into cocktail glass.
Plymouth Gin Cocktail.
2 dashes orange or Peychaud bitters, whichever customer desires
1 dash syrup
1 jigger Plymouth gin
Piece of lemon peel
Ice
Stir and strain into cocktail glass.
Crisp Cocktail.
(Was a specialty of Kinsley’s.)
2 dashes orange bitters
1/2 jigger Plymouth gin
1/2 jigger French vermouth
Piece of lemon peel
Ice
Stir and strain into cocktail glass.
Lemon peel
Ice
Stir and strain into cocktail glass.
Chocolate Cocktail.
Use small mixing glass, into which break one egg.
1 jigger port wine
1 teaspoonful fine sugar
Fill glass with fine ice, shake well and strain into Burgundy glass.
Bob Roy Cocktail.
2 dashes orange bitters
1/2 jigger Scotch whisky
1 dash Peychaud bitters
1/2 jigger Italian vermouth
Olivette Cocktail.
1 dash orange bitters
1 dash Peychaud bitters
1/2 jigger Plymouth gin
1/2 jigger French vermouth
Lemon peel
Ice
Stir and strain into cocktail glass, then put in one olive.
Scotch Whisky Cocktail.
Same as whisky cocktail, except substitute Scotch whisky in place of rye or bourbon.
Vermouth Cocktail.
1 dash orange bitters
1 dash Peychaud bitters
1 dash syrup
1 jigger either French or Italian vermouth, whichever customer prefers
Lemon peel
Ice
Stir and strain into cocktail glass.
Sherry Cocktail.
1 dash orange titters
1 dash Peychaud bitters
1 jigger sherry
Lemon peel
Ice
Stir and strain into cocktail glass.
Trilby Cocktail.
1 dash orange bitters
1/2 pony glass creme de Yvette
1/2 jigger of dry gin
Lemon peal
Ice
Stir and strain into cocktail glass.
Sloe Gin Cocktail.
1 dash orange bitters
1/2 jigger sloe gin
1/2 jigger dry gin
Lemon peel
Ice
Stir and strain into cocktail glass.
Star Cocktail.
1 dash orange bitters
1/2 jigger apple brandy
1/2 jigger Italian vermouth
Lemon peel
Ice
Stir and strain into cocktail glass.
Yale Cocktail.
1 dash orange bitters
1 dash absinthe
1 jigger Tom gin
Lemon peel Ice
Stir and strain in cocktail glass and squirt a little seltzer in the glass.
Soda Cocktail.
Use large glass and lump ice.
3 dashes Angostura bitters
1 piece lemon peel
1 bottle lemon soda
Stir and strain into lemonade glass; add a teaspoonful of powdered sugar and serve.
Champagne Cocktail.
Use small lemonade glass.
2 dashes Peychaud bitters on lump of cut sugar
Small round piece of ice
Peel of whole lemon
Put wine in glass, stir and serve
Use large mixing spoon
One quart of wine makes six cocktails.
Old-Fashioned Cocktails.
For mixing old-fashioned cocktails, toddies, and high-balls, you will require lump ice, and it is well to have the ice prepared beforehand. Have lump ice about the size of an egg, but cut square or diamond-shape, as this tends to improve the appearance very much in serving.
Old-Fashioned Whisky Cocktail.
Use a large cut glass
Put 1/2 lump of cut sugar in the glass, dampen it slightly with water and crush well with your muddler; then put in lemon peel on the sugar, and the lump ice
1 dash Peychaud or Angostura bitters
1 jigger good whisky
Stir well and serve
Some people prefer to have their old-fashioned cocktails strained, and it is well to ask your customer if he so prefers it, and, if so, strain into a whisky glass.
Old-Fashioned Gin Cocktail.
Same as old-fashioned whisky cocktail, except use gin in place of whisky, using Tom gin, Plymouth gin, Holland gin or whatever brand the customer desires.
Old-Fashioned Brandy Cocktail.
Same as old-fashioned whisky cocktail, except use brandy in place of whisky.
Old-Fashioned Sherry Cocktail.
Same as old-fashioned whisky cocktail, except use sherry in place of whisky.
Old-Fashioned Vermouth Cocktail.
Same as old-fashioned whisky cocktail, except use vermouth in place of whisky. Use French or Italian vermouth, whichever is prefered by your customer.
Old-Fashioned Manhattan Cocktail.
Same as old-fashioned whisky cocktail, except use
1/2 jigger of whisky and
1/2 jigger of Italian vermouth.
Old-Fashioned Martini Cocktail.
Same as old-fashioned whisky cocktail, except use
1/2 jigger of Tom gin and 1/2 jigger of Italian vermouth in place of whisky.
Use orange hitters in place of Peychaud or Angostura.
Harvard Cocktail.
Use mixing glass, into which put
2 dashes orange bitters
1/3 jigger sherry
2/3 jigger Italian vermouth
Ice
Strain into cocktail glass
Put piece of twisted lemon peel on top.
Lone Tree Cocktail.
Use small mixing glass
Fill with fine cracked ice, into it put
1/2 jigger dry gin
1/2 jigger French vermouth
2 dashes orange bitters
Shake well till it is frapped
Strain into a large cocktail glass.
Absinthe Cocktail.
Use small mixing glass, into which put
1 dash Peychaud bitters
1 dash syrup
1 pony absinthe
1 pony water
Shaved ice
Stir well and strain into a cocktail glass.
McCutcheon Cocktail.
Use small mixing glass, into which put
2 or 3 lumps of ice
1 dash of orange bitters
1/2 jigger of dry gin
1/4 jigger French vermouth
1/4 jigger Italian vermouth
1 dash of maraschino
Stir well and strain into large cocktail glass.
Duchess Cocktail.
Use small mixing glass, into which put
1/3 of a jigger of white absinthe
1/3 of a jigger of French vermouth
1/3 of a jigger of Italian vermouth
Add fine ice and shake well
Strain into a large cocktail glass.
Clover Leaf Cocktail.
Use small mixing glass, into which put
Juice of half a lemon
White of an egg
1/2 jigger of dry gin
1 jigger of ere am
Small amount of grenadine syrup
Fine ice
Shake well and strain into a large cocktail glass
Sprig of mint
Amy Leslie Cocktail.
Use small mixing glass, into which put
1 dash of creme de Yvette
1/3 of a jigger French vermouth
2/3 of a jigger dry gin
Orange peel
Fine ice
Stir well and strain into large cocktail glass.
Bronx Cocktail.
Use small mixing glass into which put
Juice of 1/4 orange
1/2 jigger of dry gin
1/2 jigger French vermouth
Fine ice
Shake well and strain into a large cocktail glass.
Gibson Cocktail.
Use small mixing glass into which put
A large lump of ice
1 pony French vermouth
1 pony Plymouth gin
Stir well and strain into a cocktail glass.
Rossington Cocktail (1).
Use small mixing glass, into which put
Orange peel
1/2 jigger Italian vermouth
2/3 jigger Plymouth gin
Stir well and strain into a cocktail glass.
Rossington Cocktail (2).
Same as above, except use French vermouth and dry gin.
Rossington Cocktail (3).
Same as No.2, except add the juice of one-half an orange
Shake well and strain
Small amount of orange bitters can lie used in cocktail.
Millionaire Cocktail.
Use small mixing glass, into which put
1 dash orange bitters
1 dash anisette
2/3 jigger Gordon gin
1/3 jigger absinthe
Shake well and strain into a cocktail glass.
Merry Widow Cocktail.
Use small mixing glass, into which put
1/2 pony maraschino
2/3 pony Italian vermouth
1 pony French vermouth
Fine ice
Shake well and strain into a cocktail glass.
French Canadian Cocktail.
Use small mixing glass, into which put
1 dash of absinthe
1 pony French vermouth
1 pony Canadian whisky
Fine ice
Stir well and strain into a cocktail glass.
Oyster Cocktail.
Use large wine glass, into which put
1/2 dozen small oysters
1 teaspoon tomato catsup
1 dash each of Worcestershire sauce, lemon and tabasco sauce
Season with salt and pepper.
Clam Cocktail.
Same as oyster cocktail, except use dams in place of oysters.
