1880 American & Other Drinks by Leo Engel (second edition)

THE COCKTAIL AND CROSTA

The Cocktail is quite a modern invention,and is very frequently- used asthe"proper beverage"for fishing.and other sporting parties,, although we have heard ofsome"weary sufferers" who take it in the• morning as a tonic. The Crusta is thought by some to be an. improvement on the Cocktail,and is said to have been invented by/ Santina,a celebrated Spanish caterer. To make a splendid bottle of Criterion Cocktail, use the follow-- ing ingredients;—Three-eighths ofa bottle of brandy; half a pint of water; one liqueur glass of Boker's bitters; one wine glass of plain syrup ; half a liqueur glass of Benedictine. The author has always[used this recipe in compounding the above beverage for- connoisseurs. Whiskey and Gin Cocktails in bottles may be made by using the above recipe, substituting those liquors in place of brandy. 77 CRITERION COCKTAIL.

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BRANDY COCKTAIL.

Vse small tumbler.

Three dashes of plain syrup; two or three dashes of bitters^ (Boker's); one wine glass of brandy; one or two dashes of orange- Curagoa. Squeeze lemon peel,fill one-third full of ice,and stir withi a spoon.