1884 American and Other Drinks ( 1 st edition ) by Charlie Paul

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23—GIN anVIST.

Take a wine-glass; put in a small piece of ice, a teaspoonful ol: strawberry syi-up and half a tea- spoonful of lemon juice ; fill up with Old Tom gin,then pare half a lemon,twist,and drop in.

2i—WHISKEY TWIST.

Same as No. 23; substituting whiskey for gin.

25—BRANDY TWISI.

Ditto; substituting brandy for whiskey.

26—JAVA PUNCH.

Fill tumbler with chipped ice; p\itin halfa tea- spoonful of powdered sugar, a teaspoonful of vanilla syrup; squeeze half a lemou in, add a liqueur glassful of brandy and the same of rum; shake well and strain off,puttinga slice of orange on top. [This to be taken the last thing at night as a digester for other drinks previously imbibed. The recipe was given to Charlie by a very old Norwegian captain.] Take a small wine glass; put in a liqueur glassful of old brandy; ditto curagoa; ditto of Ijenedictine; let th=>ra blend for a moment;then take off at a single draught, after which say— "Good night." 27—NIGHT-CAP.

28—LEAVE IT TO ME.

TThis drink originated from the fact of many people wishing to taste an American drink, but really not knowing which to choose].