1895 Modern American drinks; how to mix and serve all kinds of cups and drinks

MODERN AMERICAN DRINKS.

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French Vermouth Cocktail.

Three dashes orange bitters in mixing-glass half fine ice; add one jigger French vermouth. Mix well, strain into cocktail-glass; add a piece twisted lemon-peel on top. Whiskey Cocktail. Mixing-glass half -full fine ice, two dashes gum- syrup, two dashes Angostura or Peyschaud bit- ters, one jigger whiskey. Mix, strain into cocktail- glass ; add a small piece of twisted lemon-peel or a cherry. Fancy Whiskey Cocktail. Prepare in the same manner as Fancy Brandy Cocktail, substituting whiskey for brandy. Old -Fashioned Whiskey Cocktail. Dissolve a small lump of sugar with a little water in a whiskey-glass ; add two dashes Angos- tura bitters, a small piece ice, a piece lemon -peel, one jigger whiskey. Mix with small bar-spoon and serve, leaving spoon in the glass. Wilson Cocktail. Mix same as Whiskey Cocktail, using Wilson whiskey. full