1912 Hoffman House Bartender's Guide by Charley Mahoney

Old Fashioned Whiskey Cocktail.

Take a whiskey tumbler, and put into it: One-fourth of a teaspoonful of sugar. Two small lumps of ice. Two or three dashes of bitters (Boker's genuine only). One or two dashes of curacoa or absinthe. if required. One wine glass of whiskey. Stir up well with a spoon until the ingredients are well mixed, squeeze a piece of lemon peel on top, and serve, in the same glass. - Russ House Cocktail Second prize, 1909—Ed W. Orsinger, of the Hotel Columbus Harrisburg, Pa. Fill mixing glass with ice; two dashes of Bitters; two or three dashes of Rock Syrup; two or three dashes of Blackberry; wine glass of Whiskey; stir well, strain in cocktail glass and twist lemon peel.

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