1925 Drinks Long & Short by Nina Toye and A H Adair

Drinks—Long and Short

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27th OF APRIL COCKTAIL One glass and a half of gin. Full measure. Two glasses brimming of Noilly Prat Vermouth, three quarters of a glass of Italian Vermouth {Martini Rossi), three quarters of a glass of May Blossom Brandy,three teaspoonfuls of sloe gin. Ice and shake. Rinse the glasses with Orange Bitters. ORANGE MARTINI Two glasses and a half of gin, two glasses of Noilly Prat Vermouth, one glass of Italian Ver mouth; soak the thinly pared peel of an orange (none of the white pith must be left on the peel) in this mixture for an hour or two before icing and shaking. Rinse the glasses with Orange Bitters. RASPBERRY COCKTAIL This is a very refreshing summer cocktail. Slightly crush a cupful of fresh raspberries and add two glasses of gin. Let stand a couple of hours. Strain. Add to the liquor thus obtained a liqueur glass of Kirsch and twoglasses of white wine (not too dry a Hock, Graves, or Chablis). Ice and shake. Put a fresh raspberry in each glass when serving. MOONLIGHT A very dry cocktail. One glass and a half of grape-fruit juice, two glasses of gin, half a glass of Kirsch,Mirabelle or Quetsch, two glasses of