1931 Old Waldorf Bar Days by Albert Stevens Crockett

Cocktails

OLD-FASHIONED WHISKEY This was brought to the old Waldorf in the days of its "sit-down" Bar, and introduced by, or in honor of, Col. James E. Pepper, of Kentucky, proprietor of a celebrated whiskey of the period. The Old-fashioned Whiskey cocktail was said to have been the invention of. a bartender at the famous Pendennis Club in Louisville, of which Col. Pepper was a member. ·

One-quarter lump Sugar Two spoons Water One dash Angostura One jigf;er Whiskey One piece Lemon Peel One lump Ice Serve with small spoon

OLIVET

Dash of Orange Bitters One-half Tom Gin One-halfltalian Vermuth Stir; strain; one Olive in glass

OPAL

Dash of Orange Bitters One-half Plymouth Gin One-half French Vermuth Stir; strain; one dash o{Absinthe on top

ORANGE BLOSSOM May have been named by a youthful bartender with ro– mantic spring notions, though the weight of such evidence as is obtainable ascribes it to some young bridegroom or other who wanted something novel to use at his final stag party. Confused bymany present-day drinkers with a Bronx:. One-third Orange Juice One-third Tom Gin One-third Italian Vermuth Frappe