1934 What Shall We Drink by Magnus Bredenbek

Cocktails ^ American,the Loftus cocktail wasinvented to honor"Cissie" Loftus, as she was lovingly called. "Jeff" passed on to his reward,Ibehave,in New Jersey,in 1932,atagood old age. For the enjoyment"Jeff" and she gave me when they ap peared in "The Mascot" many years ago and sang that "Gobble" song together, I'm going to mix a Loftus Cocktail right now and drink to both: One and third ounces of Absinthe,French Vermouth and Italian Sweet Vermouth shaken in myiced shaker and poured into a cocktail glass fix the drink. And now, here's to you, "Cissie," and to you,"Jeff," wherever you may be. MIXING A JACK ROSE COCKTAIL This, too is one of the good oldtime favorites. To mix a Jack Rose,pour into iced shaker one ounce Applejack,a haK ounce dry gin, a hah ounce French dry Vermouth, a table spoon of Grenadine to give a rosy colortodrink,two dashes of lime juice and a teaspoon of orange juice. Shake well and strain into cocktail glass. Some like it served in a slender conical glass. It's up to your own preference. MIXING A SAZERAC COCKTAIL NO.1 Into your shaker containing ice pour two ounces of Rye Whisky (you may change this to Scotch, Bourbon, Irish Whisky or gin, if you hke either better than Rye Whisky). Now add ateaspoon oforange bitters,a quarter teaspoon each of Anisette and Absinthe and of lemon juice. Shake well and strain into a cocktail glass. MIXING A CORONATION COCKTAIL This cocktail comes from England and supposedly is served at the coronations of the British Kings. If it's good enough for a King, it certainly deserves a place in this volume,and here's how to imagine yourselfa crowned person: Into a shaker pour two ounces each of gin and white Creme de Menthe with a dash of, say, Noyeau, Cointreau or Quantreau, or Dubonnet. Shake till very cold and pour