1935 Old Waldorf-Astoria Bar Book

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ABSINTHE PRE-PROHIBITION COCKTAILS Two dashes of Gin Two-thirds Absinthe One-third Water (Stir) ADIRONDACK One-half Orange Juice One-half Gordon Gin

Rugged, like its namesake. So rugged, indeed, it sur– vived through the prohibition stress and, except that the "gin" might be almost anything else, was one of the few cocktail recipes widely known and followed in this country. Bu~ most who made it and drank it did not know its original name! I ADONiS Two dashes Orange Bitters One-half Sherry One-half Italian Vermouth (Stir) Named in honor of a theatrical offering which first made Henry E. Dixey and Fanny Ward famous. ALASKA Dash of Orange Bitters One-third Yellow Chartreuse Two-thirds Tom Gin ALEXANDER One-third Gin One-third Creme de Cacao One-third Cream ALL RIGHT

One-fifth Italian Vermouth Four-fifths Nicholson Gin Piece of Orange Peel in Glass One-third Creme de Cacao One-third Dry Gin One-third Cream (no ice)

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