1937 Liquid Gems a book of Drinks for the Fastiduous Drinker

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Brandy Cocktail

Bar glass—ice 1 Vi 02. Brandy 14 oz, Curacao Stir, strain and serve in cocktail glass. Decoration: twist of lemon peel.

Observations A strong one, and a good one. The Curacao is just the touch needed to make this drink a very effective appetizer, and the lemon peel lends added intrigue. Let me state here that a little oil from a lemon peel squeezed over the top of a cocktail so as to float on the surface of same, enhances both the aroma and the flavor of the drink, and may even cover up some pos sible fault in the mixing of it. This, of course, does not apply to cocktails already having a fruit juice as an ingredient.

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