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Green Opal Cocktail
1 jigger Greenopal, or other absinthe
substitute
pony dry gin
14 pony anisette or ojen
1 dash orange bitters
2 dashes Peychaud bitters
Put the absinthe substitute and dry gin in a shaker. Add anisette
or ojen (make your own choice), and the two bitters. Fill shaker
with crushed ice to frappe.
This is a special cocktail featured by Solari's, manu
facturers of Greenopal, the absinthe substitute that gives
this cocktail its foundation. The name green opal comes
from its lovely opalescent color.
A different, highly recommended cocktail for those
who want something very good as well as very different.,
Jil'ters Cocktail
1/3 jigger ojen
1/3 jigger gin
1/3 jigger French vermouth
Pour all ingredients into a barglass filled with ice. Jiggle with
a barspoon until well frapped, and serve in a cold cocktail glass.
This is a Spanish cocktail featured by Fernandez 8e Co.,
famous Ojen distillers of Jerez, Spain. Barkeepers who
claim that Ojen should not be mixed with other liquors,
say this one ought to give anybody the "jitters."
Old and odd names for Ojen in New Orleans were
"Majorca" and "Anis del mono" Majorca for the fam
ous Spanish island in the Mediterranean, and Anis del
mono meaning "monkey anise." Why monkey.? Your
guess is as good as mine. Maybe enough Ojen cocktails
encourage monkeyshines!
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