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44

MODERN

AMERICAN

DRINKS.

Yale

Cocktail.

Fill

a

mixing-glass

half-full

fine

ice,

three

dashes

orange

bitters,

one

dash

Peyschaud

bitters,

a

piece

lemon-peel,

one

jigger

Tom

gin.

Mix,

strain

into

cocktail-glass;

add

a

squirt

of

siphon

seltzer.

York

Cocktail.

A

mixing-glass

half-full

fine

ice,

three

dashes

orange

bitters,

one-half

jigger

whiskey,

one-half

jigger

vermouth.

Mix,

strain

into

cocktail-glass,

squeeze

piece

of

lemon-peel

over

the

top.

Serve.

Brandy

Collins.

Cut

a

lemon

in

half,

place

it

in

a

mixing-glass,

add

one

tablespoonful

fine

sugar,

crush

with

mud-

dler

so

as

to

extract

both

the

juice

of

the

lemon

and

part

of

the

oil

of

the

rind,

fill

the

glass

half

full

of

fine

ice,

add

one

jigger

brandy.

Mix

well,

strain

into

a

Collins-glass

containing

a

piece

of

ice,

pour

in

a

bottle

of

plain

soda.

Stir

with

a

long

bar-spoon

and

serve.

John

Collins.

Prepare

same

as

Brandy

Collins,

substituting

Holland

gin

for

brandy.