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VER-GIN COCKTAIL.
This populal' appetizer del'i,·es its title from a co mbin at ion of the first
syl labl e of t he wol'd Vermouth a nd the mono.yll able g in ; i.e., \ er-Gin , and
is a mixtm·e of equal pal'ts Cin zano Vermou t h and Coates Plymouth g in
w ith a dash of orange bitters a nd a tw·ist of l emon peel added .
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T his dl'ink mu st be se l' ved ,·e l'y cold.
VERMOUTH COCKTAIL.
Tnto a small rnixin g g lass place
~o m e
cracked ice, two dash e. of Orange
b itters, two drops of A ngostu ra bittel's, t hree·q ua rters of a .jiggerfu1 of
Fren ch V ermouth, a nd one-quarter of a jiggerfu l of Ttaliau Vermouth; stir
tho rough ly, strain into a ch ill er! Coektail gla ss, tw i ta piece of lemon peel
o,·er th e top, and sen·e wi th ice wate r on the side.
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S hould one desire to brew a Cock ta il with one kind of Vermouth ,
F renc h Vermou th should
a lwa~rs
be nsed, and a littl e toddy water may b e
added to it
i f
t he ben•r:ige is out to be d ry. Italia n Vermouth should never
be
u ~cd
al one in a Ve l'm nuth Cockta il as it is not adapted to that purpose.
NOTE-Jn making a ' ermouth Cockta il of two_k inds of Vermouth, a
~·
ehc l'ry or berry mav be u<;ed to r1eco rate; bu t in
mak 1 ~1g
a French Vermouth
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f 'ocktail fruit should n eve r be used, but im olive, a p1mola or French
ha~el-
•
nu ts may be a ddt>il.
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W AGNER COCKTAIL.
Onc-th i l'd.
n<'
gi n. nne-thil'd C' herry brandy. one-thin'! Cinzano (Tta lia n)
\'c nn out h, one clft.s h of Ornnge bitte rs. Ser ve ,·e l')' cold.
WH ISKEY COCKTAIL.
A little
sug:ira nd water , two drops of An gostura bitters, n tw ist of
lc1non pee l. and a jigger o.f f!"OOd
w bi ~k ey;
ag itat e thorough ly with crack ell
ice, st niin iuto
~tem
Cocktail glass, a nd sen·e.
WH IT E PELICAN COCKTAIL.
J"l a ,·o l'
:t
Co:lf·es Plymo uth g in nnd French Y ermouth Cocktail (G ib.··on)
wit h nhout n small
l
:n~ poonfn l
of Jtnlian (C' in za no) Vermouth, a nc1 sen·e
,·ei·_,. ,cold with haze lnnt or olives.
W ILD ROSE COCKTAIL.
Onc-qual'ter lta linn (Cin z,1110 ) V e rmouth , one-quarter l"l'cn ch Vermout h,
0 111:-hal.f Contes Plymouth gi n, a
da~h
of Onwge_ bitters, a nd a drop of
An.gostu1a bU;tern; stir f·l10 roug hJ.v with crack ed ice, st ra in in to Cocktail
g lass, twist
H
pi ece of ora nge p eel nYer th e top, a nc1 se n ·e.
YORK COCKTAIL.
A mixing gla . s lrn lf fu ll of fi ne ice, three dashes. of Ornnge_ hi tters.
li:tlf a
ji~0 1·
11f
good
w hi~kC')',
and half a jigger of C1n z:rno_
[tali:inVer·
mouth; 1111 x we ll , st rnin int o te rn Cock ta il gla.s, squet>zc
'1
pi ece of lemon
rinr1 <J\"er t he to il. :incl RP n ·e.
ZA ZA COCKTAIL.
( French )
fake t he same as a Dubonnet Cockta il.