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Blue Blazer.
Use two silver or pewter mugs.
One spoon sugar dissolved in a little water in one of the mugs.
One jigger Scotch whiskey.
Set the liquor on fire and while blazing pour from one mug to the
other several times; this will have the appearance of a stream of
fire.
Twist a strip of lemon peel and drop into mug, sprinkle nutmeg on
top. Serve.
If you have had no previous experience in this line of work it is
advisable to practice with plain water until you are proficient.
Boiler Maker.
A drink of whiskey with a glass of beer for a chaser.
Bradley Martin.
Use a pony glass.
Creme de Menthe - Two-thirds.
Creme de Cacao - One-third on top.
BRANDY
How to serve.
Place a whiskey glass upside down in front of the customer.
Place a pony glass on top of the whiskey glass.
Pour the brandy into the pony glass.
Place another whiskey glass over the top of the pony glass.
Turn the top whiskey glass and the pony glass over together and
allow the customer to remove the pony glass from the whiskey
glass.
Serve a side of water.
Try this. It is easy after you try it once or twice.
Brandy and Gum.
Use a whiskey glass.
Two or three dashes of gum syrup. (Rock candy syrup is the best).
Place a small toddy spoon in glass.
Allow customer to help himself, (or, now herself) to the brandy.
Serve water on the side.
Brandy and Soda.
Use a tall fizz glass.
One wine glass of brandy.
Two or three lumps of ice in glass.
Fill with Club (plain) soda.
Brandy Cocktail.
See Cocktails.
Brandy Crusta.
Use a large cocktail glass.
Rub rim of glass with a piece of lemon and then dip into powdered
sugar.
Allow sugar to adhere to rim of glass.
Pare half of a lemon so that peel will be in one piece and fit
into the glass.
Then in a mixing glass prepare the following.
Half fill with shaved ice.
Three dashes gum syrup.
One or not more than two dashes orange bitters.
One dash lemon juice.
One jigger brandy.
Two dashes Curacoa.
Shake well and strain into cocktail glass that has been prepared.
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