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prepared for such exquisite drinkers as the late King of Spain
with a teaspoon of strawberry liqueur in place of the sugar and
hitters.
' Champagne Cocktail:
I lump sugar, saturated with Angostura
bitters
I
cube of ice
twist of lemon peel
Fill with chilled champagne and serve in
champagne glass.
In the same family as the various versions of champagne cocktail
is
the celebrated French 75, an elixir which,
if
it did not actually
have
its
origin
in
the first of the German wars, at least came to
the general attention of American drinkers at that time and was
immediately enshrined in the
pharma~opoeia
of alcohol artistry iu
the United States upon the conclusion of hostilities in 1919.
"French 75":
2
oz. gin
I tsp. powdered sugar
juice of half lemon
cracked ice
Top with champagne and serve in tall glass.
Some less exotic but nonetheless popular noontime cocktails follow :
Cooperstown:
45:
Noon.
1% oz. gin
1h oz. French vermouth
1h
oz. Italian vermouth
2 sprigs mint
Shake, strain well
and
serve in
3
oz. cocktail
glass.