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THE GENTLEMAN'S COMPANION
grenadine for colour. Shake hard and serve
in
a tall cocktail glass with
stem.
THE BAGUIO SKIN, being a VERY SIMPLE yet VERY UNUSUAL
Exonc from OUR BEAUTIFUL HILL STATION away up in the fooRoTE
COUNTRY among the HIGH MouNTAINS of LuzoN
Baguio happens to be the world's first and only
planned
hill station,
beautifully laid out by Cameron Forbes. Beside it the Topsy-like Brit–
ish India
hill
stations at Mussoorie, Gulmarg, and Simla-that "jest
growed"-are straggling, casual affairs with no organization or scenic
plan other than that endowed by an ever-generous Almighty. Baguio
is the summer, rainy season retreat of civil and military Manila. We
found this drink there,
7000
feet up,
sitting
before an
open fire
at the
Country Club, looking out through the windows while the cloud
slowly came down and tucked the 18th fairway under its wing.
In
a tall-stemmed wineglass put 1 tsp of sugar dissolved in a trifle
of water; then
I
dash or so of orange bitters. On top of this place
2
thin slices of green lime-or lemon-3 ice cubes, and then add
2
ponies
of
Carta
de Oro
Bacardi. Stir briskly with a bar spoon and serve as-is,
with a final dusting of grated nutmeg on top. We consider this one of
the finest possible, and find that 1 pair of orange or jasmine blossoms
starred in each glass lends the true tropical, the fragrant, touch that
guests like.
BALAKLAVA SPECIAL No. I, as BREWED for Us by ONE CAPTAIN
FERGUSON, SHIPMATE of OURS around the WoRLD in 1926,
&
LATE of
Hrs MAJEsTY's BENGAL LANCERS ONE-TIME STATIONED in the PUNJAB,
'
.
NORTHERN
INDIA
This very unusual cocktail is dedicated to the spot made fam.ous by
the charge of the Light Brigade which was a spectacular, tragic, a:1d
rather unnecessary military gesture. . . . Fill a small-stemmed wrne
gobl9t ,brimming
full
with shaved
ic~r
very .finely cracked ice. Into
this
pour
I
jigger each kiirnmel and cognac. A dash of any red syrup
like grenadine is optional and pretty.
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