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THE EXOTIC DRINKING BOOK
-where an aristocrat native oughtn't to be seenl-ordered things in
our own way.
This drink is based on
tequila,
top-Right distillation of the
Maguey
plant. Use a tall collins glass and snap fingers at the consequences.
. . . Take
2
jiggers of
tequila,
being sure to purchase a good brand,
for there are many raw distillations. Add the juice of
2
small limes,
1
Yi
to
2
tsp of grenadine, or plain
gomme
syrup. Add
2
dashes of
Angostura bitters. Chill the glass, pack with finely cracked ice, turn
in the mixture and garnish with slice of orange,
I
of pineapple and a
red cherry.
THE COLOMBO "FLYING FISH" which WAS TAKEN into the
FoLD on a MEMORABLE NrGHT in CEYLON, under CIRCUMSTANCES
PARTLY RELEVANT to MENTION,
&
already FRACTIONALLY DESCRIBED in
the FoREWORD to this VoLUME
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Take
1
jigger of dry gin, put in
1
dash of peach bitters,
Yi
pony of
yellow Curacrao,
Yi
tsp of maraschino; then shake with plenty of
cracked ice and serve with proper flourish in a Manhattan glass, gar–
nished with a slice of orange. We have found that when peach bitters
are not too readily available that a parallel, and most delicious alterna–
tive is to ignore the Curacrao and bitters idea entirely, substituting
Yi
pony of Cordial Medoc-a lovely French liqueur based on peach pits
and other delicate Gallic interpretations. It is readily procurable at any
spirits shop, and Americans should make its acquaintance-not
merely stopping with benedictine and cointreau.
THE SPANISH ORANGE FLOWER COOLER, or
REFRESCO,
CALLED
FLOR de NARAN/A, SEVILLANO
From lovely Seville.
Oranges aren't absolutely essential, as fresh grapefruit juice will do
-provided we carefully add what nature lacks in sweetening. Actu–
ally it is a modern Sevillian origination along the American cocktail
route, and isn't bad at that. Use a
2
oz jigger, not one of those scant
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