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OLD WALDORF-ASTORIA BAR BOOK
A cartoonist created a series of newspaper comics some
thirty years ago, based upon traditional French polite–
ness. "After you, my dear Gaston," "After you, my dear
Alphonse," was the text or tenor of the captions.
AMARANTH One dash Angostura Bitters
Two-thirds jigger Whiskey
Stir; fill from siphon; add powdered
Sugar
AMMONIA
Five drops Aromatic Spirits Ammonia
One jigger Water (Stir)
Considered a cure, rather than a cause.
AMPERSAND Two dashes Orange Bitters
One-third Brandy
One-third Tom Gin
One-third Italian Vermouth
Two dashes of
Cura~o
on top
AMSTERDAM One-third Vermouth (French or
ARCTIC*
ARDSLEY
Italian)
Dash Orange Bitters
Two-thirds Nicholson's Gin (Stir)
Lemon Peel, squeezed on top
Dash of Orange Bitters
One-half Red Calisaya Bark
One-half Sloe Gin (Stir)
Dash of Orange Bitters
One-half Red Calisaya
One-half Sloe Gin
Residents of a famous and
we~lthy
community up the