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MY NEW COCKTAIL BOOK
FOREWORD
It may be that the Compiler is trying to teach his Grand
mother to suck eggs to make any suggestions to those into
whose hands this little book may fall, regarding the best method
of obtaining results in mixed drinks. But at the risk of making
himself ridiculous, the Compiler is moved to submit his own
method of making mixed drinks.
In the first place, haphazard assembling of liquors to con
stitute mixed drinks, produces the most grotesque and out
rageous effects, while accurate compounding of mixed drinks
produces results far more salutary than guesswork.
The Compiler has always used a glass beverage compounder
with graduation marks to be used as a measure of the various
liquids used. This beverage compounder is manufactured by
the New York Stamping Company of Brooklyn, and may be used
as a shaker as well as a measuring glass; but the Compiler per
sonally prefers to use a metal shaker, as the use of this type of
shaker enables one to get a much colder drink.
Having assembled the various liquids to be compounded
into a mixed drink, the Compiler has always—before putting in
the ice—tasted the mixture to determine whether the balanced
effect is going to be satisfactory or not. Frequently, in a bev
erage composed of large amounts of strong liquor, the result
may be a harsh-tasting compound which can be blended by
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