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Cocktails
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American,the Loftus cocktail wasinvented to honor"Cissie"
Loftus, as she was lovingly called. "Jeff" passed on to his
reward,Ibehave,in New Jersey,in 1932,atagood old age.
For the enjoyment"Jeff" and she gave me when they ap
peared in "The Mascot" many years ago and sang that
"Gobble" song together, I'm going to mix a Loftus Cocktail
right now and drink to both:
One and third ounces of Absinthe,French Vermouth and
Italian Sweet Vermouth shaken in myiced shaker and poured
into a cocktail glass fix the drink. And now, here's to you,
"Cissie," and to you,"Jeff," wherever you may be.
MIXING A JACK ROSE COCKTAIL
This, too is one of the good oldtime favorites. To mix a
Jack Rose,pour into iced shaker one ounce Applejack,a haK
ounce dry gin, a hah ounce French dry Vermouth, a table
spoon of Grenadine to give a rosy colortodrink,two dashes of
lime juice and a teaspoon of orange juice. Shake well and
strain into cocktail glass. Some like it served in a slender
conical glass. It's up to your own preference.
MIXING A SAZERAC COCKTAIL NO.1
Into your shaker containing ice pour two ounces of Rye
Whisky (you may change this to Scotch, Bourbon, Irish
Whisky or gin, if you hke either better than Rye Whisky).
Now add ateaspoon oforange bitters,a quarter teaspoon each
of Anisette and Absinthe and of lemon juice. Shake well and
strain into a cocktail glass.
MIXING A CORONATION COCKTAIL
This cocktail comes from England and supposedly is
served at the coronations of the British Kings. If it's good
enough for a King, it certainly deserves a place in this
volume,and here's how to imagine yourselfa crowned person:
Into a shaker pour two ounces each of gin and white
Creme de Menthe with a dash of, say, Noyeau, Cointreau
or Quantreau, or Dubonnet. Shake till very cold and pour