This section is from the book "Burke's Complete Cocktails And Drinking Recipes", by Harman Burney Burke. Also available from Amazon: Burke's Complete Cocktail and Tastybite Recipes.
Absinthe, 1 Jigger Fill a large glass with ice and water, put the Absinthe in another large glass, let the water drip into the Absinthe until the Absinthe shows a milky cloudy color. Then serve.
Absinthe, 1 Jigger Put the Absinthe in a large glass and add as much water as is desired.
Absinthe, 1 Jigger Gum Syrup, 6 Dashes Water, 2 Glasses Ice.--Shake until the outside of the shaker becomes frosted, then serve.
Absinthe, 1 Jigger Anisette, 4 Tablespoonsful Maraschino, 3 Dashes Place in a large glass with cracked, ice, pour in ice water to fill glass. Stir and serve.
4 Applejack 1 Lemon Juice 1 Grenadine Ice.--30 Shakes. Strain and serve.
1 Champagne 1 Guinness' Stout Use a tall glass and pour very gently; do not stir.
Champagne, 1 Glass Sugar, 1 Lump Angostura Bitters, Saturate sugar Pour Champagne over saturated sugar, add ice cube, slice of orange and a lemon twist, and serve.
Pack a cocktail glass with cracked ice; fill she glass with Creme de Menthe and serve.
Put the above drink into a shaker, fill the shaker with ice, shake until the frost forms on the outside of the shaker, then serve.
Brandy, 2 Jiggers Rum, 1 Jigger Powdered Sugar, 1 Table-spoonful Fresh Milk, 1 Glass Add 1 Fresh Egg, 2 Ice Cubes, 40 Shakes. Strain and serve with Nutmeg sprinkled on top.
1 Yellow Chartreuse
Add Yolk of 1 Egg 1 Goldwasser Pour all ingredients into glass slowly so that they do not mix.
Rum, 1 Glass Sugar, 1 Lump Juice 1 Lemon Add Hot Water to suit and serve.
1 Italian Vermouth
2 Absinthe
Ice.--Stir. Strain and serve.
Applejack | |
Italian Vermouth | |
Gin | |
French Vermouth | |
Lemon Juice | |
Orange Juice | |
Ice.--40 Shakes. Strain and serve. | |
Kirschwasser, 1 Glass Angostura Bitters, 3 Dashes Maraschino, 2 Dashes Orgeat Syrup, 2 Dashes Ice.--Stir. Strain and serve with an Olive and a Lemon Twist.
1 Applejack
Angostura Bitters, 3 Dashes 1 French Vermouth Ice.--15 Shakes. Strain and serve.
3 Benedictine 1 Fresh Cream Pour Cream into Benedictine and serve.
1 Raspberry Syrup
1 Maraschino
1 Vanilla
1 Curacao
1 Chartreuse, Yellow
1 Brandy or Cognac. Pour carefully and exercise care not to allow the ingredients to mix with each other.
1 Maraschino
1 Vanilla
1 Cognac Add Yolk of 1 Cold Egg second and be careful not to mix the ingredients.
1 Applejack
2 Maple Syrup 2 Lime Juice
1 Gin Ice.--30 Shakes. Strain and serve.
Absinthe, 1 Jigger Anisette, 3 Dashes Add the White of 1 Egg. Ice Cubes.--40 Shakes. Strain and serve.
Gum Syrup may be substituted for the Anisette if desired.
 
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