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The Col. Taylor “Manhattan Bellringer”

Manhattan Bridge, made March 23rd, 1909. Marine terminal at Main and Plymouth Streets in foreground; bridge under construction in background.
Manhattan Bridge, made March 23rd, 1909. Marine terminal at Main and Plymouth Streets in foreground; bridge under construction in background.
  • Fill mixing glass two-thirds full fine ice
  • 2 teaspoonfuls of syrup
  • 1/2 teaspoonful of lemon juice
  • 2 dashes orange bitters
  • 1 dash Peychaud bitters
  • 2/3 wine glass of Old Taylor bourbon
  • 1/3 wine glass of Vermouth (Italy)
  • Stir the above ingredients thoroughly
  • Put one-half teaspoonful of abricotine into the cocktail glass
  • Rinse it so that the abricotine will be evenly coated all over the inside of cocktail glass
  • Strain the mixture into it
  • Serve

The 20th Century Guide for Mixing Fancy Drinks by James C. Maloney, 1900

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Manhattan Bell-Ringer

Empire State Building, New York City. [View from], to Chrysler Bldg. and Queensboro Bridge, low viewpoint, January 1932
Empire State Building, New York City. [View from], to Chrysler Bldg. and Queensboro Bridge, low viewpoint, January 1932

  • Fill mixing glass two-thirds full fine ice
  • 1/2 teaspoonful lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoonful syrup
  • 2 dashes orange bitters
  • 1 dash Peychaud’s bitters
  • 1/2 wine glass bourbon whisky (Old Crow)
  • 1/2 wine glass Vermouth
  • While you are stirring the above mixture put one-half teaspoonful of abricotine into a cocktail glass
  • Rinse it so that the abricotine will be evenly coated all over inside of the cocktail glass
  • Strain and rub a piece of fresh cut lemon around the edge of the cocktail glass
  • Serve
The 20th Century Guide for Mixing Fancy Drinks by James C. Maloney, 1900
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Barbed Wire

Two men string barbed wire on post to create a fence, circa 1936.
Two men string barbed wire on post to create a fence, circa 1936.

  • Put three lumps of ice in the bottom of a tall, slender glass, and
  • Pour over it a wine-glass of Old Crow bourbon
  • Fill up the glass with Martinelli sweet cider
One Hundred & One Beverages by May E. Southworth, 1904