Brandy - Lost Cocktails

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Hannibal Hamlin

A mixing-tumbler
The juice of half a lemon
The juice of half an orange
Fill it with cracked ice
2/3 of peach brandy
1/3 of old Jamaica rum
2 tablespoons of honey
Shake to the freezing-point, and strain into a fancy glass

The Flowing Bowl by The Only William (William Schmidt), 1892

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This combination of Latin and French words, signifying, literally, after coffee, is applied to certain combinations of cordials, liqueurs and spirits, in very small quantities, usually partaken of after dinner, and sometimes after breakfast. The recipes for these are neither many nor various. We subjoin a few below.

140

Fill wine glass one third part each with
Cognac
Kerschwasser
Curaçao
Use small piece of ice

141

Fill wine glass one third part each with
Cognac
Maraschino
Curaçao
Use small piece of ice

142

Fill wine glass
One fifth part with Maraschino
Two-fifths Curaçao
Two-fifths Kerschwasser
Use small piece of ice

143

Fill a small wine glass
Half with Maraschino
One-fourth with Chartreuse
One-fourth Brandy
Use small piece of ice

Haney’s Steward & Barkeeper’s Manual: A Complete and Practical Guide by Jesse Haney, 1869

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Posted on March 10, 2019March 10, 2019 by kpelesky@gmail.com

Brandy Scaffa

Cherry time, 1906, by Salvatore Postiglione

(Use a sherry glass.)

One-quarter glass of raspberry syrup
One-quarter glass of Maraschino
One-quarter glass of Chartreuse (green)
Top it off with Brandy
Serve

This drink must be properly prepared to prevent the different colors from running into each other, but must each have a separate appearance.

Harry Johnson’s New and Improved Bartender’s Manual, 1882

Note from Lost Cocktails:

Chartreuse Verte (Shameless affiliate link) – Created in 1764 as a lighter alternative to elixir vegetal. The details of the original recipes’ 130 ingredients are still a well-kept secret. Chartreuse Verte is aged 2-3 years in oak casks before being thinned down to an average strength of 55% ABV before it is bottled.

Posted on February 2, 2019February 2, 2019 by kpelesky@gmail.com

Tom and Jerry

Note from Lost Cocktails: I have been wanting to feature the “Tom and Jerry” since I created the Lost Cocktails blog. My husband and I visit Niagara Falls a couple times a year and it’s a tradition on our way back to stop at Schwabl’s in West Seneca, New York outside of Buffalo. Sidenote: Anthony Bourdain visited Schwabl’s for his Travel Channel series, “Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations.”