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The Angelus

The Evening Angel (L’Ange du soir veillant sur une ville), 1848, Alexandre Cabanel.
  • Fill a large glass two-thirds full of fine ice
  • 1 dash of gum
  • 1 dash of absinthe
  • a little vino vermouth
  • 1 pony of Old Tom gin
  • 2 dashes of orange bitters
  • 2 dashes of curaçao
  • Stir well
  • Strain into a fancy glass
The Flowing Bowl by The Only William (William Schmidt), 1892

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Dry Manhattan Cocktail

Looking south down Broadway in Times Square, 1908
  • Take two dashes of orange bitters
  • One dash of Angostura bitters
  • Two liqueur-glasses of Rye whiskey
  • One liqueur-glass of French Vermouth
  • Fill the mixing-glass with ice
  • Stir well
  • Strain into a cocktail-glass
  • Twist in a small piece of lemon peel
  • Serve with a stuffed olive
Louis’ Mixed Drinks by Louis Muckensturm, 1906

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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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Astoria Cocktail

Main entrance of the Waldorf-Astoria hotel circa 1903. This is the original building which was razed for construction of the Empire State Building. The hotel we know as the Waldorf today was built in 1931.
Main entrance of the Waldorf-Astoria hotel circa 1903. This is the original building which was razed for construction of the Empire State Building. The hotel we know as the Waldorf today was built in 1931.

  • 1 Dash Orange Bitters
  • 2/3 Jigger Tom Gin
  • 1/3 Jigger French Vermouth
  • Stir
Straub’s Manual of Mixed Drinks by Jacques Straub, 1913

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Crimson Cocktail

Flabellifera (oil study), 1905, John William Godward
Flabellifera (oil study), 1905, John William Godward

  • Take two dashes of orange bitters
  • One dash of Angostura bitters
  • One liqueur-glass of French Vermouth
  • Two liqueur-glasses of Sloe gin
  • Fill the mixing-glass with ice
  • Stir well
  • Strain into a cocktail-glass
  • Twist a small piece of tangerine peel on top
  • Serve with a cherry
Louis’ Mixed Drinks by Louis Muckensturm, 1906
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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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Beauty Cocktail

"Short-bodied gowns", a Neo-Classical trend in women's clothing styles, the (1794)
“Short-bodied gowns”, a Neo-Classical trend in women’s clothing styles, the (1794)

  • 1/2 jigger dry gin
  • 1/4 jigger French vermouth
  • 1/4 jigger Italian vermouth
  • 1 white of an egg
  • 1 dash of absinthe
  • 1 barspoonful syrup
  • Shake
Drinks by Jacques Straub, 1914
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Armour Cocktail

From “Footsteps of Dr. Johnson.” Engraving pictures a claymore and armour, relics of the Macleods of Dunvegan. Sometime before 1890
From “Footsteps of Dr. Johnson.” Engraving pictures a claymore and armour, relics of the Macleods of Dunvegan. Sometime before 1890

  • Use mixing glass
  • Three dashes Angostura bitters
  • One-half sherry and
  • One-half vermouth
  • Fill with ice
  • Mix well, and
  • Strain into a cocktail glass
  • Add a piece of orange peel
The Cocktail Book: A Sideboard Manual for Gentlemen by Frederic Lawrence Knowles, 1902
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Cuban Cocktail

British map of Cuba 1680
British map of Cuba 1680

  • Take two dashes of orange bitters
  • One dash of Maraschino
  • One liqueur-glass of French Vermouth, and
  • Two liqueur-glasses of dry Spanish sherry
  • Fill the mixing-glass with ice
  • Stir well and
  • Strain into a cocktail-glass
Louis’ Mixed Drinks by Louis Muckensturm, 1906