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