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Bottled Holland Gin Cocktail

A historical recipe from Modern American Drinks, by George J. Kappeler (1895).

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A historical recipe

Modern American Drinks: How to Mix and Serve All Kinds of Cups and Drinks, by George J. Kappeler (1895). Project Gutenberg eBook #61065.

From an old book: a historical recipe, not current advice. Its methods, additives and storage may be unsafe by today's standards.

Ingredients 2 ingredients

  1. a quart Tom gin
  2. one-third quart water

Method

  1. Prepare same as Bottled Brandy Cocktail, substituting Holland gin for brandy.
  2. Bottled Tom Gin Cocktail.
  3. Two-thirds of a quart Tom gin, one-third quart water, one jigger orange bitters.
  4. Mix well and bottle.

Plating

Source Public domain in the USA
Credit

From Modern American Drinks, by George J. Kappeler (1895). Digitised by Project Gutenberg, eBook #61065 (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/61065). Public domain in the USA; its status may differ elsewhere.

What was changed: As printed, from the book's text; Project Gutenberg's header and licence removed. Ingredient lines were read out of the text by a program. A historical recipe, not current advice.