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East India Cocktail

A historical recipe from The Ideal Bartender, by Tom Bullock (1917).

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A historical recipe

The Ideal Bartender, by Tom Bullock (1917). Project Gutenberg eBook #13487.

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

Ingredients 3 ingredients

  1. 3 dashes Maraschino
  2. 3 dashes Red Curacoa
  3. 3 dashes Angostura Bitters

Method

  1. Fill large Bar glass 3/4 full Shaved Ice.
  2. 3 dashes Maraschino.
  3. 3 dashes Red Curacoa.
  4. 3 dashes Angostura Bitters.
  5. 1 jigger Brandy.
  6. Stir well;
  7. strain into Cocktail glass and serve with a piece of twisted Lemon Peel on top.

Plating

Cookware for this recipe

  • Vegetable peeler
  • Wooden spoon
  • Sieve
Source Public domain in the USA
Credit

From The Ideal Bartender, by Tom Bullock (1917). Digitised by Project Gutenberg, eBook #13487 (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/13487). 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.