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GILLETTE COCKTAIL--Chicago Style

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.

United States

Known as an American recipe, with similar versions prepared across other nations.

Ingredients 1 ingredient

  1. 1/2 teaspoonful Bar Sugar

Method

  1. Use a large Mixing glass;
  2. fill with Lump Ice.
  3. Juice 1/2 Lime.
  4. 1-1/2 jiggers Burnette's Old Tom Gin.
  5. 1/2 teaspoonful Bar Sugar.
  6. Stir well and strain into Cocktail glass.

Plating

Cookware for this recipe

  • 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.