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Saratoga Cocktail

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

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.

Source and licence

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.

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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.

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Ingredients

Method

  1. Prepare in the same manner as a Fancy Brandy cocktail.
  2. Before serving add a squirt of champagne.
  3. Smith Cocktail.
  4. Fill mixing-glass half-full fine ice, add three dashes Angostura bitters, one-half jigger Holland gin, one-half jigger French vermouth;
  5. shake until cold.
  6. Strain into cocktail-glass;
  7. twist a small piece lemon-peel on top.