Jersey Cocktail
Source:
The Bartender's Guide: How To Mix Drinks
page:
51
1
tea-spoon
sugar
Ingredient: sugar
What it is: AdditiveMany 19th century recipes specifically called for white sugar, which is more refined and preferred over browner sugars. But modern white sugar is probably too refined, making raw cane sugar the best, easily available choice.
2
dash
bitter
Substitution:
Angostura bitters
Substitution:
Peychaud bitters
Ingredient: bitter
Also Known As: aromatic bitters What it is: BittersA bitters is an alcoholic beverage that contains herbal essences, has a bitter or bittersweet flavor, and is typically flavored with citrus. There are numerous brands of bitters, which were formerly marketed as patent medicines but are now considered to be digestifs and are principally used as digestifs and as flavorings in cocktails. Bitters commonly have an alcoholic strength of 45% ABV and normally consumed only in small amounts as a digestif or when added as a flavoring agent.
1
tumbler
cider
(Use small bar glass.)
Ingredient: cider
Also Known As: apple cider, soft cider What it is: CiderCommon name in the U.S. and Canada for an unfiltered, unsweetened, non-alcoholic beverage produced from apples. This untreated cider is a seasonally produced beverage of limited shelf-life enjoyed in the autumn. In the rest of the world, "cider" is a fermented beverage sometimes called "hard cider".
Fill tumbler with cider, and mix well, with lemon peel on top.