Old-Fashioned Holland Gin Cocktail
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Modern American Drinks
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1
lump
sugar
crushed with a little water
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.
1
lump
ice
Ingredient: ice
What it is: AdditiveThe new general availability of ice in the mid 1800s revolutionized bar-tending and drinking. Ice was delivered in blocks that then had to to be broken, crushed, picked and shaved for increasingly popular individual drinks (as opposed to large punches).
2
dash
Angostura bitters
1
piece
lemon
peel
1
jigger
gin (Jenever)
(Holland gin)
Ingredient: gin (Jenever)
Also Known As: Holland gin, , Dutch gin, Genever What it is: GinAlso called Holland Gin or Genever, it is a juniper-flavored and strongly alcoholic traditional liquor of the Netherlands, Belgium and Northern France, from which gin evolved.
Crush a small lump of sugar in a whiskey-glass containing a little water, add a lump of ice, two dashes of Angostura bitters, a small piece of lemon peel, one jigger Holland gin. Mix with small bar-spoon. Serve.
