Robinson Cocktail

Source:  Modern American Drinks page:  41
1/2 large bar glass ice

Ingredient: ice

What it is:  Additive
The 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).

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 fine
3 dash Peychaud bitters

Ingredient: Peychaud bitters

What it is:  Bitters
Substitution:  bitter

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1 piece lemon

Ingredient: lemon

What it is:  Fruit
Common name for Citrus limon.

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 peel
1 jigger Bourbon whiskey

Ingredient: Bourbon whiskey

What it is:  Whiskey

American whiskey, a type of distilled spirit, made primarily from corn and named for Bourbon County, Kentucky. It has been produced since the 18th century.

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Mixing-​glass half-​full fine ice, three dashes Peyschaud bitters, one piece lemon-​peel, one jigger Bourbon whiskey; shake until very cold. Strain into cocktail-​glass. Never use sweetening in this drink.