Turf Cocktail
Source:
Modern American Drinks
page:
42
1
dash
Angostura bitters
3
dash
orange bitters
Substitution:
bitter
Ingredient: orange bitters
What it is: BittersA bitters is an alcoholic beverage that contains herbal essences, has a bitter or bittersweet flavor, and
1
jigger
Old Tom Gin
Substitution:
gin (London Dry)
Ingredient: Old Tom Gin
What it is: GinA lightly sweetened Gin popular in 18th-century England that now is rarely available.
1/2
large bar glass
ice
fine
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).
1
piece
lemon
twisted peel
One dash Angostura bitters, three dashes orange bitters, one jigger Tom gin in a mixing-glass half- full fine ice. Mix, strain into cocktail-glass; add a piece twisted lemon-peel.
