Claret Cup
Source:
The Bartender's Guide: How To Mix Drinks
page:
73
1
bottle
claret
(thin)
Ingredient: claret
Also Known As: Bordeaux What it is: WineName primarily used in British English for red wine from the Bordeaux region of France.
1/2
pint
water
cold
Ingredient: water
What it is: AdditiveUbiquitous chemical substance that is composed of hydrogen and oxygen and is essential for all forms of life -- also a component of all drinks.
1
table-spoon
powdered sugar
Ingredient: powdered sugar
Also Known As: Superfine sugar What it is: AdditiveVery fine powdered sugar. In industrial food production, it is used where a quick dissolving sugar is required. Powdered sugar is generally mixed with cornstarch, wheat flour, or calcium phosphate to improve its flowing ability, and thus it is not generally used to sweeten beverages, but is used as a garnish.
1
tea-spoon
cinnamon
Ingredient: cinnamon
What it is: SpiceSpice from the bark of the small evergreen tree belonging to the family Lauraceae, native to Sri Lanka.
1
tea-spoon
clove
Ingredient: clove
What it is: SpiceAromatic dried flower buds of a tree in the family Myrtaceae. Cloves are native to Indonesia and India and used as a spice in cuisine all over the world.
1
tea-spoon
allspice
Ingredient: allspice
Also Known As: Jamaica pepper What it is: SpiceA spice which is the dried unripe fruit ("berries") of Pimenta dioica. The name "allspice" was coined as early as 1621 by the English, who thought it combined the flavour of cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves.
1
lemon
To a bottle of thin claret add half a pint of cold water, a table-spoonful of finely powdered sugar, and a teaspoonful of cinnamon, cloves, and allspice, finely powdered and mixed together. Mix all well together, then add half the thin rind of a small lemon. This is a delicious summer beverage for evening parties. See No. 191.
