Hot Locomotive
Source:
Bartender's Manual or How To Mix Drinks of the Present Style
page:
77
1
egg
yolk
Ingredient: egg
What it is: AdditiveBird eggs are a common food and one of the most versatile ingredients used in cooking and have long been used in drinks. Usually used to add consistency and foam, egg whites and yolks are usually separated with "silver" indicating the white and "golden" the yolk. Modern chicken eggs are much larger, so use the smallest ones available.
1/2
table-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.
1
pony glass
honey
dissolve well with a spoon
Ingredient: honey
What it is: AdditiveSweet aliment produced by honey bees (and some other species) and derived from the nectar of flowers. Also used as a sweetener in hot and cold drinks.
1 1/2
wine-glass
Burgundy
or Claret
Ingredient: Burgundy
What it is: WineTypically red wine made in the Burgundy region in eastern France, which are made from Pinot Noir grapes. Also white wines made from Chardonnay grapes. Red and white wines are also made from other grape varieties, such as Gamay and Aligoté respectively. Small amounts of rosé and sparkling wine are also produced in the region. Chardonnay-dominated Chablis and Gamay-dominated Beaujolais are formally part of Burgundy wine region, but wines from those subregions are usually referred to by their own names rather than as "Burgundy wines".
1/2
pony glass
Curaçao
Substitution:
Triple sec
(Use a large bar glass.)
Ingredient: Curaçao
Also Known As: Curaçoa What it is: BittersLiqueur flavored with the dried peels of the laraha citrus fruit, grown on the island of Curaçao. Earlier versions were based on brandy or rum but now use neutral spirits.
Put all the ingredients into a dish and put it over a fire until it boils up, then pour from one mug to the other for three or four times in succession; put a slice of lemon into it, sprinkle with a little cinnamon and serve.