Armour Cocktail
Source:
Modern American Drinks
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).
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
1/2
jigger
sherry wine
Ingredient: sherry wine
What it is: SherryFortified wine made from white grapes that are grown near the town of Jerez, Spain. In Spanish, it is called vino de Jerez. Typically dry, "fino" sherry when only the generic name is used.
1/2
jigger
Italian vermouth
Substitution:
vermouth
Ingredient: Italian vermouth
What it is: VermouthFortified wine, flavored with aromatic herbs and spices ("aromatized" in the trade) such as cardamom, cinn
1
piece
orange
peel, or marachino cherry
Ingredient: orange
What it is: FruitFruit of Citrus sinensis is called sweet orange to distinguish it from Citrus aurantium, the bitter orange.
Fine ice in mixing-glass, three dashes orange bitters, half a jigger sherry, half a jigger Italian vermouth. Mix, strain into cocktail-glass. Add a piece of orange-peel or a maraschino cherry.
