Creole Cocktail

1916

Source: Recipes for Mixed Drinks page: 13

¹/₂ whiskey

Ingredient: whiskey

What it is: Whiskey

Broad category of alcoholic beverages that are distilled from fermented grain mash. Different grains are used for different varieties, including barley, malted barley, rye, malted rye, wheat, and corn (maize). Most whiskies are aged in wooden casks (generally oak), the exception being some corn whiskeys.

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¹/₂ Italian vermouth

Ingredient: Italian vermouth

What it is: Vermouth

Fortified wine, flavored with aromatic herbs and spices ("aromatized" in the trade) such as cardamom, cinn

Substitution: vermouth

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2 dash Bénédictine

Ingredient: Bénédictine

What it is: Liqueur

Herbal liqueur invented by Alexandre Legrand (who later changed his name later to Alexandre Le Grand) in the 19th century and produced in France. The recipe contains 27 plants and spices.

Substitution: Chartreuse Substitution: Chartreuse (yellow)

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2 dash Amer Picon

Ingredient: Amer Picon

Also Known As: Sirop de Picon, Picon club What it is: Bitters

Caramel-coloured, flavoured bitters drunk as an apéritif, which traditionally accompanies beer in the east and north of France. It is made from a base of fresh oranges which are dried and mixed with a solution of alcohol which is distilled. Picon also contains gentian and quinquina in equal measures. Sugar, syrup and caramel are added last.

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Stir well in a mixing glass with cracked ice, strain and serve with a twist of lemon peel on top.