Ford Cocktail
Source:
Modern American Drinks
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3
dash
Bénédictine
Substitution:
Chartreuse
Substitution:
Chartreuse (yellow)
Ingredient: Bénédictine
What it is: LiqueurHerbal 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.
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
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
jigger
French vermouth
Substitution:
vermouth
Ingredient: French vermouth
Also Known As: Dry vermouth, White vermouth What it is: VermouthFortified wine, flavored with aromatic herbs and spices ("aromatized" in the trade) such as cardamom, cinnamon, marjoram and chamomile.
Three dashes benedictine, three dashes orange bitters, half a jigger Tom gin, half a jigger French vermouth. Mix in a mixing-glass half- full fine ice. Strain into a cocktail-glass. Add a piece twisted orange-peel.
