York Cocktail
Source:
Modern American Drinks
page:
44
1/2
large bar glass
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
whiskey
Ingredient: whiskey
What it is: WhiskeyBroad 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.
1/2
jigger
vermouth
Ingredient: vermouth
What it is: VermouthA fortified wine, flavoured with aromatic herbs and spices ("aromatized" in the trade) such as cardamom, cinnamon, marjoram and chamomile.
A mixing-glass half-full fine ice, three dashes orange bitters, one-half jigger whiskey, one-half jigger vermouth. Mix, strain into cocktail-glass, squeeze piece of lemon-peel over the top. Serve.
