Table of Contents
Preface to the Revised Edition xiii
Foreword Dale Degroff xvii
Introduction 1
Chapter 1 "Professor" Jerry Thomas: Jupiter Olympus of the Bar
Who Reads an American Book?-An American and a Sailor. Too-In Realms of Gold-The Sporting Fraternity-Mixing Excellent Drinks-Epilogue 7
Chapter 2 How To Mix Drinks, Or What Would Jerry Thomas Do?
I How They Used to Do It: The Archaic Age (1783-1830)-The Baroque Age (1830-1885)-The Classic Age (1885-1920) 44
II How to Do It Now: Bar Gear-Sugar-Twists-Cherries and Olives-Eggs-Ice-Glassware 60
III Spirits: Applejack (Also Known as Apple Whiskey)-Arrack-Brandy-Champagne-Cordials and Absinthe-Gin-Rum- Tequila- Vermouths- Vodka- Whiskey 68
IV Quantities 78
A Note on the Recipes 81
Chapter 3 Punches
I A Large Glass of Punch: Brandy Punch (Including Curaçoa Punch, West Indian Punch, Barbadoes Punch, and Tamarind Punch)- Vanilla Punch-Pisco Punch-Cold Whiskey Punch-Hot Whiskey Punch-Gin Punch-The Collins Twins: John and Tom-Claret Punch-Milk Punch-Mountain Punch-Mississippi Punch (Including El Dorado Punch)-St. Charles Punch (Including Enchantress)-Prince of Wales's Punch-National Guard Seventh Regiment Punch-Sixty-Ninth Regiment Punch-Hot Milk Punch-General Burnside's Favorite-Boston Rum Punch-The Herald Punch 85
Chapter 4 The Children of Punch: Collinses, Daisies, Fizzes, Sours, Cobblers, Coolers, and a Glance at the Swizzle
I The Lesser Punches: Fixes and Sours (and a Couple of Bostonian Fancies): Brandy, Gin, Santa Cruz, or Whiskey Fix-Brandy, Gin, Santa Cruz, or Whiskey Sour (Including Egg Sour and New York Sour)-Pisco Sour-Moral Suasion-Knickerbocker (Including the White Lion) 112
II Daisies and Fizzes: The Daisy-Whiskey, Brandy, Gin, or Rum Daisy (Old School)-Gin, Brandy, Rum, or Whiskey Daisy (New School) (Including Tequila Daisy)-Gin, Whiskey, Brandy, or Santa Cruz Rum Fizz (Including Crushed Strawberry Fizz) - Silver Fizz-Morning Glory Fizz (Including Saratoga Brace Up)-New Orleans Fizz, Alias Ramos Gin Fizz 121
III The Cobbler: Sherry Cobbler (Including Hock Cobbler, Claret Cobbler, and Whiskey Cobbler)-Champagne Cobbler 140
IV Three Popular Coolers; The Joe Rickey (and the Gin Rickey) (Including the Gin Buck)-Florodora (Including Imperial Style)-Singapore Gin Sling, Alias Straits Sling 145
V A Glance at the Swizzle: Green Swizzle 154
Chapter 5 A Handful of Egg Drinks
Egg Nogg: Baltimore Egg Nogg-Egg Nogg (Individual) -General Harrison's Egg Nogg-Texian Egg Nogg-Tom & Jerry-Sherry Flip (Including Port Wine Flip) 160
Chapter 6 Toddies, Slings, Juleps, and Such
I Rum, Brandy, Whiskey, or Gin Toddy, Hot: Apple Toddy-Whisky Skin-Blue Blazer 171
II Gin, Brandy, Whiskey, or Rum Sling, Cold: Jersey Sunset 184
III Juleps and Smashes: Joe Redding's Julep-Prescription Julep- Mint Julep-Pineapple Julep-Brandy, Gin, or Whiskey Smash 189
IV Sangaree: Port Wine Sangaree (Including Sherry Sangaree, Madeira Sangaree, Porter Sangaree, Ale Sangaree, Brandy Sangaree, and Gin Sangaree) 201
V Three Yankee Favorites: Hot Spiced (or Buttered) Rum-Stone Fence-Black Strap (Alias the Black Stripe) 204
Chapter 7 The Cocktail, Properly Considered
Dr. Stoughton's Elixir Magnum-What's in a Name?-American Roots: The Where and the When-The Cocktail in New York and Points South and West-The Cocktail Grows Up-Prequel: The Original Cocktail 210
I Plain, Fancy. Improved, and Old-Fashioned: Plain Brandy, Gin, or Whiskey Cocktail-Fancy Brandy, Gin, or Whiskey Cocktail (Including Chicago Cocktail, Alias Saratoga Cocktail)-Improved Brandy, Gin, or Whiskey Cocktail-Sazerac Cocktail-Old-Fashioned Whiskey, Brandy, or Holland Gin Cocktail (Including American Farmer) 229
Chapter 8 Enter Vermouth
I The Originals: Vermouth, Manhattan, and Martini Cocktails: Vermouth Cocktail (Including Fancy Vermouth Cocktail)-Manhattan Cocktail: Formula #1 (Old Standard); Formula #2 (Reverse); Formula #3 (New Standard)-Martini Cocktail: Formula #l (Turf Club); Formula #2 (Martinez Cocktail); Formula US (Fourth Degree)-Dry Martini Cocktail-Gibson Cocktail 251
II Other Vermouth Cocktails: Metropole Cocktail-Rob Roy Cocktail-Star Cocktail-Racquet (Club) Cocktail-Saratoga Cocktail-Bijou Cocktail-Weeper's Joy-Bamboo Cocktail- Princeton Cocktail (Including Zaza Cocktail and Tuxedo Cocktail)-Brooklyn Cocktail-Blue Moon Cocktail-San Martin Cocktail-Presidents Cocktail 268
Chapter 9 Evolved Cocktails, Or What Hath Orgeat Wrought?
I Exotic Blooms: Japanese Cocktail-East India Cocktail-Widow's Kiss-Absinthe Cocktail and Absinthe Frappé 295
II The (Other) Fizz: Champagne Cocktail-Jersey Cocktail (Including Soda Cocktail)-Buck and Breck (Including Russian Cocktail)-Prince of Wales's Cocktail-Morning Glory Cocktail 302
III Miscegenation, or Crustas, Wet Hens, and Cocktail Punches: Brandy, Whiskey, or Gin Crusta-Coffee. Cocktail-Wet Hen-Modern Cocktail-Bronx Cocktail-Jack Rose Cocktail-Clover Club Cocktail-Daiquiri Cocktail-Aviation Cocktail-Ward Eight-Last Word 313
IV The Stinger 331
Chapter 10 Bitters And Syrups
I Bitters: Jerry Thomas's Own Decanter Bitters-Stoughton's Bitters-Boker's Bitters 335
II Syrups: Gum Syrup (True)-Gum Syrup (Bartender's) (Including Rich Simple Syrup)-Pineapple, Raspberry, and Other Fruit and Berry Syrups 338
Bibliographical note 341
Acknowledgments 343
A Few Recollections of the Distant Past 347
Index 349