The Improved Cocktail

PH factor: 9.5

Recipe

Ingredients:

Cocktail

o 2 ounces Hennessey VS

cognac

o 1 bar spoon of Maraschino liqueur

o 1 dash Pernod Absinthe

Supérieure

o ¼ ounce Simple Syrup

(see: Syrups etc.)

o 1 dash Angostura bitters

Garnish

o lemon peel

Method:

1. Stir to combine all but

cognac in an Old-Fashioned

glass.

2. Add cognac and one large

ice cube and stir to chill.

3. Run the lemon peel

around the rim of the glass,

skin side down and drop it

into the drink as a garnish.

Comments:

Prior to 1870 all cocktails were

a base spirit, sugar, bitters, and

water. Bartender Jerry Thomas

is credited with “improving”

cocktails, henceforth and forever

more by adding another spirit

to the recipe. Thank you, Mr.

Thomas.

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