Greetings Cocktail Archaeologists!

You presumably picked up this book intrigued by the concept of the forgotten cocktail, and that’s what I am serving up.

This book will not repeat the timeworn cocktails of old. Old-Fashioneds, Martinis, Rusty Nails, Margaritas, and Negronis are all good drinks, but you can find them anywhere. Odd twists of fate have seen wonderful old recipes discarded by the wayside, and it is my goal to see them enjoyed again. For this book, I have handpicked 100 delicious cocktails rarely made today—and believe me—all of them deserve revival. Some are from the nineteenth century, some are from the Prohibition era, and some are from after World War II, as the golden age of the cocktail was waning. All are retrieved from extremely uncommon sources. Since I found these drinks, they are not really entirely forgotten, but if you walk up to a bar, order one, and the bartender knows how to make it, then that is a bartender worth noting. In fact, some of these drinks were found carefully penned into old cocktail manuals or on scraps of paper and may never have been published. They are rare treasures indeed.

Vintage Spirits & Forgotten Cocktails is an homage to the great bartenders of the past and the beverages they created, lost in time, but still grand and full of potential.

The vintage illustrations, bottles, and cocktail artifacts you see accompanying the history and the recipes are all from my collection. They are matched in age to the drinks calling for them. If you have half the fun looking at this book and trying these recipes as I did putting them all together for you, a great party is about to ensue.

TED “DR COCKTAIL” HAIGH

COCKTAILS:

• The Alamagoozlum Cocktail
• Barbara West Cocktail
• The Brandy Crusta
• Chatham Hotel Special
• The Fogcutter
• The Georgia Mint Julep
• The Japalac Cocktail
• Lucien Gaudin Cocktail

The Flying Dutchman

A Dutch cocktail named for the most famous of Dutch legends from a Dutch cocktail guide: Internationale Cocktailgids by one W. Slagter, “Barman, American Hotel Amsterdam,” published in 1950.

The good news: This is by far the most interesting variation of an otherwise bland drink recipe. The bad news: You will need to buy another ingredient you do not yet own.

Everyone is aware of the locustlike scourge of fruit-flavored vodkas on the market. It may therefore be hard to believe, but from the 1930s onward, fruit-flavored gins were considered respectable cocktail agents. Oh, there was nothing like the crazy selection of fruit basket vodkas, but mint gin, orange gin, and lemon gin were made by a number of respected English and American gin houses. The advantage is, you can still tell they are gin-based and the fruit flavor just melds with the snappy crispness of the juniper. Jacquin has made an orange gin forever, but distribution is limited to the Monopoly States and their state-run liquor stores. Fortunately, I have uncovered an unfortunately named but very worthwhile orange gin named Seagram’s Orange Twisted Gin.

This product is surprisingly good and, despite the awful name, it works in an array of 1930s cocktail recipes requiring a traditional orange gin. Take a gander at the Resource Guide (page 326) if you have trouble locating it.

DIRECTIONS:

• Shake in an iced cocktail shaker, and strain into a cocktail glass.
• Garnish with an orange twist.

INGREDIENTS:

• 2 ounces (1⁄2 gill, 6 cl) orange gin
• Juice of 1⁄4 orange
• Juice of 1⁄4 lemon
• 3 drops Angostura Bitters

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In this expanded and updated edition of Forgotten Cocktails and Vintage Spirits, historian, expert, and drink aficionado Dr. Cocktail adds another 20 fine recipes to his hand-picked collection of 80 rare-and-worth-rediscovered drink recipes, shares revelations about the latest cocktail trends, provides new resources for uncommon ingredients, and profiles of many of the cocktail world’s movers and shakers. Historic facts, expanded anecdotes, and full-color vintage images from extremely uncommon sources round out this must-have volume. For anyone who enjoys an icy drink and an unforgettable tale.

From the Publisher

Greetings Cocktail Archaeologists!

You presumably picked up this book intrigued by the concept of the forgotten cocktail, and that’s what I am serving up.

This book will not repeat the timeworn cocktails of old. Old-Fashioneds, Martinis, Rusty Nails, Margaritas, and Negronis are all good drinks, but you can find them anywhere. Odd twists of fate have seen wonderful old recipes discarded by the wayside, and it is my goal to see them enjoyed again. For this book, I have handpicked 100 delicious cocktails rarely made today—and believe me—all of them deserve revival. Some are from the nineteenth century, some are from the Prohibition era, and some are from after World War II, as the golden age of the cocktail was waning. All are retrieved from extremely uncommon sources. Since I found these drinks, they are not really entirely forgotten, but if you walk up to a bar, order one, and the bartender knows how to make it, then that is a bartender worth noting. In fact, some of these drinks were found carefully penned into old cocktail manuals or on scraps of paper and may never have been published. They are rare treasures indeed.

Vintage Spirits & Forgotten Cocktails is an homage to the great bartenders of the past and the beverages they created, lost in time, but still grand and full of potential.

The vintage illustrations, bottles, and cocktail artifacts you see accompanying the history and the recipes are all from my collection. They are matched in age to the drinks calling for them. If you have half the fun looking at this book and trying these recipes as I did putting them all together for you, a great party is about to ensue.

TED “DR COCKTAIL” HAIGH

COCKTAILS: The Alamagoozlum Cocktail Barbara West Cocktail The Brandy Crusta Chatham Hotel Special The Fogcutter The Georgia Mint Julep The Japalac Cocktail Lucien Gaudin Cocktail

The Flying Dutchman

A Dutch cocktail named for the most famous of Dutch legends from a Dutch cocktail guide: Internationale Cocktailgids by one W. Slagter, “Barman, American Hotel Amsterdam,” published in 1950.

The good news: This is by far the most interesting variation of an otherwise bland drink recipe. The bad news: You will need to buy another ingredient you do not yet own.

Everyone is aware of the locustlike scourge of fruit-flavored vodkas on the market. It may therefore be hard to believe, but from the 1930s onward, fruit-flavored gins were considered respectable cocktail agents. Oh, there was nothing like the crazy selection of fruit basket vodkas, but mint gin, orange gin, and lemon gin were made by a number of respected English and American gin houses. The advantage is, you can still tell they are gin-based and the fruit flavor just melds with the snappy crispness of the juniper. Jacquin has made an orange gin forever, but distribution is limited to the Monopoly States and their state-run liquor stores. Fortunately, I have uncovered an unfortunately named but very worthwhile orange gin named Seagram’s Orange Twisted Gin.

This product is surprisingly good and, despite the awful name, it works in an array of 1930s cocktail recipes requiring a traditional orange gin. Take a gander at the Resource Guide (page 326) if you have trouble locating it.

DIRECTIONS:

Shake in an iced cocktail shaker, and strain into a cocktail glass.Garnish with an orange twist.

INGREDIENTS: 2 ounces (1⁄2 gill, 6 cl) orange gin Juice of 1⁄4 orange Juice of 1⁄4 lemon 3 drops Angostura Bitters

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Quarry Books; Deluxe, Revised, Updated edition (October 1, 2009)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Spiral-bound ‏ : ‎ 352 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1592535615
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1592535613
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.6 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.05 x 1.5 x 8.05 inches

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ASIN : 1592535615

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