French Pearl
- 2 oz. gin
- 1/4 oz. absinthe
- 3/4 oz. lime juice
- 3/4 oz rock candy syrup (or simple syrup)
- 1 sprig mint
Muddle, shake, and double strain. [Pegu Club]
Muddle, shake, and double strain. [Pegu Club]
Green Glacier
Stir and strain. [Jamie Boudreau]
Prospector
Stir and strain into ice-filled old-fashioned glass. Garnish with twist of lemon. [Jay Jones]
Stir and strain. [Jacob Grier]
Shake and strain into a ice-filled glass. Garnish with celery stick. [Mayahuel]
Shake and strain. [Mayahuel]
Shake and strain all but Islay scotch. Float Islay scotch on top over the back of a spoon or, alternatively, pour it into an atomizer and spray onto the surface of the drink.
To make ginger-honey syrup, combine 1 cup each of honey and water and bring to simmer. Add 1 oz. sliced ginger and cover for 15 minutes. Let cool and refrigerate. [Milk & Honey]
n.b. Ginger rapidly loses its flavor when heated, so if you do not plan to use all the ginger-honey syrup in 24 hours, don't bother saving it. Instead, use regular honey syrup and muddle some fresh ginger (about half a finger's width, sliced thinly) in the shaker tin.
New Yorker, 13 March 1928:
Oh yes—I think I remember now. Two parts applejack, one part gin and the other part made up of a pony of Cointreau and the rest pineapple juice. He christened it the Applejackass. Yes—sure, on account of the kick. I had four and ...
New Yorker, 13 March 1928:
Now get this—one-half gin, one-quarter kümmel and the other quarter orange-flower water, and try to get that last one. Somebody brought her up a bottle from Havana and I'm going to go down there some weekend to get another bottle. Say, after three of them I gave an impersonation of Elsie Janis doing John Barrymore and they had to drag me home.
Stir and strain over ice. Top with grapefruit soda. [Modified London Cup]