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Telephone Fizz

Mahoney's Telephone Fizz is a brandy-maraschino egg drink strained into a stem glass and filled with seltzer.

sweet · nutty · rich · after-dinner · luxury

Served in Stem glass. Ice: Fine ice.

Variants (3)

The Hoffman House Bartender's Guide by Charles S. Mahoney (1905, p.174)

1 pony glassFrench brandy base
0.5 glassice — fine icebase
seltzer — Fill after straining.dilution
1 ponyMaraschino — Maraschinomodifier
1 eggegg — raw eggother
1 teaspoonfulsugar sweetener
  1. Shake the ice, sugar, French brandy, maraschino, and raw egg well.
  2. Strain into a stem glass, fill with seltzer, and serve.

Ice: Fine ice

Bartenders' Guide: How to Mix Drinks by Wehman Bros. (1912, p.32)

1 ponybrandy — French brandybase
0.5 glassice — Icebase
seltzer — Seltzer waterdilution
1 ponyMaraschino liqueur — Maraschinomodifier
1 wholeegg — Raw eggother
1 teaspoonsugar — Sugarsweetener
  1. Fill the glass half full of ice, add the sugar, French brandy, maraschino, and raw egg, shake well, strain into a stem glass, fill with seltzer water, and serve.

Ice: Ice

Bartenders' Manual by Bartenders Association of America (1913, p.43)

1 pony glassFrench brandy base
0.5 glassice — Fine icebase
seltzer — Seltzerdilution
1 ponyMaraschino liqueur — Maraschinomodifier
1 wholeegg — Eggother
1 teaspoonsugar — Sugarsweetener
  1. Shake well, strain into a stem glass, and fill with seltzer.

Ice: Fine ice

See also: Gazette Fizz, Pan American Flip