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Spirit-forward · Stirred · Historical · complexity 2/5

Royal Appetizer

Mahoney's Royal Appetizer is a short port-and-Calisaya bitter drink sharpened with orange bitters and lemon peel.

bitter · winey · dry · aperitif · bracer

Served in Fancy glass. Ice: Lump ice.

Variants (2)

The Hoffman House Bartender's Guide by Charles S. Mahoney (1905, p.223)

lemon peel — Squeeze in after straining.acid
2 lumpsice base
3 dashescalisaya bitters bitter
1 dashorange bitters bitter
1 ponyport wine — Port wineother
  1. Stir the ice, port wine, Calisaya bitters, and orange bitters with a spoon.
  2. Strain into a fancy glass, squeeze in a piece of lemon peel, and serve.

Garnish: Lemon peel

Ice: Lump ice

Manual del Cantinero by John Escalante (1915, p.2)

dashorange bitters — Bitters de naranjabase
dashAngostura bitters — Angosturas bittersbitter
1port wine — Vino Oportoother
  1. Add two or three pieces of ice to a mixing glass.
  2. Add the bitters and port, stir well, strain into a small glass, and express a twisted lemon peel over the top.

Garnish: Twisted lemon peel

Ice: Ice

See also: Eagle's Appetizer, Vermouth Cocktail