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Monte Cristo

Mahoney's Monte Cristo is a shaken sherry-and-brandy egg drink served long over shaved ice.

sherry · brandy · rich · dry · restorative · after-dinner

Served in Long highball-style glass. Ice: Shaved ice.

Variants (2)

The Hoffman House Bartender's Guide by Charles S. Mahoney (1905, p.225)

1 jiggerdry sherry base
0.5 ponyHennessy cognac — Hennessy XXX brandybase
1 eggegg other
ice — shaved iceother
1 teaspoonfulsugar sweetener
  1. Shake the dry sherry, sugar, brandy, and egg with shaved ice.
  2. Serve in a long glass such as is used for highballs.

Ice: Shaved ice

Bartenders' Manual by Bartenders Association of America (1913, p.35)

0.5 ponyHennessy brandy base
ice — Shaved icebase
1 jiggerdry sherry — Imported dry sherrymodifier
1 wholeegg — Eggother
1 teaspoonsugar — Sugarsweetener
  1. Shake well and serve in a long glass such as is used for highballs.

Ice: Shaved ice

See also: Sherry Wine Flip, Morning Smile