Tract · Cocktails

Spirit-forward · Built in glass · Historical · complexity 2/5

Bottled Cocktail

A bottled whiskey, gin, or brandy cocktail with curacao, syrup, bitters, and lemon juice.

Served in Quart bottle. Ice: None.

Variants (2)

How to Mix Drinks by George L. Spaulding and W. Rositer (1906, p.12) — Spaulding and Rositer 1906, cocktails section

1 teaspoonlemon juice acid
0.75 quart bottlewhiskey gin or brandy — Fill quart bottle three quarters full.base
0.75 ponybitters bitter
1 ponycuracao — Curacoamodifier
1 wineglasssimple syrup — syrupsweetener
  1. Fill quart bottle three quarters full with whiskey, gin, or brandy; add remaining ingredients and shake until thoroughly blended.

Ice: None

Bartenders' Guide: How to Mix Drinks by Wehman Bros. (1912, p.14)

1 quartWhiskey — Old whiskeybase
0.75 ponyAromatic bitters — Bittersbitter
1 ponycuracao — Curacoa (red)modifier
1 wine-glassgum syrup — Gum syrupsweetener
  1. Mix the whiskey, curacoa, gum syrup, and bitters by pouring between shakers until well combined, bottle, cork, label, and hold for service.

Ice: Ice