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Highball · Built in glass · Historical · complexity 3/5

Terminal Cooler

The Terminal Cooler is a Byrrh-and-Curacao ginger-ale long drink built around a long orange peel.

orange · ginger · wine · refreshing · refreshing · summer · casual

Served in Large glass. Ice: Large piece.

Family

Variants (2)

Jack's Manual by J. A. Grohusko (1908, p.61) — Grohusko 1908

0.5 whole orangeOrange juice (fresh) — orange juiceacid
1 large pieceice — icebase
1 bottleginger ale — ginger aledilution
1 long peelOrange peel — orange peelgarnish
1Byrrh — Byrrh winemodifier
2 dashOrange curacao — Curacaomodifier
  1. Place the large piece of ice and long orange peel in the glass.
  2. Add the orange juice, Byrrh, and Curacao.
  3. Top with ginger ale and serve with straws.

Garnish: Long orange peel

Ice: Large piece

Nose
Orange peel and ginger lead the aroma over the quinquina base.
Palate
This is a particularly useful cooler because it carries the Byrrh/quinquina world directly into the ginger-ale long-drink family.
Finish
The finish is refreshing, lightly bitter, and orange-toned.
Summary
A Byrrh-and-ginger-ale cooler from the decorative highball fringe.

Jack's Manual by J. A. Grohusko (1910, p.84)

1 orangeorange juice — Juice of 1 orange.acid
1 large pieceice base
1 bottleginger ale dilution
1 long peelOrange peel — Peel an orange in a long string.garnish
2 dashescuracao modifier
1 portionByrrh wine other
  1. Put the large piece of ice, orange peel, orange juice, Byrrh wine, and curacao into the glass.
  2. Add the bottle of ginger ale and serve with straws.

Garnish: Long orange peel

Ice: Large piece ice

See also: Remsen Cooler, Byrrh Wine Rickey

Serve with straws.