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Brandy Shake

A lime-sharpened Cognac shake over plenty of fine ice.

Served in Tall, thin glass. Ice: Ice.

Variants (2)

Bartenders' Guide: How to Mix Drinks by Wehman Bros. (1912, p.61)

2 limelime juice — Lime juiceacid
1 wine-glasscognac — Cognacbase
1 tablespoonsugar — Sugarbase
ice — Fine iceother
  1. Shake the sugar, Cognac, lime juice, and fine ice well, strain into a tall thin glass, and serve.

Ice: Ice

The Up-to-Date Bartender's Guide by Harry Montague (1913, p.38)

2 limeslime juice — Juice of 2 limes.acid
1 jiggerbrandy base
1 tablespoonfulsugar — bar sugarbase
ice — shaved iceother
  1. Fill a small mixing glass with shaved ice, add the sugar, lime juice, and brandy, then shake well.
  2. Strain into a small glass and serve.

Ice: Shaved ice