Crimean Cup a la Wyndham — The Cocktail Ontologist

Variants (2)

Cooling Cups and Dainty Drinks by William Terrington (1869, p.172) — Terrington 1869

0.5 wine-glass	cognac	base
0.5 orange	orange oleo-saccharum — oleo-saccharum of orange	base
2 bottles	Soda water — soda-water	dilution
0.5 wine-glass	Curaçao	modifier
1 large wine-glass	Maraschino	modifier
1 bottle	champagne	other
1 pound lump	ice — Lake ice	other

Mix the orange oleo-saccharum, Maraschino, Curaçao, and Cognac well together.
Pour in the soda-water and champagne, mix well with the spoon, and add the lump of Lake ice.

Ice: Lake ice lump

Like the Marmora cup, the Crimean naming reflects the period's fascination with war-associated fashionable drinks.

This is a short, bright sparkling cup without the creamy whipping or larger scale of the Marmora version.

Bartenders' Guide: How to Mix Drinks by Wehman Bros. (1912, p.26) — For a Party of Five (Wehman Bros. 1912)

1 bottle	champagne — Champagne	base
0.5 large wine-glass	cognac — Cognac	base
2 bottle	Soda water — Soda-water	dilution
0.5 orange	Orange peel — Orange peel	garnish
0.5 large wine-glass	curacao — Curacoa	modifier
1 large wine-glass	Maraschino liqueur — Maraschino	modifier
0.5 pound	ice — Ice	other
1 tablespoon	sugar — Crushed sugar	sweetener

Macerate the orange peel with the sugar, add the maraschino, Cognac, and curacoa, mix thoroughly, add the soda-water and champagne, improve with ice if desired, and serve.

Ice: Ice

See also: Crimean Cup a la Marmora, Champagne Cup a la Ariadne, Claret Cup a la Brunow

The printed heading marks this as No. 3 and sizes it for a party of five.