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Brandy or Gin Cocktail

Terrington's Brandy or Gin Cocktail is a hot-and-strong early-bird tumbler of spirit, Curaçao, bitters, ginger syrup, and ice.

spirituous · bitter · ginger · citrus · morning · restorative · american

Served in Tumbler. Ice: Ice.

Variants (2)

Cooling Cups and Dainty Drinks by William Terrington (1869, p.190) — Terrington 1869

lemon juice — Use to moisten the rim of the tumbler.acid
0.13 pintbrandy or gin base
1 tablespoonfulbitters bitter
0.5 gillCuraçao modifier
1 pintice other
0.5 gillginger syrup sweetener
  1. Mix the brandy or gin, Curaçao, bitters, ginger syrup, and ice with a spoon.
  2. Moisten the rim of the tumbler with lemon juice and serve.

Garnish: Lemon-moistened rim.

Ice: Ice

Terrington frames cocktails as strong early-bird restoratives rather than as evening luxuries.

This is a compact English witness to cocktail syntax outside the dedicated American bar manuals.

Drinks a La Mode by Mrs de Salis (1891, p.10) — Drinks a La Mode 1891

lemon juice — For moistening the tumbler rim.acid
0.25 pintbrandy or gin base
1 tablespoonbitters bitter
0.5 gillcuracao — curacoamodifier
1 pintice other
0.5 gillginger syrup sweetener
  1. Mix the spirit, curacoa, bitters, ginger syrup, and ice; moisten the tumbler rim with lemon juice.

Garnish: Lemon-moistened rim

Ice: Ice

See also: Whisky Cocktail, Crusta of Brandy, Whisky, or Gin, Brandy Punch

The rim of the tumbler is moistened with lemon juice.