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Imported from Cocktails by "Jimmy" late of Ciro's London

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Cocktails by "Jimmy" late of Ciro's London by Jimmy (1930) — Jimmy 1930, opening A-B recipe run

2 partLondon dry gin — Dry Ginbase
1 partyellow chartreuse modifier
  1. Mix with plenty of cracked ice and shake well, following the book's general cocktail instruction.

Old Waldorf Bar Days by Albert Stevens Crockett (1931) — Old Waldorf Bar Days 1931, opening cocktail appendix

0.67 partLondon dry gin — Tom Ginbase
1 dashorange bitters base
0.33 partyellow chartreuse modifier
  1. Combine and stir; source gives no further method in this entry.

The Green Cocktail Book by Jimmy, late of Ciro's London (1932, p.20)

2 partdry gin — Dry Ginbase
1 partyellow chartreuse — Yellow Chartreusemodifier
  1. Shake the ingredients well with cracked ice and serve.

Ice: Cracked ice

The Old Waldorf-Astoria Bar Book by Albert Stevens Crockett (1935, p.35)

0.67 partgin — Tom ginbase
1 dashorange bitters base
0.33 partyellow chartreuse — Yellow Chartreusemodifier
  1. Build the orange bitters, Yellow Chartreuse, and gin in a cocktail glass.
  2. Serve without shaking.

The Artistry of Mixing Drinks by Frank Meier (1936, p.24)

0.67 partgin — Ginbase
0.33 partyellow chartreuse base
  1. Shake well and serve.

See also: Bijou, Yellow Fellow