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Bosom Caresser

Bosom Caresser is egg, strawberry syrup, and brandy shaken and strained.

egg · strawberry · brandy · restorative

Served in Cobbler glass.

Variants (7)

American and Other Drinks by Leo Engel (1878, p.92)

1 glassbrandy base
1 wholeegg base
0.5 sherry glassstrawberry syrup sweetener
  1. Shake up well and strain.

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

1 liqueur glassbrandy base
1 teaspoonRaspberry syrup base
littlemilk dilution
1 eggwhole egg — new-laid eggother
  1. Fill a tumbler with shaven or chipped ice, add syrup, egg, brandy, and milk, shake well, and strain.

Ice: Shaven or chipped ice

American-Bar by Aczel Miksa (1899, p.27) — Aczel 1899, No. 7

1 small glasscognac — Matignon-fele cognacbase
1 wholeegg yolk — tojassargajabase
1 teaspoonMaraschino liqueur — Maraschinomodifier
fillsherry modifier
cinnamon — fahejporother
1 teaspoonGrenadine — grenadinsweetener
  1. Shake egg yolk, grenadine, maraschino, cognac, sherry, and crushed ice strongly so the egg is fully mixed; pour out and dust with cinnamon.

Garnish: Cinnamon

Ice: Crushed ice

Recipes of American and Other Iced Drinks by Charlie Paul (1902, p.13)

1brandy — Source says a liqueur-glassful.base
1 tspRaspberry syrup base
milk — Source says a little milk.dilution
1 wholeegg — new laid eggother
  1. Fill a tumbler with chipped ice.
  2. Add the ingredients, shake well, and strain off into a pony tumbler.

Ice: Chipped ice

American-Bar: Boissons Anglaises et Americaines by Frank P. Newman (1904, p.6) — Newman 1904, No. 17

0.5 liqueur glasscognac base
1 wholeegg yolk — jaune d'oeuf bien fraisbase
0.5 liqueur glasscuracao modifier
0.5 liqueur glassMadeira — maderemodifier
0.5 liqueur glassGrenadine sweetener
  1. Shake ingredients strongly with crushed ice in silver goblets, strain into glass no. 3, and serve with straws.

Ice: Crushed ice

Le Barman by Olivier Mayor (1921) — Olivier Mayor 1921, Cocktails Short Drinks section

2 spoonfulbrandy base
1 spoonfulcrushed ice base
2 spoonfulmilk dilution
1 wholebeaten egg other
1 spoonfulRaspberry syrup sweetener
  1. Shake strongly in a shaker and strain into a glass.

Ice: Crushed ice

The Artistry of Mixing Drinks by Frank Meier (1936, p.71)

0.5 glassbrandy — Brandybase
1 unitegg yolk — Egg yolkbase
1 dashcuracao — Curaçaomodifier
0.5 glassMadeira modifier
1 dashGrenadine — Grenadinesweetener
  1. Shake with ice, strain into a double cocktail glass, and serve.

Ice: Ice

Lineage reconciliation

From Leo's Specialities at the Criterion.