Crusta Family
Elaborated cocktail services using sugared rim, lemon lining, and a short chilled strain into a decorated glass.
Origin
Thomas explicitly describes the crusta as an improvement on the cocktail and attributes it to a celebrated Spanish caterer.
template
- Brandy Crusta
Brandy crusta is the defining Thomas crusta pattern.
variant
- Gin Crusta
Gin substitution within the crusta line.
- Sherry Crusta
Source-explicit sherry crusta branch.
- Whiskey Crusta
Whiskey substitution within the crusta line.
- Winter Palace Crusta
Source-explicit named crusta variant.
descendant
- St. Croix Crusta
St. Croix rum branch of the crusta family.
Modern descendants
- Sidecar
- Corpse Reviver-style citrus spirit cocktails