Item 29: A Cocktail Recipe by Andrew H[amilton] McClintock, [ca. late nineteenth-early twentieth century]
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 29
Dates
- Created: [ca. late nineteenth-early twentieth century]
Creator
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Extent
1 items
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Type of Material:
Paper/Recipe
Condition Note:
Fair. The paper is durable but there are stains throughout the paper.
Measurements:
5 7/16 in. x 8 5/16 in.
Title:
Cocktails for Quart Bottle
Description:
The following item depicts a handwritten recipe for a mixed drinked. The recipe is written on the legal ledger paper of Andrew H. McClintock, plausibly inferring that he is the author.
The recipe may be possible for a Manhattan or early negroni drink, as it includes vermouth and bitters. Though many modern day negroni recipes include gin rather than whiskey, this may be an earlier form of the drink.
The recipe uses the measurement of “dram,” which was a “A fluid dram equals one-eighth of a fluid ounce (the equivalent to two average-size thimbles), so there would be 128 drams per pint and 1,024 drams per gallon. So, there are 32 drams in a gill” (National Park Service).
The date of the manuscript has been estimated between the late nineteenth century and early twentieth according to McClintock’s dates.
Location:
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Transcription:
Front Page:
The page is composed of pen and pencil ink. The measurements following drams are written in pencil.
Cocktails for Quart Bottle
4 drams 1 table sp[oon] Orange Bitters. 7 drams 1 ¾ “ “ [same as above] Angostura Bitters. 14 drams 3 “ “ Curacao, 12 drams 3 “ “ scant Rock Candy Syrup. 5 ounces 10 “ Vermouth, 18 ounces Whiskey.
Above will fill a champagne bottle. Cut off in a long curl the rind of a lemon + drop in the bottle. Let stand a few hours before using.
A whiskey glass holds about 4 oz- [written in pencil] A tablespoon holds 4 drams or ½ ounce. A teaspoon holds 1 dram. But in either
Back Page:
case the spoon must not be more than level full.
Pour some of mixture over cracked ice, shake or stir, and strain into whiskey glass.
The page is composed of pen and pencil ink. The measurements following drams are written in pencil.
Cocktails for Quart Bottle
4 drams 1 table sp[oon] Orange Bitters. 7 drams 1 ¾ “ “ [same as above] Angostura Bitters. 14 drams 3 “ “ Curacao, 12 drams 3 “ “ scant Rock Candy Syrup. 5 ounces 10 “ Vermouth, 18 ounces Whiskey.
Above will fill a champagne bottle. Cut off in a long curl the rind of a lemon + drop in the bottle. Let stand a few hours before using.
A whiskey glass holds about 4 oz- [written in pencil] A tablespoon holds 4 drams or ½ ounce. A teaspoon holds 1 dram. But in either
Back Page:
case the spoon must not be more than level full.
Pour some of mixture over cracked ice, shake or stir, and strain into whiskey glass.
Creator
Repository Details
Part of the Wilkes University Archives Repository
Contact:
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Wilkes-Barre PA 18701 US
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84 W South St.
Wilkes-Barre PA 18701 US
570-408-2000
570-408-7823 (Fax)
ask.archives@wilkes.edu