AuthorThe Cocktails Must FlowCategoryLemon Twist, Lime TwistDifficultyBeginnerThought to have been created by 'Professor' Jerry Thomas in 1860 to commemorate the first Japanese mission to the USA.
The delegates stayed ay the Metropolitan Hotel in New York a short distance from Thomas' bar at 622 Broadway.
60 ml cognac
15 ml freshly squeezed lime juice
15 ml orgeat syrup
1 dash aromatic bitters
Lemon or lime twist for garnish
1
Half fill a cocktail shaker with ice.
2
Add all ingredients to the shaker and shake until well chilled.
3
Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
4
Garnish with lemon or lime twist.
[cocktail-ingredients]
Ingredients
60 ml cognac
15 ml freshly squeezed lime juice
15 ml orgeat syrup
1 dash aromatic bitters
Lemon or lime twist for garnish
Directions
1
Half fill a cocktail shaker with ice.
2
Add all ingredients to the shaker and shake until well chilled.
3
Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
4
Garnish with lemon or lime twist.