Clover-Club-Winter_M.. - Tales of the Cocktail

Cocktails
Two hundred years ago, cocktails were a mixture
of liquor, bitters, sugar and water--and that’s all.
More than two hundred years later, the meaning
of the word “cocktail” has swollen to envelop any
concoction we can think of that has booze in it.
Conveniently, and history be damned, this
gives us a category where we can park drinks
that might fit into several of the other families
of drinks, or maybe none at all.
CLOVER CLUB 12
Gin, dry vermouth, lemon juice, raspberry syrup and egg white
PALO NEGRO 13
Reposado tequila, Palo Cortado sherry, black strap rum,
orange liqueur, demerara
GIN BLOSSOM 12
Gin, apricot eau de vie, bianco vermouth, orange bitters
CRYSTAL FALL 12
Cognac, rum, apple cider, ginger syrup, lemon juice,
Palo Cortado sherry, Angostura bitters
IMPROVED WHISKEY COCKTAIL 12
Rye whiskey, maraschino, absinthe and bitters
BLACKBERRY FOOL 12
Gin, crème de mure, lemon juice, vanilla syrup, cream,
blackberry, rose flower water
THE SLOPE 12
Rye, sweet vermouth, apricot brandy and bitters
Forgotten New Orleans
Cocktails
It’s no secret that New Orleans and cocktails go
together like biscuits and gravy. Familiar staples like
the Sazerac and the Ramos Gin Fizz have long been
enjoyed in and beyond the Big Easy.
But digging beneath the surface, with the help of
Stanley Clisby Arthur’s wonderful 1937 cocktail
guide, “Famous New Orleans Drinks & How to Mix
‘em,” you’ll find an abundance of forgotten gems.
Here are a few selections that we think are
deserving of a Vieux Carre-like comeback.
A LA LOUISIANE 12
Rye whiskey. sweet vermouth, Benedictine,
Peychaud’s bitters, absinthe
OLD HICKORY 12
Sweet Vermouth, dry vermouth, Peychaud’s bitters,
orange bitters
JEAN LAFITTE COCKTAIL 12
Dark rum, dry curacao, cream, demerara syrup,
Herbsaint, egg yolk
OUT OF THE WOODS 13
Gin, Lillet blonde, Aperol, Salers Apertif
A 20% gratuity will be added to parties of six or more.
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