Ingredients

Several of the recipes in the book require a spirit called Amer Picon. They don’t make it anymore so I had to locate a recipe online: 3.00 bottles Amaro Ramazzotti 7.50 cups orange tincture 0.75 bottle Stirrings Blood Orange bitters…

Simple syrups are usually just equal parts sugar and water, plus something to flavor it. Ginger syrup is pretty much the same, but its preparation is a little different. 1 cup sugar 3 cups water ginger, peeled and cut into…

One concept that is definitely associated more with modern mixology than vintage is the use of foams. This is a recipe for an apple cider foam: 8 ounces apple cider 3-4 cinnamon sticks 1 sheet gelatin Simmer the cider and…

A shrub is an acidulated beverage made of fruit juice, sugar, and other ingredients. It is both sweet and tart. I needed an apple shrub for a recipe and was given this one: 8 ounces of Granny Smith apples 8…

Sour mix is such an overused cocktail ingredient that the Vintage Cocktail book expressly states it won’t be used (but one exception is The Fogcutter). However, homemade sour mix is much different than the sickly sweet stuff you usually get…

In my research into vintage cocktails you sometimes come across an ingredient that simply can’t be purchased anymore. In those cases you either search for a substitute or make one. As part of a recipe I need something called “orange…