Prohibition Era Cocktails: The Mint Julep recipe, popular in the roaring 20's.

Prohibition Era Cocktails: How to make the Mint Julep cocktail.

This cocktail is still popular during the summer months in the South today.
A very popular drink during the roaring 20's.

Origin's and History of the Mint Julep.
My Grandmother was a hardcore flapper and she drank a lot of Mint Julep's in the summertime during the Prohibition Era. It is a very refreshing cocktail in the summer. We can trace the origins of a version of the mint julep all the way back to the early 1800's. The official drinks as we know it today shows up in print in 1938.  The cocktail has been promoted by Churchill Downs with the Kentucky Derby since the 1930's. A cocktail that is drunk mostly in the summer as a nice refresher. During the Prohibition Era, people drank both whiskey and gin juleps. We will cover the whiskey version here.

The secret to this drink is properly infusing the bourbon with the mint and then balancing it out with the proper sweetness.  Remember to not bruise the mint leaves to much when muddling, just enough to release the essence of the mint.

1920's Mint Julep Recipe:
Ingredients

• 5 mint leaves
• 1/2 ounce Bourbon Whiskey
• 1 tsp. powdered sugar
• 2 tsp. water

Cocktail Mixing Instructions:
Gently muddle the mint leaves, sugar, and the water in a mixing glass.
It is important not to overly muddle the mint leaves, just gently bruise to release the essence.
Add crushed ice and then pour in the whiskey.
Garnish the classic cocktail with a mint sprig.

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Mint Julep Cocktail Recipe

Prohibition Era Cocktail Article Summary:
Prohibitin era cocktails presents the Mint Julep cocktail recipe. A classic cocktail popular in speak easy's and juke joints during the roaring 20's. A classic whiskey recipe or bourbon recipe. Flapper cocktail drinks. Classic Cocktails of the Prohibition Era.

The "Prohibition" Cocktail Drink made with Gin.

How to make the Prohibition Cocktail.

With a name like Prohibition, it's got to contain gin.

The Prohibition as Kina Lillet as a main ingredient, This is a wine aperitif made of Bordeaux wines and citrus liqueurs.  The taste overall has notes of fruit, but not too sweet.  The Apricot brandy helps to even out the herbal taste of the gin.

This cocktail is semi-strong. Great for drinking slowly during dinner or for talking after a meal.

Prohibition Cocktail Recipe
Ingredients:
1 oz gin (Tanqueray, Hendricks, Beefeater, Bombay Sapphire, etc.)
1 oz Kina Lillet
2 dashes fresh lemon juice
1/4 oz apricot brandy

Cocktail Mixing Instructions:
Shake ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice until nice and cold.

Now, strain into a martini glass. 

Garnish with a twist of orange.

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One of the classics of the roaring 20's.
Made with, of course, gin as a base ingredient.
The ginger, gin and lime blend well together.
Very easy cocktail to make.

Foghorn Cocktail Recipe:
Ingredients
• 1/2 juice of lime
• 1 1/2 oz of Gin
• Ginger Ale to taste

Mixing Instructions:
Pour in a highball style glass with ice and stir.
All lime juice and stir again.
Top with ginger ale.
Garnish with the lime wedge or wheel.

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Prohibition Era Cocktails: The "Thunderclap Cocktail" recipe, a jarring speak easy cocktail.

Cocktails of the Prohibition Era: How to make the Thunderclap Cocktail drink.


This is one mean drink, so watch out.
The story goes that after consuming this drink, you should run for your life!
For the brave at heart.


Thunderclap Cocktail Recipe:
Ingredients
1 part Brandy (raynal brandy, korbel, e and J, etc)
1 part Gin (tanqueray, bombay sapphire, hendrick's, beefeater, etc.)
1 part Whiskey (jack daniels, jameson 18, evan williams, etc.)


Mixing instructions:
Mix in a cocktail shaker with ice, and pour into a old fashioned glass.


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Prohibition Era Cocktails: The Famous "Ramos Gin Fizz" cocktail drink using gin.

Cocktails of the roaring 20's. How to make the "Ramos Gin Fizz" cocktail.

This drink takes awhile to prepare, but is well worth the effort.
The Ramos Gin Fizz, was once a very popular drink that has a long reputation in the cocktail world.
It does show up on the tiki bar scene menu from time to time and is a classic at many modern day speakeasy's.

A Fizz.
A Fizz is a group of cocktail related to the "sours" family of drinks.  The thing that makes a Fizz  
unique, is the addition of acidic juice (like lemon or lime juice) and carbonated water.  Fizz drinks date back to before 1887.

The taste is floral and bubbly, it's a very easy to drink cocktail.

The real secret to this drink is in the shake, i have seen many mixologist shake this cocktail for as long as ten minutes!

Ramos Gin Fizz Cocktail

Ramos Gin Fizz Recipe:
Ingredients

• 1 1/2 oz. gin (bombay, beefeater, tanqueray, bombay sapphire, etc.)
• 1 oz simple syrup (sugar / water)
• 1/2 oz. fresh-squeezed lemon juice
• 1/2 oz. fresh-squeezed lime juice
• 1 egg white
• 1 1/4 oz. heavy whipping cream
• 3 drops orange flower water
• 1 oz. club soda

Mixing Instructions:
Place all but the soda water in a cocktail shaker with ice.
Shake vigorously for a few minutes and strain into a glass.
Top with the club soda and stir briskly.

Serve in a large glass or a zombie glass.

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Cocktails of the roaring 20's and the Prohibition Era presents the "Parisian" a classic gin cocktail.

How to make the classic Parisian cocktail drink with recipe and instructions.
This was a classic speak easy, juke joint cocktail. The following recipe is quite old.

Parisian Recipe:
Ingredients

• 1 1/2 Tbsp Gin (Tanqueray, Hendrick's Gin, Beefeater Gin, Bombay Sapphire, etc)

• 1 1/1 Tbsp Noilly Prat (A dry vermouth)

Mixing Directions:
Mix all of the ingredients with ice and then shake in a cocktail shaker.
Strain the mix into cocktail glass and add a few black currents as a garnish.

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The Aviation Cocktail of the 1920's prohibition era, recipe and information.

Cocktails of the Prohibition Era: How to make The Aviation cocktail drink.

I finally had a chance to try a real Aviation cocktail last week at a modern speak easy in Omaha, NE. The name of the juke joint is the Sidedoor, I lounge that i really adore. The bartender or better titled mixologist really knew his stuff. I will write a review on that later.  All I can say is wow, what a classic, I never tasted anything quit like that before. This is one amazing drink that you have to enjoy for yourself.

The Aviation was invented by Hugo Ensslin, who was the head bartender at Hotel Wallick in New York. The Aviation was first seen published in Ensslin's 1916 "Recipes for Mixed Drinks". 

The original Ensslin's recipe was made with El Bart gin, lemon juice, maraschino liqueur, and crème de violette. Crème de violette is a violet liqueur which colors the cocktail a pale sky-blueish color.

Later recipes omitted the crème de violette, because it was so hard to find, useing for a mixture of two-thirds dry gin, one-third lemon juice, and two dashes of maraschino.

Aviation Cocktail  Recipe: 

Ingredients
• 2 oz. Gin (Tanqueray Gin, Bombay Sapphire Gin , Hendrick's , Gordon's London Dry, etc.)
• 1/2 oz. Fresh lemon juice
• 1/2 oz. Maraschino liqueur (Luxardo Maraschino Cherry Liqueur, Maraska Maraschino, Luxardo Maraschino, etc.)
• 1/4 oz. Crème de violette (Rothman & Winter Crème De Violette, Pages Parfait Amour Creme De Violette, etc)

Instructions:

Add all of the ingredients into a cocktail shaker filled with ice cubes. 

Shake until cold.

Strain into cocktail glass. 

Garnish the Aviation with a cherry.

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Cocktail drinks of the roaring 20's: The "Uncle Sam Special" recipe and instructions.

How to make the Prohibition Era cocktail classic called the Uncle Sam Special.

This is a classic cocktail of the roaring 20's that uses Gin and Brandy as a base.

The recipe is easy to make, it's just equal parts of the following ingredients.

Uncle Sam Special Recipe:
Ingredients

• 1 part Brandy (Raynal Brandy, "Remy Martin ""XIII", etc.)

• 1 part Gin (Tanqueray, Bombay Sapphire, Hendricks', Gordon's London Dry, etc.)

• 1 part Dry Vermouth (Martini & Rossi, Noilly Prat Dry Vermouth, Cinzano Dry, Gallo Dry, etc.)

• 1 part Fresh Lemon Juice

Cocktail Mixing Instructions:
Shake the mixture in a cocktail shaker until cold and frosty.
Strain the mix into a cocktail glass.
Garnish the drink with a cherry.

This recipe is rare and hard to find in many bar books.

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Cocktails of the roaring 20" and the Prohibition Era: The "Snowball Cocktail" recipe

Prohition Era Cocktails: How to make the Snowball cocktail drink.

Snowball cocktail drink Recipe:
Ingredients:
1 1/2 ounces Gin (Bombay Sapphire, Tanqueray, Gordon's London Dry, etc.)
1/2 ounce Anisette (Dekuyper, Meletti, Marie Brizard, Hiram Walker, Bols, etc.)
1 tablesoon Light Cream

Instructions:
Shake in a cocktail shaker with ice.
Strain into a cocktail glass.
Float the cream at the end.

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Cocktails of the Roaring 20's: The Gin and Sin cocktail recipe from the prohibition era.

How to make the Gin and Sin cocktail drink like they made in the prohibition era.
This drink is easy to make, just remember 1 of each and your fine.

Gin and Sin Recipe:
Ingredients
• 1 ounce of Gin (Tanqueray, Bombay Sapphire, Hendricks, Gordon's London Dry,Beefeater, etc.)
• 1 ounce of fresh lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon of orange juice
• 1 dash of grenadine

Instructions
Fill a cocktail shaker with ice.
Pour in ingredients.
Shake until cold a frosty.
Strain into a cocktail glass.

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