Jerry Thomas’ Bartenders Guide

This 1862 classic includes the following recipes:


Hints and Rules for Bartenders

Cocktails

Brandy Cocktail

Improved Brandy Cocktail

Whiskey Cocktail

Improved Whiskey Cocktail

Gin Cocktail

Old Tom Gin Cocktail

Improved Gin Cocktail

Bottle Cocktail

Champagne Cocktail

Coffee Cocktail

Vermouth Cocktail

Fancy Vermouth Cocktail

Absinthe Cocktail

Japanese Cocktail

Manhattan Cocktail

Jersey Cocktail

Soda Cocktail

Saratoga Cocktail

Martinez Cocktail

Morning Glory Cocktail

Crustas

Brandy Crusta

Whiskey Crusta

Gin Crusta

Daisies

Brandy Daisy

Whiskey Daisy

Santa Cruz Rum Daisy

Gin Daisy

Juleps

Mint Julep

Gin Julep

Whiskey Julep

Pineapple Julep

The Real Georgia Mint Julep

Smashes

Brandy Smash

Gin Smash

Whiskey Smash

Fixes

Brandy Fix

Gin Fix

Santa Cruz Fix

Whiskey Fix

Brandy Drinks

Brandy Straight

Pony Brandy

Brandy and Soda

Brandy and Ginger Ale

Split Soda and Brandy

Brandy and Gum

Cobblers

Sherry Cobbler

Champagne Cobbler

Catawba Cobbler

Hock Cobbler

Claret Cobbler

Sauterne Cobbler

Whiskey Cobbler

Saratoga Brace Up

Knickerbocker

Pousse l’Amour

Cafes

Santina’s Pousse Cafe

Parisian Pousse Cafe

Faivre’s Pousse Cafe

Saratoga Pousse Cafe

Brandy Scaffa

Brandy Champerelle

West India Couperee

White Lion

Sours

Santa Cruz Sour

Gin Sour

Whiskey Sour

Brandy Sour

Jersey Sour

Egg Sour

Toddies

Apple Toddy

Cold Brandy Toddy

Hot Brandy Toddy

Cold Gin Toddy

Hot Gin Toddy

Cold Whiskey Toddy

Cold Irish Whiskey Toddy

Egg Noggs

Egg Nogg

Hot Egg Nogg

Egg Nogg for a Party

Sherry Egg Nogg

General Harrison’s Egg Nogg

Baltimore Egg Nogg

Fizzes

Santa Cruz Fiz

Whiskey Fiz

Brandy Fiz

Gin Fiz

Silver Fiz

Golden Fiz

Slings

Brandy Sling

Hot Brandy Sling

Gin Sling

Hot Gin Sling

Whiskey Sling

Hot Whiskey Sling

Rum Drinks

Hot Spiced Rum

Hot Rum

Blue Blazer

Tom and Jerry

How to Serve Tom and Jerry

Copenhagen

Skins

Scotch Whiskey Skin

Irish Whiskey Skin

Columbia Skin

Tom Collins Whiskey

Tom Collins Brandy

Tom Collins Gin

Flips

Hot Brandy Flip

Hot Rum Flip

Hot Whiskey Flip

Hot Gin Flip

Cold Brandy Flip

Cold Rum Flip

Cold Gin Flip

Cold Whiskey Flip

Port Wine Flip

Sherry Wine Flip

Mulled Drinks

Mulled Wine, with Eggs

Mulled Cider

Mulled Wine

Mulled Wine without Eggs

Sangarees

Port Wine Sangaree

Sherry Sangaree

Brandy Sangaree

Gin Sangaree

Ale Sangaree

Porter Sangaree

Porteree

Negus

Port Wine Negus

Port Wine Negus

Soda Negus

Bishops

Bishop

English Bishop

Quince Liqueur

Shrubs

Currant Shrub

Raspberry Shrub

Brandy Shrub

Rum Shrub

Brandy Punch

Punches

Brandy and Rum Punch

Gin Punch

Medford Rum Punch

Santa Cruz Rum Punch

Hot Irish Whiskey Punch

Hot Scotch Whiskey Punch

Cold Whiskey Punch.*

Milk Punch

Hot Milk Punch

Manhattan Milk Punch

Egg Milk Punch

El Dorado Punch

Claret Punch

Sauterne Punch

Vanilla Punch

Sherry Punch

Orgeat Punch

Curaçao Punch

Roman Punch

St. Charles’ Punch

Seventh Regiment National Guard Punch

Sixty-Ninth Regiment Punch

Punch Grassot

Maraschino Punch

Champagne Punch

Mississippi Punch

Imperial Brandy Punch

Hot Brandy and Rum Punch

Rocky Mountain Punch

Imperial Punch

Thirty-Second Regiment or Victoria Punch

Light Guard Punch

Philadelphia Fish-House Punch

La Patria Punch

The Spread Eagle Punch

Rochester Punch

Non-Such Punch

Canadian Punch

Tip-Top Brandy

Bimbo Punch

Cold Ruby Punch

Soyer’s Gin Punch

Arrack Punch

Nuremburg Punch

Imperial Arrack Punch *

United Service Punch

Pineapple Punch

Royal Punch

Century Club Punch

California Milk Punch

English Milk Punch

Oxford Punch

Punch à la Romaine

Duke of Norfolk Punch

Tea Punch

Gothic Punch

Punch à la Ford

Punch Jelly

Dry Punch

Regent’s Punch

Nectar Punch

Orange Punch

Wedding Punch

West Indian Punch

Barbadoes Punch

Apple Punch

Ale Punch

Cider Punch

Hot Flips

Hot English Rum Flip

Hot English Ale Flip

Sleeper

White Tiger’s Milk

Locomotive

Sherry Drinks

Sherry and Bitters

Sherry and Egg

Sherry and Ice

Shandy Gaff

Half and Half

“Arf and Arf.”

Absinthe and Water

French Method of Serving Absinthe

Gin and Wormwood

Rhine Wine and Seltzer Water

White Plush

Rock and Rye

Stone Fence

Boonekamp and Whiskey

Jerry Thomas’ Own Decanter Bitters

Burnt Brandy and Peach

Black Stripe

Peach and Honey

Gin and Pine

Gin and Tansy

Temperance Drinks

Milk and Seltzer

Saratoga Cooler

Plain Lemonade

Soda Lemonade

Egg Lemonade

Orgeat Lemonade

Fine Lemonade for Parties

Soda Nectar

Nectar for Dog Days

Soda Cocktail

English Fancy Drinks

Claret Cup, à la Brunow

Champagne Cup, à la Brunow

Balaklava Nectar

Crimean Cup, à la Marmora

Crimean Cup, à la Wyndham

Rumfustian

Claret Cup

Porter Cup

Claret Cup, à la Lord Saltoun

Mulled Claret, à la Lord Saltoun

Italian Lemonade

Bishop à la Prusse

Bottled Velvet

English Curaçao

Syrups, Essences, Tinctures, Colorings, etc

Plain Syrup

Gum Syrup

Lemon Syrup

Essence of Lemon

Essence of Cognac

Solferino Coloring

Caramel

Tincture of Orange Peel

Tincture of Lemon Peel

Tincture of Cloves

Tincture of Cinnamon

Tincture of Allspice

Tincture of Gentian

Capillaire

Capillaire

Ratafia

Aromatic Tincture

Prepared Punch and Punch Essences

Essence of Roman Punch for Bottling

Essence of Kirschwasser Punch for Bottling

Essence of Brandy Punch for Bottling

Essence of Bourbon Whiskey Punch

Essence of Rum Punch

Essence of St. Domingo Punch for Bottling

Essence of Punch D’Orsay for Bottling

Empire City Punch for Bottling

Imperial Raspberry Whiskey Punch for Bottling

Duke of Norfolk Punch for Bottling

Essence of Rum Punch for Bottling

Essence of Arrack Punch for Bottling

Essence of Wine Punch for Bottling

Essence of Claret Wine Punch for Bottling

Essence of Regent Punch for Bottling

Prepared Cocktails for Bottling

Brandy Cocktail for Bottling

Brandy Cocktail for Bottling

Gin Cocktail for Bottling

Bourbon Cocktail for Bottling