From Ted "Dr. Cocktail" Haigh's Vintage Spirits and Forgotten Cocktails, this recipe is a true old-school cocktail.
• 2 ounces Bourbon Whiskey
• ½ to ¾ ounces Allspice Dram
• ½ ounces fresh lime juice
• ½ spoonful of simple syrup
• 2 dashes Angostura bitters
Combine ingredients and shake with ice. Strain into chilled cocktail glass. To find out what else Derek likes in this book of classic cocktails, click here.
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Derek Brown is a writer, illustrator, bartender, and co-owner of acclaimed bars The Passenger and Columbia Room in Washington, D.C. He sits on the board of directors for the Museum of the American Cocktail.