Applejack Sour

Classic · Brandy · Highball glass

From The Ideal Bartender by Tom Bullock (1917) — first cocktail book by an African-American bartender, published while at the St. Louis Country Club. Original spec: 2 ingredients; method: "Fill large Bar glass 3/4 full Shaved Ice. 2 teaspoonfuls Bar Sugar, dissolved in little Water. Stir well; strain into Sour glass; dress with Fruit and Berries and serve.".

GlassHighball glass
GarnishNone
ABV0%
Categoryprohibition
Flavorclassic, pre-prohibition, bullock-1917, historic

Ingredients

  • lemon or Lime Juice3 dashes
  • Applejack2 oz

Method

  1. Add lemon or lime juice and applejack to shaker with ice
  2. Shake hard
  3. Strain into chilled highball glass