Cider Cup

From Modern American Drinks by George J. Kappeler (1900). Original recipe: "Put into a glass pitcher one tablespoonful fine sugar, a little water—dissolve; add the juice of half a lemon, a few lumps of clear ice, half a pony white curaçoa, half a pony brandy, one pint cider, one bottle plain soda, two slices of lemon, two of orange, one of cucumber-rind, a few lumps of clear ice; mix until cold. Add a few sprigs of fresh mint on top, stems down."

Glass	Rocks glass
Garnish	None
ABV	13.3%
Category	prohibition
Flavor	classic, pre-prohibition, kappeler-1900

Ingredients

• Sugar0.5 tbsp
• white curaçoa0.5 oz
• Brandy0.5 oz

Method

1. Add sugar, white curaçoa, and brandy to mixing glass with ice
2. Stir until well chilled
3. Strain into chilled rocks glass