Durkee Cocktail
Classic · Rum · 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: 4 ingredients; method: "Fill large Bar glass 2/3 Full Shaved Ice. Shake well; strain into tall, thin glass; fill up with Plain Soda; stir gently and serve.".
| Glass | Highball glass |
| Garnish | None |
| ABV | 24.9% |
| Category | prohibition |
| Flavor | classic, pre-prohibition, bullock-1917, historic |
Ingredients
- Bar Sugar0.5 tbsp
- Fresh Lemon Juice4 dashes
- Curacoa3 dashes
- Aged Jamaican Rum2 oz
Method
- Add bar sugar, fresh lemon juice, curacoa, and aged jamaican rum to shaker with ice
- Shake hard
- Strain into chilled highball glass