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1920 Pick-Me-Up
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Submitted on: January 1, 2024
Hello friends! It's a new year and I am kicking off 2024 with a drink from the outset of Prohibition, a 1920 Pick-Me-Up. After completing my series on 1990s cocktails, I wanted to look back on a dark and illicit period in American history, the dark age of cocktails known as Prohibition, 100 years later, to see if the cocktails of the day hold up to modern palates. The first drink in my new series is the 1920 Pick-Me-Up, an absinthe and gin highball with the 2 most popular bitters of the day, An...
Ingredients
- 0.75 oz
- 1 dash(es)
- 1 dash(es)
- 6 oz
Tools
Boston Shaker
Instructions
Garnish
Build
Glass
Estimated strength
Frappe & Dump
Beer Glass
About 12% ABV (estimate)
By Patrick Muldowney
Home Cocktail Enthusiast
Amateur home mixologist working through vintage and contemporary cocktail books, one drink at a time
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View MoreShake in an iced cocktail shaker. Pour into a tall glass and fill with soda water. - From "Barflies & Cocktails" (1927)
Editor's Note
A potent, anise-forward relic from the Prohibition era. The absinthe dominates, while the soda water provides a crisp, effervescent lift.
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Stacy (Crafted Pour)
3 January 2024
This sounds super refreshing. I know the original also had a dash of gomme syrup, but I think It sounds just as nice without the sweetener. Cheers 🥂
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