Classics

Knickerbocker

Long before the modern tropical canon, this brisk rum drink paired bright berry fruit with fresh citrus.

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Reference: Jerry Thomas · 1887 · Open source page ↗ · Scale it, save it, or twist it below.

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Method shakeGlass coupeFinish Lime wheel

Ingredients

Aged rum, raspberry, lime, and orange liqueur in a vivid early sour.

Taste: ripe raspberry · lime zest · aged rum

Amount

How to make it

Shake all ingredients hard with cold ice.
Fine strain into a chilled coupe and taste for a clean sweet-sour balance.
Garnish with a slim lime wheel rather than the source's elaborate fruit display.

Source: Jerry Thomas, Bar-Tender's Guide (1887), LOC 07000656 p. 35, image 39 · A trusted classic — make it as-is, scale it, or twist it.

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