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Morning Glory Cocktail recipe · DosVermuts

Classics

Morning Glory Cocktail

This bright nineteenth-century highball layers two brown spirits without losing lift or aromatic definition.

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Reference: DosVermuts adaptation from Jerry Thomas, Bar-Tender's Guide (1887), LOC 07000656 p. 25, image 29 · Scale it, save it, or twist it below.

Recipe

Morning Glory Cocktail

Whiskey and Cognac lengthened with soda, citrus oil, bitters, and a trace of absinthe.

Method: stirGlass: highballGarnish: Lemon twist

Batch size

Ingredients100%

Rye whiskey
30ml
Cognac
30ml
Dry curaçao
5ml
Demerara syrup
5ml
Aromatic bitters
2 dashes
2ml
Absinthe
1 dash
1ml
Soda water
60ml

How to make it

1Stir everything except the soda with cold ice until chilled.
2Strain into a chilled highball and add the soda slowly.
3Give one gentle lift with a spoon, then express a lemon twist over the top.

Good to know

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Where it's from

Jerry Thomas, Bar-Tender's Guide (1887), LOC 07000656 p. 25, image 29

Status

A trusted classic — make it as-is, scale it, or twist it.

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