Brooklyn (cocktail)

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Brooklyn
Cocktail
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Brooklyn cocktail
Type Cocktail
Base spirit
Served Straight up: chilled, without ice
Standard garnish cherry
Standard drinkware
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Cocktail glass
Commonly used ingredients
PreparationStirred over ice, strained into a chilled glass, garnished, and served straight up.
"The Brooklyn Cocktail".

The Brooklyn is one of five cocktails named for the boroughs of New York City, along with the Bronx, the Manhattan, the Queens and the Staten Island Ferry. It resembles a Manhattan, but with dry vermouth, Picon, and Maraschino. It largely fell into obscurity after the end of Prohibition, but experienced a resurgence in the 1990s. [1]

The Brooklyn was originally invented by actor and playwright Maurice Hegeman in 1910 at the Schmidt Cafe near the Brooklyn side of the Brooklyn Bridge; [2] [3] although in a different version than what is now considered the standard version of a Brooklyn. [3] Hegeman's Brooklyn included a mix of hard cider, absinthe, and ginger ale. [3] [2]

If Picon is unavailable, another bittersweet orange liqueur or several dashes of Angostura bitters may be used.

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References

  1. Robert Simonson (2012-05-14). "Cocktails for the History Books, Not the Bar" . Retrieved 2014-08-02.
  2. 1 2 "The Brooklynn Cocktail". Mixer and Server. 19. Hotel and Restaurant Employee's International Alliance and Bartenders' International League of America: 39. 1910.
  3. 1 2 3 Orr Shtuhl (2013). "Brooklyn". An Illustrated Guide to Cocktails: 50 Classic Cocktail Recipes, Tips, and Tales. Penguin Publishing Group. ISBN   9781101620199.