The Bar-tender's Guide/“Jerry Thomas’” own Decanter Bitters

The Bar-tender's Guide: How to mix all kinds of plain and fancy drinks (1887)
by Jerry Thomas
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“Jerry Thomas’” own Decanter Bitters.

(Bottle and serve in pony-glass.)

  • Take ¼ pound of raisins.
  • Take 2 ounces of cinnamon.
  • Take 1 ounce of snake-root.
  • Take 1 lemon and 1 orange cut in slices.
  • Take 1 ounce of cloves.
  • Take 1 ounce of allspice.

Fill decanter with Santa Cruz rum.

As fast as the bitters is used fill up again with rum.