Brandy Smash Recipe
The Brandy Smash is a vintage smash recipe from Harry Johnson's New and Improved Bartender's Manual, Harry Johnson, 1882. The original wording is preserved here beside a modernized version for easier mixing.
Source: Harry Johnson's New and Improved Bartender's Manual, Harry Johnson, 1882 . Original wording preserved.
Original Recipe
Use small bar glass. One half tablespoonful of sugar, three sprigs of fresh mint and a little water well pressed and mixed together, until the flavor is extracted from the mint, a little cracked ice, 1 wine glass of Brandy. Shake well, dress the top with mint and fruit, and serve.
Modern Recipe
Ingredients
- ½ tablespoon (7.5 ml) sugar
- Water (to dissolve sugar)
- Fresh mint sprigs
- Cracked ice
- 2 oz (60 ml) brandy
Instructions
Fill a glass with sugar dissolved in water, mint, and brandy. Shake well, garnish with mint and seasonal fruit, and serve.
