White Lion vintage cocktail recipe

White Lion Recipe

The White Lion is a vintage drink 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.

Recipe details

Main ingredients
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Original Recipe

Use large bar glass. 1½ tablespoonsful of sugar, the juice of ½ of a small lemon, ½ wine glass of Santa Cruz Rum, ½ wine glass of Brandy, ¼ wine glass of Curacoa, 1 tablespoonful of Raspberry Syrup. Fill with cracked ice, mix well, and serve with straws.

Modern Recipe

Ingredients

  • 1½ tablespoons (22.5 ml) sugar
  • Juice of ½ small lemon
  • 1 oz (30 ml) Santa Cruz rum
  • 1 oz (30 ml) brandy
  • ½ oz (15 ml) Curacao
  • 1 tablespoon (15 ml) raspberry syrup
  • Cracked ice

Instructions

Fill a glass with sugar, lemon juice, rum, brandy, Curacao, and raspberry syrup. Add cracked ice, mix well, and serve with straws.

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