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Shaken · Highball

Harry Johnson, Bartender's Manual (1888)

Brandy Fix cocktail recipe

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What goes in it

Method · Shaken

  1. 1Shake everything except the soda with ice.
  2. 2Strain over crushed ice in a highball, add a splash of soda and garnish with seasonal fruit.
Glass
Highball
Ice
Crushed
Garnish
Seasonal fruit

Prep ahead

Fresh juice

Lime Juice

Yield
About 1 oz per lime
Keeps
1 day
Storage
Refrigerated

Ingredients

  • Fresh limes

Method

  1. 1Juice to order or in small batches. Strain out seeds and pulp. Store in the refrigerator.

House prep

Pineapple Syrup (1:1)

Keeps
2 weeks
Storage
Refrigerated

Ingredients

  • 1 partwhite sugar (by weight)
  • 1 partfresh pineapple juice (by weight)

Method

  1. 1Stir the sugar into the pineapple juice over low heat until dissolved. Let cool. Store in the refrigerator.

House prep

Simple Syrup (1:1)

Yield
Example batch: 500 g sugar, 500 g water
Keeps
1 month
Storage
Refrigerated

Ingredients

  • 1 partwhite sugar (by weight)
  • 1 partboiling water (by weight)

Method

  1. 1Weigh equal parts sugar and boiling water from the hot water kettle. Stir well until the sugar dissolves. Let cool down and bottle. Label the bottle. Refrigerate.

Mixer

Soda Water

Storage
Refrigerated

Ingredients

  • Soda water or club soda

About the Brandy Fix

Brandy Fix is a cocktail made with brandy, lime juice and pineapple syrup (1:1), created by Harry Johnson in 1888.

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