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Shake vigorously with ice to build a nice head of foam. Strain into an ice filled Collins glass. Garnish with a maraschino cherry and a chunk of pineapple.

Notes

Originally served without garnish. An orange twist is also optional.
Can be strained into a highball and topped with soda. Lemon Juice can be substituted for lime, and any aromatic bitters for Angostura.

History

A Variant of the gin sling. My research suggests that this is as likely as any to be the original, authentic recipe, and more likely than most. Embury avows he's never seen two recipes alike for this drink. 1915 is one of several years in which this might have been created, between 1912 and 1921, but seems likely.

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From the Knowledge Vault

Bitters non-potable? Pshaw.

Cocktails with Lots of Non-potable Bitters

Many of the definitive cocktails from both vintage and modern times are held together by non-potable bitters - infusions of various barks, roots, spices, and other flavoring agents that were traditionally developed as medicine. Before Prohibition (but after the cocktail had been well-established), this usually meant Angostura, Peychaud's, Boker's, or orange bitters, which were key ingredients in drinks like the Manhattan, the Sazerac, and - despite what Winston Churchill said - the Martini.

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Recent Discussion

Re Sister Mary, 1 day ago Brooks.todd@gm… commented:
Increased tequila to 1.5 oz and reduced St. G to 1/5 oz for better balance.
Re Clown Car, 3 days ago drinkingandthinking commented:
You are a madman Mr. Yarm... ★★★★★
Re 1919, 4 days ago bza commented:
It's absolutely the 7 year.
Re South Park Sling, 4 days ago drinkingandthinking commented:
Tastes wonderful, but I sure would like to get mine to look like that picture... my color was amber from pineapple - not much red in the ingredients...
Re 1919, 1 week ago Shawn C commented:
Presumably the 7yr as that is the only one I have ever come across. It is the basic Old Monk. Unless stated otherwise in a recipe, assume this is the one.