Colonial Cooler

1 1⁄2 oz Gin
1 1⁄2 oz Sweet vermouth
1 ds Bitters, Angostura
1 ds Amer Picon
1 T Orange Curaçao
2 spg Mint
1 sli Pineapple
1 oz Club soda
Instructions

Stir with a big lump of ice in a small highball or sour glass, top with squirt of soda and garnish with mint and a stick of ripe pineapple.

Cocktail summary
Posted by rwilde on
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Baker first encountered this cocktail at the Sandakan Club, British North Borneo early 1920's (now Sabah, East Malaysia)
Is of
unknown authenticity
Reference

The Gentleman's Companion, vol. 2 by Charles H. Baker, Jr. (1939)

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