The Hallelujah

1 oz Cognac (Babylonian Grape Brandy)
1 c Ice (Ice of the crest of Mount Sinai (crushed))
4 dr Lime juice (Lemon from the Desert of Sin)
1 1⁄2 oz Sweet vermouth (Gomorrah and Sodom Vermouth)
1⁄2 oz Añejo rum (Rum aged in Noah's Ark (rye can also be used))
1⁄2 oz Grenadine (Add Cain's Syrup from the Garden of Eden)
Instructions

You then give it a Hebrew shake and pop a cherry on top. Say Hallelujah after drinking.

History

Bilgay apparently sent out postcards listing the ingredients as shown above....many thousands went out, and a million dollar lawsuit was instituted.

Cocktail summary
Posted by rwilde on
Created by
Originated by Max Bilgray, of Colon, Pananma around 1929 and dedicated to Aimee Semple McPherson (a controversial evangelist of the era) as a result of an alleged visit to his Bilgray's Tropic Bar and Cabaret.
Is of
unknown authenticity
Reference

The Gentleman's Companion, Charles H. Baker (1939)

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Comments

It's okay but basically just tastes like the ingredients rather than a carefully balanced cocktail.