Pineapple Julep

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This recipe for a pineapple julep comes from the most famous bartenders' and cocktail book of all time, Bon-Vivant's Companion by Jerry Thomas (1862). It was the first real cocktail book ever published in the United States. This julep recipe is a nostalgic and delicious homage to a drinking era that is long gone but not forgotten.

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Servings: 6

Ingredients:

1/2 cup gin

1 Bottle sparkling Moselle wine

1/2 cup raspberry syrup

1 Pineapple

Juice of 2 oranges (about 1/2 cup)

1 pound pure ice shaves

Preparation:

Peel, slice and cup up a ripe pineapple into a glass bowl.

Add the juice of two oranges, raspberry syrup, gin, sparkling Mosell, and pure ice in shaves and mix.

Ornament with berries in season, and serve in flat glasses.