Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Original recipe:
IMPERIAL COCKTAIL.
(Use a large bar glass.)
¾ glass full of fine-shaved ice;
1 or 2 dashes of orange bitters;
1 or 2 dashes of absinthe;
½ wine glass of French vermouth;
½ wine glass of maraschino;
Stir up well with a spoon, strain into a cocktail glass, putting a cherry, squeeze a piece of lemon peel on top and serve.

Harry Johnson, New & Improved Illustrated Bartender's Manual, 1900

Modern recipe:
75 ml Dry Vermouth
22.5 ml Maraschino liqueur
3 dash absinthe
2 dash Orange Bitters
4 drop Saline solution

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