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Max shares a classic gin cocktail recipe from George Winter’s 1884 How to Mix Drinks Bar Keepers Handbook. With just a few ingredients, the cocktail highlights the simplicity yet intricacy of historical cocktails:
Two to three dashes of gum syrup
One to two dashes of Orinoco bitters
Two dashes of absinthe
One wine glass of Holland gin
Fine ice
Lemon peel to garnish
Though some ingredients might be hard to find in modern liquor stores, Max assures viewers that they can easily be sourced online. Notably, he explains the distinction between gum syrup and modern simple syrup, attributing the former a unique texture thanks to the addition of gum arabic.