Barbary coast (cocktail)
The Barbary Coast is a Prohibition-era cocktails made with Scotch whisky, gin, white crème de cacao and cream.[1] Aside from being a Prohibition-era drink, its origins are unknown, though the Barbary Coast was a nine-block area in San Francisco that was a red-light district frequented be sailors in the mid-19th to early 20th centuries.[2] It is shaken over ice and served in a chilled coupé glass garnished with freshly grated nutmeg. It appears in The Savoy Cocktail Book where it is served in a highball glass with cracked ice.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "Prohibition Barbary Coast Cocktail".
- ^ "Barbary Coast". Difford's.
- ^ The Savoy Cocktail Book
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