Calisaya Cocktails
We collected as many classic and pre-prohibition cocktails as we could. Often there were just ingredients and quantities, but often no directions. Experiment and enjoy!
ARDSLEY (see Arctic)
Dash of orange Bitters
½ red Calisaya
½ Sloe gin
ARCTIC (see Ardsley)
Dash of orange Bitters
½ red Calisaya Bark
½ Sloe gin (stir)
BABY FINGERS
Sloe Gin 2/3 jigger
Gin 1/3 jigger
Calisaya Bitter 2 dashes
BARKING DOG
1 oz gin (3 cl, 1/4 gills)
3/4 oz dry vermouth (2 cl, 3/16 gills)
3/4 oz sweet vermouth (2 cl, 3/16 gills)
2 dashes calisay
Stir in mixing glass with ice & strain
Add cherry
Serve in a cocktail glass (4.5 oz)
BRUT (French for raw)
1/2 French vermouth (1 1/2 oz, 4.5 cl, 3/8 gills)
1/2 Calisaya (1 1/2 oz, 4.5 cl, 3/8 gills)
1 dash absinthe
Shake
BRUT (French Style)
4 dashes Angostura
1/3 Amer Picon (1 oz, 3 cl, 1/4 gills)
2/3 French vermouth (2 oz, 6 cl, 1/2 gills)
Shake with ice and strain
Serve in a cocktail glass (4.5 oz)
CALISAYA
2 dashes orange bitter
1 jigger Calisaya (stir)
CALISAYA 2
1 glass Calisaya (1/2 oz, 1.5 cl, 1/8 gills)
1 dash Angostura bitters
Stir with ice and strain
Serve in a cocktail glass (4.5 oz)
CALISAYA 3 (see Trilby)
2/5 Calisaya
3/5 whisky (bourbon, whiskey)
Decorate with cinnamon stick and cinnamon powder
CALISAYA COCKTAIL
2 dashes orange bitters
1/3 sherry wine
2/3 Calisaya
Fill mixing glass with ice stir well and strain into cocktail glass
CALISAYA SODA
½ glass shaved ice
4 dashes angostura bitters
2 dashes elixir calisaya
4 dashes curacao cordial
2 dashes compound tincture gentian
One ounce cherry malt phosphate syrup
Shake well and add enough soda to fill 8 ounce glass. Serve in mineral water glass
Dash of orange bitters
2/3 Plymouth gin
1/3 red Calisaya (stir)
COLUMBUS
Whiskey, calisaya, orange bitter, acid phosphate (dry and tart – use lemon, lime or ascorbic acid instead), and a dash of Curacao
DANIEL DE ROUGE (see Dronda, Deronda, Colonial)
Orange bitters
½ Tom gin
½ red Calisaya (stir)
DERONDA COCKTAIL
1-1/2 jiggers Calisaya.
1-1/2 jiggers Plymouth Gin.
Fill large bar glass with shaved Ice.
Shake
Strain into cocktail glass and serve.
DRONDA COCKTAIL
1 3/4 oz gin (5 cl, 7/16 gills)
3/4 oz Calisaya (2 cl, 3/16 gills)
Stir in mixing glass with ice & strain
Serve in a cocktail glass (4.5 oz)
GLAMIS COCKTAIL
1 1/2 oz Scotch (4.5 cl, 3/8 gills)
1 oz Calisaya (3 cl, 1/4 gills)
Stir in mixing glass with ice & strain
Serve in a cocktail glass (4.5 oz)
GOOD FELLOW
1/2 Italian vermouth (1 1/2 oz, 4.5 cl, 3/8 gills)
1/2 bourbon (1 1/2 oz, 4.5 cl, 3/8 gills)
1 dash Angostura bitters
1 dash Calisaya
Stir with ice and strain
Serve in a cocktail glass (4.5 oz)
JAMES
Dash of orange bitter
2/3 Plymouth gin
1/3 red Calisaya (stir)
MONTAUK RIDING CLUB COCKTAIL
1 oz Calisaya (3 cl, 1/4 gills)
1 oz brandy (3 cl, 1/4 gills)
3 dashes Horsford’s Acid Phosphate (dry and tart – use lemon, lime or ascorbic acid instead)
2 dashes gum syrup
Shake well with cracked ice and strain
Serve in a cocktail glass (4.5 oz)
MONTAUK RIDING CLUB COCKTAIL (variation)
1 oz calisay (3 cl, 1/4 gills)
1 1/4 oz brandy (3.5 cl, 5/16 gills)
1/4 oz fresh lime juice (6 dashes, 1/16 gills)
1/4 tsp sugar (1 dash)
Shake in iced cocktail shaker & strain
Serve in a cocktail glass (4.5 oz)
RIDING CLUB
Calisaya 1 jigger
Phosphate 2 dashes (dry and tart – use lemon, lime or ascorbic acid instead)
Bitters 2 drops
RIDING CLUB 2
Dash angostura bitter
½ pony acid phosphate (dry and tart – use lemon, lime or ascorbic acid instead)
One jigger red Calisaya stir
RIDING CLUB 3
Calisaya, lemon juice and angostura
RIDING CLUB 4
One dash angostura bitters,
Small spoonful Hosford’s acid phosphate (dry and tart – use lemon, lime or ascorbic acid instead)
One portion Calisaya
Fill with ice mix and strain into cocktail glass
ROBIN (see Glamis, Trilby and Calisaya)
½ Calisaya bitter
½ scotch whiskey
Stir serve with a cherry
TRILBY (see Calisaya)
Whisky 2/3 jigger
Calisaya 1/3 jigger
Orange bitter 2 dashes
Phosphate 2 dashes (dry and tart – use lemon, lime or ascorbic acid instead)
WHITTAKER
One dash orange bitter
1/3 Italian vermouth
Two thirds red Calisaya (stir)
ZAZA
One dash orange bitters
½ Plymouth gin
½ Calisaya (stir)
COLUMBUS
Whiskey, Calisaya, Orange bitter,Acid Phosphate and a dash of Curacao