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Suburban
1 1/2 ounce
rye whiskey
1/2 ounce
rum
Jamaican
1/2 ounce
port
1 dash
Angostura Bitters
1 dash
orange bitters
Garnish: Orange twist
Stir with ice and strain into a cocktail glass.
Source: "Old Waldorf Bar Days", by Albert Crockett Stevents (1931)
Named after the Suburban Handicap horse race held in the Brooklyn's Sheepshead Bay during the 1800s, the Suburban Cocktail comes to us via the Old Waldorf-Astoria Bar Book. It was meant to celebrate men such as James R Keene who made their riches in stocks and owned a number of horses.
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