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Bobby Burns cocktail history

Although perhaps not originally named after Robert Burns (1759-1796), the poet, balladeer and Scotland's favourite son, this cocktail is drunk to honour...
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Stephen Curtin’s Avatar Stephen Curtin
14th August 2024 at 16:35
I found another earlier reference to a Bobby Burns cocktail in an newspaper article titled "Try these new drinks" from the September 9th 1899 issue of The National Police Gazette (New York).
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Stephen Curtin’s Avatar Stephen Curtin
14th August 2024 at 16:36
"Bobby Burns Cocktail (by W. J. Burke, Litchfield, Conn). Use mixing glass; fill up with shaved ice; two dashes of gum; two dashes of oranges bitters; two dashes of ginger cordial; one pony of Scotch Whiskey. Strain into cocktail glass; squeeze lemon rind and serve."
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