Program: Prohibition
Presented by: Chip, Merchants Cafe in Seattle

This French cocktail became the defining cocktail of the Prohibition era. Its origins are debated: though it is believed to have been invented sometime after World War I by an American Army captain, the Ritz Hotel in Paris claims they were the first to create it.

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 oz cognac
• 1/2 oz Cointreau
• 3/4 oz lemon juice

Preparation

Shake with cracked ice and strain into chilled sugar-rimmed glass.