Underhill-Lounge

In older cocktail books there are many cocktails for 4-6 people.
I guess these are intended for dinner parties and the like.
In “The Savoy Cocktail Book” these are almost always measured using the “glass” measure. In the parlance of late 19th and early 20th century cocktail bar the “glass” or “wineglass” amounted to approximately 2 [...]

Alaska Cocktail
3/4 Dry Gin (Generous 1 1/2 oz Dry Gin. A milder classic gin like Beefeater’s or Boodles will work best here.)
1/4 Yellow Chartreuse (Generous 1/2 oz Yellow Chartreuse)
(Dash Regan’s Orange Bitters)
Shake (Stir, Please! - Erik) well and strain into cocktail glass.
“So far as can be ascertained this delectable potion is NOT the staple [...]