Harvest Moon
By Robert Hess
The December 1934 edition of Esquire Magazine includes a list of the “Top 10” most popular cocktails. The list starts with an Old Fashioned, and ends with a Daiquiri. The rest of the drinks on the list are reasonably well known. One of them, The Harvest Moon, appears to be MIA for most bartenders. It is described as being a “applejack sour with orgeat”.
Recipe
Ingredients
1 1/2 ounces applejack
1/2 oz lime juice
1/2 oz orgeat
Instructions
Shake with ice.
Strain into a cocktail glass.
Comments
Robert,
Love Applejack cocktails! The inestimable “Jack Rose” being my favorite. This one that you demonstrate almost appears to be a precursor to the tiki drinks that became popular in the late 1930’s on the West Coast.
As an aside, I highly recommend Laird’s Bottled-in-Bond Applejack. It has tons of character that the regular version just can’t match.
Cheers!
Blair
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Blair, thanks for the tip on the Lairds,I had no idea what to look for.
Great find, Robert. Thanks!
I’m very curious what the other cocktails in the 1934 Esquire top ten are. Also, I gleaned that the same issue of Esquire had a ‘ten worst’ list that included the Clover Club.
I am in complete agreement with Blair on this cocktail. The Lairds Bottled in Bond makes a very big difference. Lairds also makes a 71/2 Year old AJ that is very bold compared to the regular. Not much difference in price either. The B in B is the first choice now that I’ve tried all three.
I kind of reduced the Orgeat ( not by much ) it will over power this cocktail if not careful.
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