Overproof/bonded brandy (50-55% alc./vol.)

1941 (Suffering Bastard)

Gin and brandy walk into a war zone. Ginger beer brings them home.

A. J.

Two ingredients. Applejack meets grapefruit and nothing else is needed.

After Dinner Cocktail

In an era when cocktails had functional names, this one told you exactly when to drink it — and a hundred years later, the advice still holds.