This old-school cocktail is meant to be slugged back in a single gulp. It was long believed to be a cure-all for everything from hangovers to stomachaches. This version is based on one that appears in the Standard Bartender’s Guide by Patrick Gavin Duffy (PocketBooks, 1933).
Prairie Oyster
This old-school cure-all cocktail is meant to be slugged back in a single gulp.
Yield: makes 1 Cocktail
Ingredients
- 1 oz. brandy
- 1⁄2 tsp. white wine vinegar
- 1⁄4 tsp. Worcestershire
- 1⁄4 tsp. Tabasco
- 1 egg
Instructions
- Combine brandy, vinegar, worcestershire, and Tabasco in an old-fashioned or rocks glass. Stir to combine; carefully crack an egg into the center of glass.