The Cocktail Book a Sideboard Manual for Gentlemen (1901, p.21)
| 1 portion | Holland gin | base |
| 4 dashes | wormwood bitters — wormwood | base |
- Fill a mixing glass with ice and add the ingredients.
- Mix and strain into a cocktail glass.
Ice: Ice
This is a good example of a sparse named aromatic that survives in a private-use cocktail book with very little explanatory padding.
Its identity depends almost entirely on the seasoning agent and base spirit, not on garnish or dilution style.