The Cocktail Book a Sideboard Manual for Gentlemen (1901, p.47)
| 0.5 cup | black coffee — hot black coffee | base |
| 1 pony | Kirschwasser | modifier |
| 0.5 glass | ice — fine ice | other |
- Fill a mixing glass half full of fine ice.
- Add the hot black coffee and Kirschwasser, shake, and strain into a cocktail glass.
Ice: Fine ice
This is a useful coffee-spirit crossover treated as a formal mixed drink rather than merely a household cordial.
The striking part is the deliberate chilling of hot coffee in the shaker before service.