The Cocktail Book a Sideboard Manual for Gentlemen (1901, p.52)
| 1 wine glass | Applejack | base |
| 2 lumps | sugar | base |
| 0.67 glass | boiling water — Fill two-thirds full and dissolve sugar. | dilution |
| 1 slice | lemon slice — slice lemon | garnish |
- Fill a hot water glass two-thirds full of boiling water and dissolve the sugar.
- Add the applejack and lemon slice and serve with a spoon.
Garnish: Lemon slice.
This is a good checkpoint for hot apple spirit service as part of the mixed-drink layer rather than only rural plain drinking.
The recipe is defined by hot dilution and spoon service, not by complex mixing.