The Cocktail Book a Sideboard Manual for Gentlemen (1901, p.55)
| ice — Use two or three large lumps. | base | |
| 1 pint | champagne — champagne | other |
| 1 pint | claret | other |
- Put the ice in a glass pitcher.
- Pour in the champagne and claret and stir with a spoon.
Ice: Two or three large lumps
This preserves a very direct wine-pitcher mixed drink that later histories often leave out entirely.
The drink is defined by simple cold combination rather than maceration or garnish display.