The Cocktail Book a Sideboard Manual for Gentlemen (1901, p.56)
| 0.5 | Orange curacao — Source gives one-half. | base |
| 0.5 | green creme de menthe — green mint | modifier |
- Pour the orange curacao and green mint carefully into a pousse-cafe glass so that they do not mix.
This keeps a very small late after-dinner layered service visible in a domestic mixed-drinks chapter.
The drink depends entirely on careful layering and color contrast.