The Cocktail Book a Sideboard Manual for Gentlemen (1901, p.70)
| 1 lime | lime juice — juice one lime | base |
| 1 dash | Angostura bitters | bitter |
| 1 bottle | dry ginger ale | dilution |
| 3 lumps | ice | other |
- Put the lime juice, dash of Angostura bitters, and lumps of ice into a large glass.
- Add the bottle of dry ginger ale.
Ice: Three lumps
This is a useful bitters-marked temperance counterpart to the book's alcoholic highball and rickey field.
The Angostura dash is essential to the drink's identity, not a casual extra.