Recipes of American and Other Iced Drinks by Charlie Paul (1902, p.13) — Brandy bottle cocktail
| 0.67 | brandy — Two-thirds of the bottle. | base |
| 1 | Boker's bitters — Source says a pony-glass. | bitter |
| 0.33 | water — One-third of the bottle. | dilution |
| 0.5 | curacao — curacoa | modifier |
| 1 | gum syrup — Source says a wine-glassful. | sweetener |
- Combine the ingredients to make a bottle of stock brandy cocktail.
- Prepare whiskey and gin bottle cocktails the same way, substituting the base spirit.