Old-Fashioned Gin Cocktail

Daly's Bartenders' Encyclopedia by Tim Daly (1903, p.29)

1. Dissolve the sugar in water in a gin glass.
2. Add the Angostura bitters, small lump of ice, gin, and twisted lemon peel, mix well with a spoon, and serve.

Garnish: Twisted lemon peel.

Ice: One small lump

This is a useful direct-glass old-fashioned gin witness in a period when the style is often discussed more for whiskey.

The drink is defined by direct-glass assembly and spoon service rather than straining.

Applegreen's Bar Book by John Applegreen (1904, p.19) — Applegreen 1904

1. Prepare as for the old-fashioned whiskey cocktail, substituting the customer's preferred gin for whiskey.
2. Serve built over the lump ice.

Garnish: Lemon peel

Ice: 1 lump

Nose

Citrus oil and gin botanicals rise clearly from the glass.

Palate

This matters because it shows the old-fashioned not as a whiskey-only relic, but as a broader service method applied across gin styles.

Finish

The finish is botanical, direct, and lightly bittered.

Summary

A gin old-fashioned preserving service method over spirit orthodoxy.