Daly's Bartenders' Encyclopedia by Tim Daly (1903, p.40)
| 1 wine glass | rum — St. Croix or Jamaica rum | base |
| water — A little water and fine ice in summer; hot water in winter. | dilution | |
| ice — fine ice | other | |
| nutmeg — Grate a little on top in winter service. | other | |
| 1 teaspoonful | black molasses | sweetener |
- Build the rum and black molasses in a small bar glass.
- If called for in summer, add a little water and fine ice; if in winter, fill the glass with hot water, grate nutmeg on top, and serve.
Garnish: Nutmeg in winter service.
This is a useful witness to one name carrying both cold and hot seasonal service inside the same source.
The dual summer and winter build is the key historical service logic here.