Daly's Bartenders' Encyclopedia by Tim Daly (1903, p.89)
| 1 | lemon peel — Twist a piece on top. | acid |
| 1 lump | sugar | base |
| Whiskey — Fill the glass with whiskey. | base | |
| 0.5 glass | hot water — Half fill the glass and dissolve the sugar. | dilution |
- Dissolve the sugar in hot water in a hot whiskey glass.
- Fill the glass with whiskey, twist a piece of lemon on top, and serve.
Garnish: Twisted lemon peel.
This is a useful hot skin checkpoint beside Daly's hot punch and sling branches.
The twisted lemon peel is what moves this from a plain hot whiskey toward skin service.