The Complete Buffet Guide by V. B. Lewis (1903, p.77) — V. B. Lewis 1903
| 1 bottle | ginger ale — ginger ale | base |
| 1 pony | St. Croix rum — Santa Croix rum | base |
- Combine the ginger ale and St. Croix rum and mix well.
- Nose
- Ginger sweetness and rum define the aroma.
- Palate
- The value here is its directness: Lewis shows how far the long-drink branch could simplify without losing its identity as a mixed drink.
- Finish
- The finish is brisk, sweet, and gingery.
- Summary
- A blunt rum-and-ginger-ale highball from the practical club-drink branch.