Applegreen's Bar Book by John Applegreen (1904, p.20) — Applegreen 1904
| 1 piece | lemon peel — lemon peel | acid |
| 0.5 jigger | Old Tom gin — Tom gin | base |
| 1 whole | Sugar cube — cut sugar lump | base |
| 1 dash | orange bitters — orange bitters | bitter |
| water — water | dilution | |
| 0.5 jigger | sweet vermouth — Italian vermouth | modifier |
| 1 lump | ice — lump ice | other |
- Prepare as for the old-fashioned whiskey cocktail, substituting vermouth for whiskey and using orange bitters.
- Use half Tom gin and half Italian vermouth and serve built over the lump ice.
Garnish: Lemon peel
Ice: 1 lump
- Nose
- Orange bitters, gin botanicals, and vermouth rise together.
- Palate
- This is one of the best Applegreen comparison points because it makes clear that Martini logic could still be rendered through an old-fashioned build rather than only through a strained aperitif service.
- Finish
- The finish is herbal, citrus-led, and gently bittered.
- Summary
- A Martini translated into old-fashioned service form.