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Applegreen's Bar Book by John Applegreen (1904, p.22) — Applegreen 1904

0.5 whole lemonLemon juice (fresh) — lemon juicebase
1 jiggerrye whiskey — whiskeybase
Claret wine — claret wineother
ice — shaved iceother
Simple syrup (1:1) — syrupsweetener
  1. Prepare as for the whiskey sour.
  2. Float a little claret wine on top before serving.

Ice: Shaved ice

Nose
Citrus and whiskey rise under a faint red-wine note.
Palate
This is a good branch marker because it shows wine-floating still being used to ornament sour service in a very direct way.
Finish
The finish is tart, wine-tinted, and refreshing.
Summary
A whiskey sour carrying the floated-wine decorative branch.

See also: Whiskey Sour, Golf Links Sour