Applegreen's Bar Book by John Applegreen (1904, p.59) — Applegreen 1904
| 0.5 whole lime | Lime juice (fresh) — half a lime | acid |
| 0.5 whole lemon | Lemon juice (fresh) — half a lemon | base |
| 1 jigger | sloe gin — sloe gin | base |
| Soda water — seltzer or ginger ale | dilution | |
| 1 whole | egg — egg | other |
| ice — fine ice | other | |
| 1 tbsp | sugar — sugar | sweetener |
- Muddle the lemon, lime, and sugar in a large mixing glass.
- Add the sloe gin, egg, and fine ice, shake well, and strain into a large thin glass.
- Fill with seltzer or ginger ale and serve.
Ice: Fine ice
- Nose
- Berry fruit, citrus, and egg-foam richness rise from the glass.
- Palate
- This is exactly the sort of borderland drink the ontology should keep, because it sits between sour, fizz, and highball logic rather than fitting neatly into a later single category.
- Finish
- The finish is tart, fruity, and lightly sparkling.
- Summary
- A sloe-gin egg sour stretched toward long-drink service.