Drinks as They Are Mixed by Paul E. Lowe (1904, p.14) — Lowe 1904 Straight Service

1 ponyBenedictine — Served straight in a pony glass set over an inverted whiskey glass.base
  1. Place a whiskey glass upside down on the bar and set a pony glass on top of it.
  2. Fill the pony glass with Benedictine and serve straight.
Nose
The nose is sweetly herbal, with honeyed spice and monastery liqueur aromatics.
Palate
This entry is useful less as a mixed drink than as evidence of how straight liqueur service remained formalised in professional bar manuals.
Finish
The finish is sweet, spiced, and lingeringly herbal.
Summary
A straight-cordial service note preserving the formal liqueur branch of bar practice.

See also: Pony Brandy, Creme de Menthe