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Drinks as They Are Mixed by Paul E. Lowe (1904, p.23) — Lowe 1904

3 dashorange bitters — orange bittersbase
1 ponydry vermouth — French vermouthmodifier
1 ponysweet vermouth — Italian vermouthmodifier
3 dashAcid phosphate — acid phosphateother
  1. Shake the orange bitters, Italian vermouth, French vermouth, and acid phosphate with ice.
  2. Strain into a cocktail glass and serve.
Nose
Aromatised wine and orange spice lead the nose.
Palate
Duplex matters because it records the odd but important acid-phosphate branch inside the vermouth-cocktail world, where minerality and brightness were used as structure rather than citrus.
Finish
The finish is dry, brisk, and gently bitter.
Summary
A mineral-leaning two-vermouth cocktail from the acid-phosphate aperitif branch.

See also: Vermouth Cocktail, Metropole Cocktail