The Hoffman House Bartender's Guide by Charles S. Mahoney (1905, p.156)
| 1 wine glass | Whiskey | base |
| 2 dashes | Angostura bitters — Angostura Bitters | bitter |
| 2 | cherries — Serve with two cherries. | garnish |
| 2 dashes | curacao — Curacoa | modifier |
| 2 dashes | Maraschino — Maraschino | modifier |
| 2 dashes | vermouth — Vermouth | modifier |
| ice — cracked ice | other | |
| 3 dashes | gum syrup | sweetener |
- Mix the whiskey, gum syrup, bitters, curacoa, maraschino, and vermouth with cracked ice.
- Serve in a cocktail glass with two cherries.
Garnish: Two cherries
Ice: Cracked ice