The Hoffman House Bartender's Guide by Charles S. Mahoney (1905, p.161)

lemon peel — Squeeze on top.acid
0.5 wine glassbrandy base
0.5 glassice — Mixing glass half full of ice.base
0.5 wine glassWhiskey base
2 dashesAngostura bitters — Angosturabitter
1Cherry garnish
2 dashescuracao — Curacoamodifier
2 dashesgum syrup — gumsweetener
  1. Stir the ice, gum, Angostura, curacoa, whiskey, and brandy well.
  2. Strain into a cocktail glass, add a cherry, squeeze lemon peel on top, and serve.

Garnish: Cherry and expressed lemon peel

Ice: Ice

See also: Police Gazette Cocktail, Royal Fox Cocktail