The Hoffman House Bartender's Guide by Charles S. Mahoney (1905, p.161)
| lemon peel — Squeeze on top. | acid | |
| 0.5 wine glass | brandy | base |
| 0.5 glass | ice — Mixing glass half full of ice. | base |
| 0.5 wine glass | Whiskey | base |
| 2 dashes | Angostura bitters — Angostura | bitter |
| 1 | Cherry | garnish |
| 2 dashes | curacao — Curacoa | modifier |
| 2 dashes | gum syrup — gum | sweetener |
- Stir the ice, gum, Angostura, curacoa, whiskey, and brandy well.
- Strain into a cocktail glass, add a cherry, squeeze lemon peel on top, and serve.
Garnish: Cherry and expressed lemon peel
Ice: Ice