The Hoffman House Bartender's Guide by Charles S. Mahoney (1905, p.218)

1 slicelemon — lemon sliceacid
1 dashAbsinthe base
1 pony glassScotch whiskey base
1 spoonfulsugar base
1 dashColumbo Bitters bitter
1 dashPeychaud's bitters bitter
1 oliveOlive — Drop in after straining.garnish
  1. Stir the cracked ice, sugar, bitters, absinthe, lemon slice, and Scotch whiskey well in a mixing glass.
  2. Strain into a toddy glass, drop in an olive, and serve.

Garnish: Olive

Ice: Cracked ice

See also: Hoffman Morning Bracer, Brace Up

Source attributes the drink to Alex. Collins of Mobile, Alabama, and notes it won fourth prize in the Police Gazette contest for 1903.