Casino Cocktail

The Reminder by Jacob A. Didier (1909, p.33) — Didier 1909

1. Use a mixing glass with cracked ice.
2. Add the maraschino, orange bitters, lemon juice, and Tom gin.
3. Shake, strain into a cocktail glass, garnish with a cherry, and serve.

Garnish: Cherry

Ice: One glass of cracked ice

Nose

Cherry, lemon, and gin aromatics rise together.

Palate

Maraschino softens the gin line without making the drink heavy, and the lemon keeps it tighter than a sweeter cordial cocktail.

Finish

The finish is dry-fruity, crisp, and lightly bittered.

Summary

A compact maraschino-gin aromatic from the mature pre-war field.

Recipes for Mixed Drinks by Hugo R. Ensslin (1917, p.13) — Ensslin 1917

1. Stir well in a mixing glass with cracked ice.
2. Strain and serve with a cherry.

Garnish: Cherry

Ice: Cracked ice

This is useful because it preserves a compact Tom-gin aperitif bridge between older aromatic cocktails and the citrus-touched pre-war canon.

The small citrus charge is folded into a stirred service rather than treated as a full shaken sour.