Jack's Manual by J. A. Grohusko (1910, p.73)
| 1 dash | Amer Picon | base |
| 1 portion | rye whiskey — Source gives 100% rye whiskey. | base |
| ice — broken ice | other |
- Stir the Amer Picon, rye whiskey, and broken ice.
- Strain and serve.
Ice: Broken ice
Palmer Cocktail
Grohusko's Palmer Cocktail is a stripped rye-and-Amer Picon drink served cold.
Variants (2)
Recipes for Mixed Drinks by Hugo R. Ensslin (1917, p.27) — Ensslin 1917
| 1 dash | Lemon juice (fresh) — Lemon Juice | acid |
| 1 jigger | Canadian whisky — Canadian Club Whiskey | base |
| 1 dash | Angostura bitters — Angostura Bitters | bitter |
- Shake well in a mixing glass with cracked ice.
- Strain and serve.
Ice: Cracked ice
This matters because it preserves a very lean whiskey-citrus-bitter branch at a time when many named drinks were becoming richer or more vermouth-driven.
The formula is tiny but specific; a dash of citrus here changes the drink's family position materially.
See also: Whiskey Sour, Modern Cocktail