The Ideal Bartender by Tom Bullock (1917, p.54) — Bullock 1917
| 0.5 pony | Orange juice (fresh) — Orange Juice | acid |
| 0.5 pony | Lemon juice (fresh) — Lemon Juice | base |
| 1 jigger | Old Tom gin — Old Tom Gin | base |
| 2 dashes | Rock candy syrup — Rock Candy Syrup | sweetener |
- Use a tall, thin glass filled with fine ice.
- Leave in the ice, stir well, and serve.
Ice: Fine ice
This matters because Bullock preserves a long, lightly built stone-sour branch rather than a tight stemmed sour template.
The service over fine ice without straining is central to the drink's identity.