Cooling Cups and Dainty Drinks by William Terrington (1869, p.164) — Terrington 1869

1 wholelemon juice — Strained.acid
3 wholeorange juice — Strained.acid
balm, borage, or cucumber — balm and borage or cucumberbase
0.5 pintbrandy base
2 bottlesSeltzer water — German seltzer waterdilution
3 bottlesSoda water dilution
0.5 pintCuraçao modifier
1 gillRaspberry ratafia — ratafia of raspberriesmodifier
1 pintsherry modifier
3 bottlesclaret other
1 lemonoleo-saccharum — oleo-saccharum of lemonsweetener
sugar — Sweeten to taste.sweetener
  1. Place the herbs or cucumber in a large vessel embedded in an ice-and-salt bath.
  2. Pour on the sherry and brandy, then add the oleo-saccharum, citrus juices, Curaçao, raspberry ratafia, seltzer water, soda water, and claret.
  3. Sweeten to taste, draw out the herbing, and serve.

Ice: Ice-and-salt bath

Terrington explicitly says this cup had long enjoyed popularity among the highest circles in Russia.

The recipe relies on external refrigeration and brief herbing rather than on leaving the aromatics in the bowl indefinitely.

See also: Claret Cup a la Webber, Oxford Claret Cup, Champagne Cup a la Parisienne

The text says the same framework can be adapted for champagne or other sparkling wine by changing the liqueur.