Down the Hatch by "Paul" (1920, p.10) — Down the Hatch 1920
| 4 small lumps | ice | base |
| Seltzer water — Seltzer | dilution | |
| claret — Help yourself to the claret. | other | |
| 3 drops | Raspberry syrup — Raspberry Syrup | sweetener |
| 0.5 tsp | sugar — On the ice. | sweetener |
- Put sugar on the ice with raspberry syrup.
- Add claret and squirt seltzer on top.
Ice: 4 small lumps of ice
This matters because it preserves a stripped-down self-pouring claret service that sits between plain wine service and the highball world.
The source's casual 'help yourself to the claret' phrasing is part of what makes this worth preserving.