Harry of Ciro's ABC of Mixing Cocktails by Harry of Ciro's (1923, p.66) — Harry of Ciro's 1923
| 0.5 wineglass | creme de cassis — Cassis | base |
| 0.5 wineglass | kirsch | base |
| Soda water — Syphon | dilution |
- Shake well and strain into a medium sized tumbler.
- Fill the balance with syphon.
This matters because it preserves a fruit-liqueur fizz branch far from the better-known gin and whiskey lines.
The key point is the sparkling treatment of cassis and kirsch rather than of a base spirit plus citrus.