About Town Cocktail Book by Joe Fitchett (1925, p.5) — About Town 1925
| 1 pony | Absinthe | base |
| 2 dashes | Angostura bitters — Angostura Bitters | bitter |
| 1 jigger | water — Source prints 1 jigger water mixed in slowly. | dilution |
| 1 teaspoonful | Benedictine | modifier |
| ice — Fill with ice. | other |
- Mix the absinthe and water slowly.
- Fill with ice, shake thoroughly, and strain into a claret glass.
This matters because it preserves a post-absinthe-scare anise-led aromatic service in a 1925 source.