About Town Cocktail Book by Joe Fitchett (1925, p.9) — South African
| lemon peel — Squeeze on top. | acid | |
| 0.17 gill | gin — Source prints 1/6 gill. | base |
| 2 dashes | Maraschino | base |
| 1 dash | Angostura bitters — Angostura Bitters | bitter |
| 1 cherry | Cherry | garnish |
| 0.17 gill | French vermouth — French Vermouth | modifier |
| 0.17 gill | Italian vermouth — Italian Vermouth | modifier |
- Make in a large bar glass half full of broken ice.
- Stir up well, strain into a cocktail glass, add a cherry, and squeeze lemon peel on top.
Garnish: Cherry and expressed lemon peel
Ice: Broken ice
This matters because it preserves a named South African aromatic branch in a North American social source.