About Town Cocktail Book by Joe Fitchett (1925, p.22) — About Town 1925
| 4 dashes | Absinthe or aniset — Absinthe (try Aniset) | base |
| 1 portion | Whiskey — Whisky | base |
| 3 dashes | orange bitters — Orange Bitters | bitter |
| 1 sprig | Mint sprig | garnish |
| 1 cube | ice | other |
| 1 lump | sugar | sweetener |
- Turn the glass slowly with the absinthe seasoning, then add the other ingredients.
- Stir and serve in a tumbler.
Garnish: Mint sprig
Ice: 1 cube ice
This matters because it preserves a very loose social-book spelling and service variant of the Sazerac line.
Serving in a tumbler with mint keeps this distinct from stricter later canonical Sazerac instructions.