Zenith Cooler — The Cocktail Ontologist

Variants (2)

Cocktails by Pedro Chicote (1928, p.248) — Banana syrup and gin

0.5 tablespoon	Banana syrup — Jarabe de platanos	base
0.5 small glass	gin — Ginebra	base
	ginger ale — Fill the large glass with ginger ale.	dilution
	Banana slices — Rodajitas de platanos	garnish

Build in a large glass over ice, top with ginger ale, stir with a spoon, and add banana slices.

Garnish: Banana slices

Ice: 3 to 4 pieces ice

This matters because it preserves another banana-syrup cooler branch in Chicote's low-proof long-drink chapter.

The Artistry of Mixing Drinks by Frank Meier (1936, p.50)

1 glass	gin — Gin	base
4 piece	ice — Ice	base
	Soda water — Schweppes Soda Water or Syphon	dilution
1 slice	pineapple — Pineapple	garnish
1 tablespoon	pineapple syrup — Pineapple Syrup	sweetener

Stir slightly while adding soda water or syphon, and serve with slice of pineapple.

Garnish: Slice of pineapple

Ice: Ice

See also: Brass Cooler, Bulldog Cooler