Cooling Cups and Dainty Drinks by William Terrington (1869, p.198) — Terrington 1869
| 1 wine-glass | dry sherry or Madeira | base |
| Boker's or Angostura bitters — A dash. | bitter |
- Add a dash of Boker's or Angostura bitters to the wine-glass of dry sherry or Madeira and serve.
This is a useful bridge between fortified-wine service and the growing bitters culture of the cocktail era.
The entire formula is really about measured seasoning rather than mixing.