Cooling Cups and Dainty Drinks by William Terrington (1869, p.170) — Terrington 1869

0.5 gillbrandy — ordinary brandybase
1 bottleBurgundy wine — ordinary Burgundybase
1 bottleaerated lemonade other
4 wholeblack currant leaves — fresh black-currant leaves or budsother
1 lbice — Just before serving.other
1 ozsugar candy — powdered sugar-candysweetener
  1. Steep the black-currant leaves or buds in the brandy for two hours.
  2. Blend the infused brandy with the Burgundy and sugar-candy, then strain off the leaves.
  3. Add the aerated lemonade and, just before serving, a pound of ice in small lumps.

Ice: Small lump ice

This is one of the clearest leaf-infused Victorian cup formulas in the red-wine section.

The brandy carries the leaf infusion before joining the wine base.

See also: Burgundy Cup No. 2, Burgundy Cup No. 4, Cider Cup No. 3