Cooling Cups and Dainty Drinks by William Terrington (1869, p.183) — Terrington 1869

0.5 lemonlemon juice — Strained.acid
1 small glassbrandy base
1 quartcider base
1 bottleSoda water — soda-waterdilution
1 glasssherry modifier
nutmeg — To taste.other
Pineapple extract — extract of pine-appleother
1 sprigVerbena other
0.25 lemonoleo-saccharum — lemon rubbed on sugarsweetener
sugar — To taste.sweetener
  1. Combine the cider, soda-water, sherry, brandy, strained lemon juice, rubbed lemon sugar, sugar, nutmeg, verbena, and pineapple extract.
  2. Strain and ice well before serving.

Garnish: Verbena sprig.

Ice: Iced well

This is one of the more praised orchard cups in the book and earns its separate capture on that basis.

The formula is unusually layered for the cider section, blending herb, spice, citrus, and extract flavoring.

See also: Cider Cup No. 3, Cider Cup No. 7, Season Ticket

Terrington says the cup well deserves all the praise it has received.