Famous New Orleans Drinks and How to Mix 'Em by Stanley Clisby Arthur (1938, p.36)
| 1 jigger | absinthe substitute — Absinthe substitute | base |
| 1 whole | sugar — Sugar | base |
| water — Cold water | dilution | |
| 1 glass | cracked ice — Cracked ice | other |
- Pour the absinthe substitute into a bar glass filled with cracked ice.
- Suspend the sugar over it in an absinthe glass or strainer and drip water slowly through the sugar until the desired color and strength are reached.
- Stir to frappé, strain into a serving glass, and serve.
Ice: Cracked ice
Arthur presents this as the original dripped absinthe of the Old Absinthe House, updated to use legal absinthe substitutes.