Der perfekte Mixer by Martin Heile (1950, p.16) — Martin Heile 1950

1 dashAbsinthe — Absinthbase
cognac — Cognacbase
1 dashsimple syrup — Sirupbase
Whiskey — Whiskybase
3 dashorange bitters — Orangen-Bitterbitter
sugar — Zuckersweetener
  1. Stir with ice and strain into a cocktail glass.

See also: The Gladstone-Cocktail, National Special-Cocktail

Source gives the spirit quantities only as etwas Cognac und Whisky.