McDonough's Bar-Keepers' Guide, and Gentlemen's Sideboard Companion by Patsy McDonough (1883, p.7)

2 light dashAngostura bitters — Angostura Bittersbase
1 pony-wine-glassbrandy — Brandybase
Seasonal fruit — sliced fruit in seasongarnish
1 pony-brandy-glassMaraschino — Marschinomodifier
  1. Fill a large bar glass one-third full of cracked ice.
  2. Add the bitters, brandy, and maraschino and stir with a bar spoon.
  3. Strain into a bar glass and add sliced fruit in season.

Garnish: Seasonal sliced fruit

Ice: Cracked ice

See also: Brandy Cocktail, Fruit Cocktail