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

2 dashAbsinthe — Absinthebase
1 pony-wine-glassrye whiskey — Rye Whiskeybase
2 dashquinine bitters — Quinine Bittersbitter
5 dashgum syrup — Gum Syrupsweetener
  1. Fill a large bar glass one-third full of cracked ice.
  2. Add the absinthe, quinine bitters, gum syrup, and rye whiskey and stir with a spoon.
  3. Strain into a cocktail glass.

Ice: Cracked ice

Bariana by Louis Fouquet (1896, p.26) — Bariana 1896, No. 21

1 zestlemon peel — lemon zestacid
1 dashAbsinthe — absinthe Cusenierbase
2 dashAngostura bitters — angosturabase
0.5 partcognac — cognac Curlierbase
0.5 partScotch whisky — scotch whiskybase
topseltzer — seltzer waterdilution
3 dashcreme de noyau — noyauxmodifier
3 dashcuracao modifier
1 small teaspoonsugar — sucresweetener
  1. Stir ingredients with ice in mixing glass A, strain into glass C, add lemon zest, finish with seltzer, and serve.

Garnish: Lemon zest

Ice: Small pieces of ice

Louis' Mixed Drinks with Hints for the Care & Serving of Wines by Louis Muckensturm (1906, p.36)

1 dashAbsinthe — Absinthebase
2 liqueur-glassesBourbon whiskey — Bourbon whiskeybase
1 liqueur-glassbrandy — French brandybase
2 dashesorange bitters — Orange bittersbase
1 dashAngostura bitters bitter
1 dashMaraschino — Maraschinomodifier
  1. Fill the mixing glass with ice, stir well, strain into a cocktail glass, add a dash of absinthe, and serve.

Ice: Ice

How to Mix Drinks by George L. Spaulding and W. Rositer (1906, p.15) — Spaulding and Rositer 1906, cocktails section

0.5 ponyCalisaya base
0.5 ponyOld Tom or Plymouth gin — Gin Old Tom or Plymouthbase
0.5 ponyvermouth — Vermouthmodifier
  1. Use ordinary glass, fill with cracked ice, shake well, and serve in cocktail glass.

Ice: Cracked ice

Rawling's Book of Mixed Drinks by Ernest P. Rawling (1914) — Rawling 1914, cocktail section

1 piecelemon peel acid
1 pony glassbrandy base
3 dashgum syrup base
1 pony glassWhiskey — whiskeybase
2 dropAngostura bitters bitter
topsiphon water dilution
1 dashanisette modifier
2 dashcuracoa modifier
  1. Stir thoroughly with cracked ice, strain into a large fizz glass, and fill with siphon water.

Garnish: Lemon peel

Ice: Cracked ice

See also: Whiskey Cocktail, Absinthe Cocktail