Cocktail Boothby's American Bar-Tender by Wm. T. Boothby (1891, p.26) — Hot
| Applejack — apple brandy | base | |
| water — boiling water | dilution | |
| Mixed spice — spice | other | |
| 1 cube | sugar | sweetener |
- Fill a hot-water glass three-quarters full of boiling water and dissolve a cube of sugar in it.
- Add apple brandy to fill, spice to taste, and serve.
This is a useful reminder that heated plain-service applejack remained an active barroom form alongside named cocktails.
The drink is defined by its simple sweetened hot-water base and customer-directed spice handling.