Cocktail Boothby's American Bar-Tender by Wm. T. Boothby (1891, p.53)
| 10 lime | lime juice — juice of ten limes | acid |
| 1 bottle | brandy — cognac | base |
| 8 tablespoonful | sugar | base |
| 1 quart | tea | dilution |
| 1 jiggerful | curacao — Curacoa | modifier |
- Dissolve the sugar, lime juice, Curacoa, and tea in a punch bowl.
- Add the cognac and a large piece of ice, decorate, and serve in thin glassware with Apollinaris on the side if desired.
Garnish: Decorate with fruit.
Ice: Large ice block
This is a valuable strong-bowl checkpoint because Boothby treats dilution choice as a social service option rather than baking it into the formula.
The side bottle of Apollinaris is part of the intended service, allowing guests to moderate the punch individually.