Modern American Drinks by George J. Kappeler (1895, p.47) — George J. Kappeler 1895
| 1 whole | Lemon juice (fresh) — lemon juice | acid |
| 1 whole | lemon peel — lemon rind | acid |
| 1 bottle | ginger ale — ginger ale | base |
| 0.5 tablespoon | sugar — fine sugar | sweetener |
- Prepare the drink in the same manner as Brunswick Cooler, using ginger ale; domestic ginger ale may be used if desired.
Garnish: Lemon rind
- Nose
- Ginger and lemon dominate the aroma with a slightly softer commercial profile than the explicitly imported ginger-ale version.
- Palate
- The drink remains a citrus-ginger refresher, but Kappeler's note about domestic ginger ale shows the cooler form already adapting to the realities of everyday supply and product choice.
- Finish
- The finish is sweet-spicy and brisk.
- Summary
- A practical ginger-ale cooler showing flexibility within a still-young bottled-mixer culture.
The allowance for domestic ginger ale is historically revealing. It suggests brand and origin consciousness in mixer culture without treating imported product as the only legitimate option.