Modern American Drinks by George J. Kappeler (1895, p.58) — George J. Kappeler 1895
| 1 jigger | apple brandy — apple brandy | base |
| Soda water — seltzer | dilution | |
| Seasonal fruit — fruit trim | garnish | |
| 0.5 pony | curacao — curagoa | modifier |
| 1 tablespoon | sugar — fine sugar | sweetener |
- Dissolve the sugar in a little water in a mixing-glass half-full of fine ice.
- Add the curacoa and apple brandy, then mix.
- Serve in a long thin glass with straws, trim with fruit, and add a squirt of seltzer before serving.
Garnish: Seasonal fruit
Ice: Fine ice
- Nose
- Apple spirit and orange-curacoa sweetness rise with a light fresh sparkle.
- Palate
- The fix remains fruit-trimmed and straw-served, but the seltzer squirt pulls it slightly toward later refreshing long-drink logic.
- Finish
- The finish is fruity, citric, and cool.
- Summary
- A decorative orchard-spirit fix from the family's sparkling late phase.