Modern American Drinks by George J. Kappeler (1895, p.61) — George J. Kappeler 1895
| 0.5 whole | Lemon juice (fresh) — juice of half a lemon | acid |
| 1 jigger | Old Tom gin — Tom gin | base |
| seltzer — seltzer | dilution | |
| 1 jigger | Pistache cream — prepared pistache cream | other |
| 0.5 tablespoon | sugar — fine sugar | sweetener |
- Put the fine ice, lemon juice, sugar, gin, and prepared pistache cream into a mixing-glass.
- Shake well, strain into a fizz-glass, fill with seltzer, and serve.
- Nose
- Nutty cream and lemon combine in an unusual but inviting fizz aroma.
- Palate
- The pistache cream gives the drink a confectionary richness that sets it apart from plainer cream fizz variants.
- Finish
- The finish is creamy, nutty, and lively.
- Summary
- A nutty confectionary fizz showing how wide the late-century fizz family could become.