The Mixicologist by C. F. Lawlor (1895, p.21) — C. F. Lawlor 1895
| 2 oz | genever — Holland gin | base |
| 2 dash | Simple syrup (1:1) — syrup | base |
| 2 dash | bitters — bitters | bitter |
- Prepare in the same manner as the improved Tom Gin cocktail.
- Use two dashes syrup instead of curaçao and use Holland gin.
- Nose
- Maltier juniper and bitters rise in a colder, sterner aromatic frame.
- Palate
- It is broader and more grain-toned than the Old Tom version, with syrup giving sweetness without orange-liqueur fragrance.
- Finish
- The finish is malty, bittered, and quietly sweet.
- Summary
- A genever-flavoured offshoot that shows the improved aromatic template adapting to older gin traditions.
This is exactly the kind of variant the ontology should preserve: a named spirit-substitution descendant built directly from another printed recipe. It helps track not just famous cocktails, but recipe logic in motion.
The important point is the substitution architecture: Holland gin in place of Old Tom, syrup in place of curaçao, same method otherwise.
Compared with the improved Tom Gin cocktail, this is less citrus-perfumed and more old-world in spirit character. It is a very explicit family-logic drink.