The Mixicologist by C. F. Lawlor (1895, p.62) — C. F. Lawlor 1895
| 1 tsp | Bromo Seltzer | base |
| 2 oz | Old Tom gin — Holland or Tom Gin | base |
| club soda — club soda | dilution |
- Put one teaspoonful of Bromo Seltzer in a tall thin glass.
- Add one jigger of Holland or genuine Old Tom gin.
- Fill with club soda and drink while effervescent.
- Nose
- Medicinal fizz and gin rise in a brisk morning-service aroma.
- Palate
- It is more restorative than elegant, occupying the territory where proprietary remedies and bar drinks overlap.
- Finish
- The finish is fizzy, medicinal, and spirit-warmed.
- Summary
- A restorative effervescent gin drink from the edge of the cocktail world.
An Eye-opener matters because it captures a particularly direct overlap between patent remedy culture and bar service. Those overlaps are historically real and deserve to be tracked.
The instruction to drink it while effervescent is central. This is a live fizzy restorative, not a static mixed drink.
Compared with A Reviver, this is more medicinal and less milk-softened. Compared with plain gin-and-soda service, it gains purpose from the proprietary effervescent powder.