The Mixicologist by C. F. Lawlor (1895, p.64) — C. F. Lawlor 1895
| 1 whole | Whiskey Punch base — whiskey punch base | base |
- Make with the same ingredients as the foregoing Whiskey Punch, except stir with a spoon and serve with the ice in the same glass with a strainer or straws.
Garnish: Seasonal fruit
Ice: Serve with the ice in same glass
- Nose
- Whiskey and lemon sit closer to the drinker because the ice and garnish remain in the glass.
- Palate
- It is more immediate and less formally strained than the standard whiskey punch, making the drink feel closer to everyday old-fashioned service.
- Finish
- The finish is cool, sweet-tart, and fruit-scented.
- Summary
- A useful crossover drink where old-fashioned language attaches itself to punch service.
This is another excellent example of `old-fashioned` functioning as a service style marker rather than as a single fixed canonical recipe. The term continues to travel across neighbouring families.
The decision not to strain is the defining move. Service format, not ingredient change, creates the distinction.
Compared with Whiskey Punch, this is looser and more immediate. Compared with Old-fashioned Cocktail, it remains obviously citric and punch-derived.