Old Mr. Boston Deluxe Bartender’s Guide (6th edition, 1946, or before; 1st ed. 1935)
2 oz rye or bourbon
1 egg white
1/4 oz simple syrup
1/2 oz lemon juice
Shake with ice and pour into 8-oz collins glass. Fill with seltzer water, decorate with lemon slice and cherry.
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John Gertsen (invented for Roaring Twenties party at Boston Athenaeum)
2 1/2 oz applejack
1 oz Nocino (walnut liqueur)
2 dashes Fee Brother’s Whisky Barrel Aged Bitters
Stir with lump ice, strain into a chilled Old Fashioned glass and finish with oil of orange peel.