Jerry Thomas' Bartender's Guide

Brandy Cocktail
(Use small bar-glass.)
Take 3 or 4 dashes of gum syrup.
2 dashes of bitters (Boker's or Angostura).
1 wine-glass of brandy.
1 or 2 dashes of Curacoa.

Fill the glass one-third full of shaved ice, shake up
well and strain into a cocktail glass. Twist a small
piece of lemon rind in it and serve.

Improved Brandy Cocktail
(Use ordinary bar-glass.)
Take 2 dashes Boker's (or Angostura) Bitters.
3 dashes gum syrup.
2 dashes Maraschino.
1 dash Absinthe.
1 small piece of the yellow rind of a lemon,
twisted to express the oil.
1 small wine-glass of brandy.

Fill glass one-third full of shaved ice, shake well,
and strain into a fancy cocktail glass, put the lemon
peel in the glass and serve. The flavor is improved by moistening the edge of the cocktail glass with a piece of lemon.