- Use star champagne glass.
- Fill 3/4 full of syphon seltzer
- Add 3 dashes of absinthe
- Float small quantity of brandy on top, and serve.
Early Bird
Hoffman Morning Bracer
- Using mixing glass full of shaved ice.
- Add one-third absinthe
- Two-thirds Vermouth
Shake it well and serve in Delmonico glass, using siphon.
The Hoffman House Bartenders Guide by Charles S. Mahoney, 1912
Brain Duster
- A mixing-glass half-full of fine ice
- Two dashes gum syrup
- One pony absinthe
- One-half pony Italian vermouth
- One-half pony whiskey
- Mix well
- Strain into thin glass
- Fill with Seltzer