Picture of Svengali from George du Maurier's 1894 novel Trilby, showing Svengali as a spider
Picture of Svengali from George du Maurier’s 1894 novel Trilby, showing Svengali as a spider
  • Use large bar glass
  • Fill glass with shaved ice
  • Two dashes absinthe
  • Two dashes orange bitters
  • Two dashes Parfait d’Amour
  • One-half wine-glass Scotch whiskey
  • One-half wine-glass Italian Vermouth
  • Stir with spoon
  • Strain in cocktail glass
  • Put in cherries
  • Squeeze lemon peel on top, and
  • Serve
The Hoffman House Bartenders Guide by Charles S. Mahoney, 1912
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