ters ▁▁ 2 ▁dash es ▁of ▁Mar as ch ino ▁▁ 1 ▁p ony ▁[ 1 ▁fl ▁o z ] ▁of ▁Old ▁Tom ▁g in ▁▁ 1 ▁wine - glass ▁[ 2 ▁fl ▁o z ] ▁of ▁[ s weet / Ital ian ] ▁verm outh ▁▁ 2 ▁small ▁l umps ▁of ▁ice ▁ ▁Sh ake ▁up ▁thoroughly , ▁and ▁stra in ▁into ▁a ▁large ▁co ck tail ▁glass . ▁Put ▁a ▁quarter ▁of ▁a ▁slice ▁of ▁le mon ▁in ▁the ▁glass , ▁and ▁serve . ▁If ▁the ▁guest ▁pre fers ▁it ▁very ▁sweet , ▁add ▁two ▁dash es ▁of ▁g um ▁sy rup . ▁ ▁Other ▁b art ending ▁gu ides ▁of ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁contained ▁reci pes ▁for ▁numerous ▁co ck t ails ▁similar ▁to ▁the ▁modern - day ▁mart ini . ▁ ▁For ▁example , ▁Harry ▁Johnson ' s ▁Bart enders ' ▁Man ual ▁( 1 8 8 8 ) ▁listed ▁a ▁reci pe ▁for ▁a ▁drink ▁that ▁consisted ▁in ▁part ▁of ▁half ▁a ▁wine ▁glass ▁of ▁Old ▁Tom ▁g in ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁a ▁wine ▁glass ▁of ▁verm outh . ▁ ▁F ill ▁the ▁glass ▁up ▁with ▁ice ▁▁ 2 ▁or ▁ 3 ▁dash es ▁of ▁g um ▁sy rup ▁▁ 2 ▁or ▁ 3 ▁dash es ▁of ▁bit ters ; ▁( B oker ' s ▁genu ine ▁only ) ▁▁ 1 ▁dash ▁of ▁C ura ça o ▁▁ ▁wine ▁glass ful ▁[ 1 ▁fl ▁o z ] ▁of ▁Old ▁Tom ▁g in ▁▁ ▁wine