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Harry's ABC of Mixing Cocktails Harry MacElhone
Publisher: Souvenir Press

In the 1986 reprint of Harry's ABC of Mixing Cocktails, however, the brandy is omitted and the formula given as “1/3 Lemon Juice, 1/3 White Crème de Menthe, 1/3 Cointreau”. The Old Pal is credited to Harry MacElhone in his 1922 book, ABC of Mixing Cocktails , which is made with equal parts Canadian Rye Whiskey, French Vermouth and Campari (1:1:1). This was also backed up in Robert Vermeire's 1922 Cocktails and How to Mix Them. Harry McElhone (Harry's New York Bar, Paris - opposite Ciro's). BTW: McElhone often can be found misspelled as Mc Elhone, MacElhone or Mac Elhone. The Cocktail Lovers review of the revised and updated Harry's ABC of Mixing Cocktails by Harry MacElhone of Harry's Bar, Paris, published by Souvenir Press. The Jupiter dates to 1923 when it appeared in Harry McElhone's, Harry of Ciro's ABC of Mixing Cocktails. The origins of the drink are still slightly fuzzy, but the first written mention of the drink comes from Harry's ABC of Mixing Cocktails, in 1919. The first recipe for a Sidecar cocktail appeared in 1922 in Harry MacElhone's Harry's ABC of Mixing Cocktails. Embury described the Side Car as, "This cocktail is the most perfect example of a magnificent drink gone wrong. Strain into a pre-chilled cocktail glass. In his 1922 book Harry's ABC of Mixing Cocktails, Harry MacElhone credits the drink to Pat MacGarry, one of the great bartenders of the day.