Gibson (cocktail) Gibson (cocktail) The Gibson is a mixed drink made with gin and dry vermouth, and often garnished with a pickled onion. The oldest published recipe for the Gibson is found in the 1908 book, "The World's Drinks And How To Mix Them" by William Boothby. Other pre-prohibition recipes for the Gibson exist. They all omit bitters and none of them garnish with an onion. Some garnish with citrus twists. Others use no garniture at all. There is no known recipe for the Gibson garnishes with an onion before William Boothby's 1908 Gibson Recipe. Some sources persist in using other garnishment
Old Tom gin Malt; The Dorchester Hotel and The London Distillery Company Ltd. An Old Tom Gin made by J. Wray and Nephew Ltd. of Jamaica is also commonly found on the market, although the island is better known for rum. Old Tom Gin is specified for Jerry Thomas' 'Martinez Cocktail' in his 1887 "Bartender's Guide, How to Mix All Kinds of Plain and Fancy Drinks". The first record of it being used in the Tom Collins cocktail was the 1891 book, "The Flowing Bowl: When and What to Drink." Old Tom gin Old Tom Gin (or Tom Gin or Old Tom) is