While the Perfect Cocktail seems to be the original here, appearing in the earlier edition, from which the McLane is absent (not to mention featuring the full recipe rather than a simple redirect like the McLane), nevertheless, since the McLane has already been treated above (#231), I omit the recipe and discussion here, and only note that the change in priority seems to have occurred by influence of Straub 1913/1914, which has both recipes and identifies them as the same. Note also how the formula changes between 1910 and 1912 from a classic Martini (1:1 dry gin and sweet vermouth, no bitters, stirred) to the modern idea of the perfect (2:1:1 dry gin to sweet and dry vermouths stirred) and eventually picks up an orange twist.
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| Jack’s Manual 1908 |
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| Jack’s Manual 1910 |
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| Jack’s Manual 1912 |
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| Straub’s Manual 1913 |
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| Straub’s Manual 1914 |
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| Jack’s Manual 1916 |
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| Barflies & Cocktails, 1927 |
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| The Savoy Cocktail Book, 1930 |
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| The Old Waldorf Bar Days, 1931 |
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