A cocktail created in 1939 in connection with the introduction of the new streamlined Dreyfus Hudson Engine which began pulling the Twentieth Century Limited train between New York City and Chicago in 1938. The recipe was first published in 1939 in the Cafe Royal Bar Book.

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 ounces (1/3 gill, 4.5 cl) gin

• 3/4 ounce (1/6 gill, 2 cl) Lillet
  Lillet
  Lillet is a brand of French aperitif wine. It is a blend of 85% Bordeaux wines and 15% macerated liqueurs, mostly citrus liqueurs from the peels of sweet oranges from Spain and Morocco and the peels of bitter green oranges from Haiti...
  
   Blanc

• 3/4 ounce (1/6 gill, 2 cl) light creme de cacao

• 3/4 ounce (1/6 gill, 2 cl) fresh lemon juice

Procedure

Shake in an iced cocktail shaker, and strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with a lemon twist.