“The Widow's Kiss first appeared in George J. Kappeler's 1895 book "Modern American Drinks." Kappeler was the head bartender at the prestigious Holland House Hotel on Fifth Avenue in New York City, a hub of Gilded Age society. The original recipe called for equal parts apple brandy, Bénédictine, and Yellow Chartreuse with Angostura bitters. The cocktail fell into obscurity during Prohibition but was revived during the modern craft cocktail renaissance by cocktail historians like Ted "Dr. Cocktail" Haigh and David Wondrich, who featured it in their influential books and writings.”