Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-12-31
Identified by His Drinks.

Brandy smash, sira Yes, sir, and
mn uptown bartender Immediately be-
gan to shovel leo into a GLASS. and soon
crushed the mint prior to completing
the beverage.
s.From the south, sir, | reckon. said
the bartender, as the writer set down
the empty glass.
why do yoa asl<2' said the rpportef
Yankee fashion
We'll yoa see, w can generally Fix
The Nationality of the visitor by his
drinks. Most Americans that drink ga
in for gin OF whisky cocktails ia the
morning. 4 Erenchnlan takes claret
and ice, or if he Is hard on Il sotiia cogv
nae or absinfhe. A nutehniatA or Prus-
sian wants beer Cinnamon don't do
much bar drinking, but lately Tie steva
ard of this hotel tells nla salse Of them
have been Strengthening their lea witi
brandy. They must drink good deal
OF tea to judge by the brandy hNye been
sending them. Englishn'eh run heavier
on ale md brantly, but seldom come
10 the bar. especially in the morning.
We haven't had any .Iaps yet, but TIE
bartender of hotel whefe 4 party oil
them are stnppiAg tells me that they are
getting very fond of lager. In this conn
try every state has its own particular
style of drink. Whisky Is at the top
A New Yorker wants rye at the fiihe, 4
penhsylvanian caiis fof Monongahela,
the kehtnchians stick up for Bourbon,
and it is nearly certain death to offer a
drinker from Florida or Georgia any hut
corn whisky. Jerseymen take appleiack
in preference to anything else, while
Delawareans must have Peach heandy
and honey; Alissodrians, as rule, are
great whisky drinkers; they want their
whisky straight and strong and plenty
of it. North-Caroina Alabama. LOUISE
ana, Tennessee, and other -sotit,ieEh
states send us great fancy thinkers.
The best harkeepers in the world
Genie from the south. Since tic
California wines have COMO DIT. the Pa
cific people have called heavily for ca
iawba, but half of them can't tell the
difference between Il still catawba and
an ordinary Sauterne.n
suppose You don't have the partica-
lar brand of whisky u gentleman calls
for?n
well that's easily settled. There are
very few bars that don't keep rye ind
Bourbon, and, between yog and me.
there are hot many drinkers who can
tell the difference Most bars keep two
or more bottles of whisky all drawn
from the same barrel and, II hafkcep-
CT understands his business, he can
make & man think he is drinking rye
when he is actually drinking Bourbon.
Bad rye whisky with dash Of common
bitters in it can be made to pass as corn
whisky
Are fancy drinks in much demand
now2'
Fairly so. Sometimes bartender
has to be sharp to keep up with the or
ders. The other day southerner came
in and ordered junk of me. What the
deuce junk was | did not know, so had
to trust to my wits. found out after
a little that junk was compound of
appleiack and cider, or another name
for stone fence. Another time gentle
man wanted an Albano punch. asked
whether he preferred brandy or Santa
Cruz rum, and when he answered
knew what an Albany punch was, for
nearly ali punches are built on the same
prescription
What are the principal fancy drinks
called for?N
',Well, New Workers take naturally to
milk punches and whisky and gin soprs.
southerners are heavy on sherry cob
blers, mint juleps, brandy smashes,
brandy juleps, and Bourbon sours.
Philadclphians, when they don't take
ale or beer, or take their whisky
straight, call for cocktails. whisky
smashess Romah punch. and Fish house
punch. Fish house punch is one of the
incest drinks known. 1t is made of
whisky, Jamaica rum, and several cor
dials, together with lemon and oranges.
But the same drinks go BY different
names il different parts of the country"
---Nsso Yorb Maij and Express.