Bismarck weekly tribune., 1886-06-18
IDENTIFIED Il 8 \ j ]. ] j BY HIS DRINKS.
HOW BARKEEPER,s DETEcT.THE Ma
TioNALlTY or THEIR CUSTOMERS.
In This Country Every State Has Its Own
Particular Style Of Drink kTricks
Of the Liquor Retailers N
Mixtures. III
New York NAH and Express.l

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Brandy smash, sirs Yes, SIR, and an
uptown bartender immediately began TO-
shovel ice into glass, and soon crushed the
mint prior to completing the beverage.
From the south, sir, reckon" said the
glass. s5 Fl. ..5a9s sI5t .Sta; ;lts /, s4g
ssWhy do you aska' said the reporter,
Yankee fashion .tl ss ss & il;5Tt. iE Il
"'Wel, you see, we can generally fix the
nationality of the visitor by his drink
Most Americans that drink go in for gin or.
whisky cocktails in the morning A French
man takes claret and ice, or If he is hard on
it, some cognac or absinthe. A Dutchman
OF Prussian wants beer. Cinnamon don't do
much drinking, but lately the steward Of
this hotel tells me some of them have been
strengthening their tea with brandy. They
must drink good deal of tea to judge by
the brandy have been sending them.
Englishmen run heavily on ale and brandy,
but seldom come to the bar, especially in
the morning. We haven't had any Japs
yet, but the bartender of a hotel where a
party of them are stopping tells me that
they are getting very fond Of lager.
EACH STATE ITS OWN STYLE.
"In this country every state has its own
particular style of drink. Whisky is at the
top. A New Yorker wants rye all the time,
Pennsylvania calls for Monongahela, the
Kentuckians stick up for bourbon, and it is
nearly certain death to offer dIinker from
Florida or Georgia any but corn whisky.
Jerseynen take applejack in preference to
any thing else, while Delawareans must have
peach brandy and honey, Missourians, as a
rule, are great whisky drinkers; they want
their whisky straight and strong and plenty
30 N - A
Tennessee, and other southern states send
us great fancy drinkers The best barkeepers
in the world come from the SOUTH Since
the California wines have come out the
Pacific people have called heavily for
catawba, but half of them can't tell the diff
ference between still catawba and an
ordinary Sauterne:'' E@5 $5H
Suppose you don't have the particular
brand of whisky a gentleman calls for!"
"Well, that's easily settled There are
very few bars that don't keep both rye aud
Bourbon, and, between you and me, there
are not many drinkers who can tell the diff
ference. Most bars keep two or more bot
ties of whisky-all drawn from the same
barrel; and, if a barkeeper, understands his
business, he can make q man think he is
actually drinking Bourbon. Bad rye whisky
with a dash Of common bitters in it can be
made to, ass as corn whisky, 1sSE
LEADING FANCY DRINKS CALLED FOR. E
Care, fancy drinks rL in .,m much demand
nowT'8s W S%tss 8E $A f3S sssS @5 2
Fairly SO. Sometimes a bartender has
to be sharp to keep up with disorders The
other day southelner came in and ordered
junk of me. What the deuce. junk was
did not know, SO q had to hast to my wits.
found out afterSa little that junk was =
compound of apple5ack and cider, or.another
name Tor stone fence n Another time "a
gentleman wantsd an Albany punch Al I
asked whether heSpreferred brandy or Santa
Cruz rum, and when he answered l knew
what an Albany punch was, for nearly all
punches are built upon the same prescrip-
tion."
"What are the principal fancy drinks
called for?''
"Well, New Workers take naturally tc
milk punch and whisky and gin sours
Southerners are heavy on sherry cobblers
mint juleps, brandy smashes, brandy juleps
and Bourbon sours Philadelphians, wher
they don't take ale or beer, or take Their
whisky straight, call for cocktails, whisky
smashes, Roman punch, and Fish house
punch. Fish house punch is one Of thu
incest drinks known 1t is made of whisky
Jamaica rum, ahd several cordials, together
with lemons and oranges. But the same
drinks go by different names in different
parts of the country"