The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1893-06-10
WHAT RoYAIY DRINKS.
Fastidious and Pet Tipples of the
Blue Blooded.

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Blue Blooded.
History has to some extent kept
track of the homely preferences OF
its heroes and heroines, and among
other things the favorite tipples OF
we'll known men and women have
been noted. Here is a list, says an
exchange, of some ofthe best known
characters of different countries
and the drinks they most affected.
Queen Victoria is very choice
about her wines. The royal wine
cellar is situated in an out-of-the-
way corner of St. James palace. A
servant whose duty it is to look
after the wine always goes about
with her majesty as there is also
one in attendance wherever any OF
the royal princes may be in resi-
dence. A large staff is engaged at
the wine cellars of st. James palace,
for the Queen imports a great guam
ity of her own wine, and one depart
ment is solely devoted to bottling
purposes. The wines are of the
choicest-rare old port and Bur-
gundy of which the queen is an ex-
cellent judge. and champagne, upon
which a difference of opinion al
ways has existed as to whether this
is her favorite beverage or whether
she drinks it out of regard to the
preference of her guests. In the
roval cellar there is still some OF
the famous claret, Chateau Mar
gaux, presented to the Queen by
the illfated Louis Philippe in 1846.
Tokay is also a fovorite wine OF
hers, and cocoa has supplanted tea
in her affections. The toasts on
the anniversaries of great battles
at the royal dinners at Windsor
castle were always drunk in red
wine when the Georges wore the
emblems of royalty, but the Queer
has changed the old custom. Llgh
dry sherry of fair age is always OF
the table. Red wines nowadays art
seldom drunk at royal dinner, al
such beverages are considered gout,
drinks, so that good old port o
heavy Burgundy only finds it's wa!
down the royal throats in small
quantities, such as one glass with
dry biscuit. The old servants 0
the Queens household prefer por
wine to any other, and the butler
and their friends get more of tha
LIQUID across their chests than an.
of the nobilities.
The King and Queen of Denmarl
are particularly fond of Scotch nee
tar. Among Queen Victoria's pres
ents to their majesties on the oc
casion of their golden wedding las
year was portly cask of pur
| Lochnagar whisky twenty year
old, which being broached, len
kindly warmth to the family tes
tivities. The Balmoral brew
much esteemed by the merry mon
archs of Europe. :.
King Humbert Of ltaly-a mlz
ture of weak claret and water. lie
and coffee are forbidden by h1
doctors.
The German Emperor until latel
was excessively fond of sweet chan
pagne, but his uncles, the Englls
princes, have inculcated a MOI
conservative taste for the DIRE
brands, which now he enthusiast
cally affects. He is also very fon
of Sauterne and Chablis, and likes
glass of Trappistine with his afte
dinner coffee, of which he drinl
two or three strong cups.
The Gear of all the Russias-
Champagne and Bordeaux and El
glish ales. He, however, is not
great drinker, though the celia
/ Of his palace in St. Petersburg a
stored with enormous quantities
: the choicest vintages. He prefe
coffee to strong liquor of any kin
and drinks more than is good +
his nerves.
Bismarck was never indifferel
to creature comforts, and his drln
ing capacity is said to be conside
able; indeed, his enemies have n
scrupled to draw invidious compa
isons between him and the gre
tun of Heidelberg. AS might
expected from such q staunch p
triot, German wines and Germs
beers are largely honored with :
patronage, and his admirers in
parts Of the Fatherland keep /
cellars literally supplied with tn
drink-offerings. Atthe Artists Cl'
= in Munich recently he drank t
! "draught of welcome" from pc
1 ter Jug holding five litres (abou'
gallon and half). Old Blood a.
Iron" said with wink: This
same Jug from which | drank
1886" Then he dropped into Lat
ultra posse memo obligature," b
he took very good care to expla
that he was quite capable of emp'
<. ing that measure of capacity.
can empty the jug at one draugh
said the bibulous prince, "as b
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