Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-25
A BARTENDER ON DRINKS.
A Variety of Connections and How
They Are Made.


n nnkind feel thoroughly contented when
| the thermometer Is going through Its sky
high antics are as varied almost the in
dividuai projects Of the citizens for keeping
cool AS a rule the man who drinks any
thing besides Croten In hot weather does II
| to secure exhilaration along with the cool
Ing influence, and hot-weather drinks are
made to secure both these results.
"Of all hOt-weather drinks" said a crick-
eter coming on the field at Staten Island.
where the interstate match was playing.
| "the shandygafr is the very best. 1t is an
English drink and 1t is especially designed
| to cool overheated, persons. and to keep
| them cool afterward. A shandygaI is a
! long drink and should be taken slowly to
| get the full benefit of 1t. 1t is simply ginger
| ale and ale mixed in a long glass. 1t should
| be made Of imported ginger ale and Bass
| ale. but it can also be prepared of the do
nestle make of both these stimulants. 1t is
| a delicious drink. and Its soothing effects
are much more lasting than is the general
| run of summer drinks. 1t warns the stom-
ach. while IT cools the rest of the system.
and 1t is this popularity that makes IL a
favorite with those who are fond of athletic
exercise. To chill the stomach in the effort
to cool down is very injurious, as any doctor
| will tell You. and you get the cooling
effect along with the soothing influence in
| shandygaf, without chilling your insides
shandygan should rank as the summer
drink par excellence"
The chief of a famous art gallery in the
| Tenderloin objected to the high encomium Of
shandygaf. There are other drinks that
are just as good, If not better" said he, as
he eyed Detective Jacobs, the Hoffman
House Hawkshaw. For instance, what is
the matter with that famous old standby.
the Tom Collins? Everybody knows its
merits. 1t is made of gin, sugar, a little
lemon, and a bottle of soda It's a long
drink and a pleasant one. Then for a varia-
ton you have the celebrated peachblow
fixes. 80.
Peachblow Fi.x.
Billy Of the art gallery proceeded to
mix one of those enhancing summer drinks
as he spoke its praises "A peachblow fzz."
said he. lis made with either raspberries or
strawberries. You crush three or four of
the berries in a glass, in which you have
placed a little sugar. Next you add lemon
| juice to suit the taste. pour in a drink OF
Old Tom gin, and then you set her a fixing
with carbonic water. The mixture makes a
| dandy drink. cooling and comforting. The
newest thing in this line. however. Is the
'grenadine.' which is fzz Of Old Tom, with
| a raspberry strip added.
"A drink that wins its way on its hand
| some appearance is the egg lemonade, and
| 1t is not only delightfully."- cooling, but IT has
the merit of being mountaineering besides.
You put lemon juice and sugar in a glass,
break an egg. fill her UP with soda, and
/ u
goldenhued beverage. with a foaming bead
| to top IT of that will set everybody in the
cafe who has never sampled 1t smacking his
lips in envious curiosity. as 1t were.
THE Remson Cooler named after an &C.
| centric old New Yorker. has outlived its in
ventor and still has hold on the public.
| 1t is made with sugar, the rind OF a lemon.
some Old Tom gin. and a bottle of plain
soda You have to taste il to discover its
merits, for they defy description Then
| there Is the lemon squash The Sun re-
established its popularity by telling how
| Minister Pauncefote, the British ambassa-
dor. ordered a lemon squash at the Brevoort
| House directly after he landed in New York
| en- route for Washington TO assume his off,
| cial position. The British minister had
| stacked UP against the lemon squash In In
dia. 1t is called an English drink now. al
though 1t is really an American invention.
| The squash Ia shAp&Y = soda lemonade. with
half lemon in It. and sometimes a dash Of
gin. The Tuxedo Cooler is a very popular
drink on hot days. 1t is made in a large
glass with Tom gin, lemon peel and ginger
| ale. 1t Is long drink. and it has a get
folk. The Boston Cooler is q similar drink
| with whisky used with the ginger ale and
| lemon peel and sugar. Next there Is the
| Hoffman Cooler This is Notwithstanding
and healthy refrigerant. 1t Is made Of
imported ginger ale with some lemon rind
| and ice.
Hickey and Other Drinks.
Nobody who knows Of the Missouri Con-
\ gresham can fail to remember the Hickey
that was named after him. Whisky is its
chief ingredient but II is doctored in a way
that makes whisky good on the hottest day
| You take an ordinary bar glass. squeeze a
lime into it. pour a drink Of whisky on top
of the Juice. and then fii1 up the glass with
carbonic water. There are occasions when.
| IL you should take this drink, you would
| vote that the Congressman deserved hand
| come trea tment from his constituents every
time 1t goes TO the right spot In a way
! that stops all argument
"A drink that has received the odd name
| of the The Highland Fling is a pet dog-day
/ drink with lots Of persons other than the
| Scotch-Americans, by whom II appears to
| be idolized. 1t is made of Scotch whisky,
| lime Juice cracked ice and carbonic water
| You drink 1t slowly, and you feel happier
and happier as IL permeates your system. 1t
| agrees with the stomach perfectly.
Herman Oelrichs. who is always doing
something TO increase the comfort and con-
tentment OF his fellow citizens has sue
! ceeded in Introducing drink that makes
him popular with his friends. 1t is the Del
richs Lloyd Both lemon juice and orange
juice are squeezed upon powdered sugar in
ION Collins glass. A liberal drink OF
| whisky Is added, and the glass is filled up
with plain bottled soda. Many prefer this
| to the Tom Collins. The effect is about the
same upon the system. Those who do not
fancy the taste of gin admire the 'Oelrichs
Lloyd
NOSiAn8 NOcktohhe.
Although n good many persons do not
know It." Billy continued going into a new
branch OF an attractive subject there are
hot-weather cocktails that coal instead Of
heating the body First amons them is the
Riding Club cocktail That is made of
one-third orange bitters. two-thirds calisaya
and a dash Of acid phosphate Then there
Is the Duke of Marlborough made of yer-
mouth ard orange bitter. with a quarter of
| lime. squeesed In IL. The Iarchmont
cocktail is built the same plan. with
orange bitters. Tom gin, vermouth and the
juice OF quarter Of a fresh lime The
Victoria cocktail Ia a half of a glass of
Tom gin and a half Of calisaya- Then we
have. for a change the 'Brut cocktail
made in a bar glass with a lump of fee a
half portion of vetmouth, a half Of whisky
and dash each Of caiisaya and acid phos-
phate '-.'-sN
College boys. on a visit to town, take
very kindly both to the Harvard cocktail
and the chappagne cooler. The first is
made OF half a portion Of sherry and half
OF vermouth. with q. dash Of orange bitters
and some cracked ice. II Il we'll stirred b.
fore being served. 1t is cooling ana palat-
able. The champagne cooler IL served In a
Collins glass II Is made Of Champagne AMI
apoilinaris in equal parts. favored with the
rind OF lemon. 1t is q most popular hot