The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-05-08
A BOGUS AMERICAN DRINK

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The German emperor has written
book. composed an opera. uttered poem,
painted a picture and made slseehes with
out arousing our enthusiasm But nov u
is said he is a good judge OF mixed
drinks, and we warm up 70 him. The
American naturally associates Germany
with beer, or occasionally with Rhine
wine. but II seems that, while this coun-
try has been honored and benefited oy
the migration OF many Germans 70 our
shores. bringing with them the luscious
wiener-wurst and the salty pretzel. we
have been making some recompense by In
PRODUCING the refinements Of conviyialism
into the Fatheriand. We regard the
praise of the German emperor as very
complimentary TO tho Republican party,
which has been mainly instrumental In
deyising tempting connections which
should afford some OF the advantages OF
exhiIaration without being too pro-
Dounced In name No Democrat. of
course. would do otherwise than take his
whisky straight: and he bangs the glass
down as he walks out with the air OF a
man who says: Il drink whisky when l
want 10. sir. and / don't care who knows
g." lie looks down contemptuousiy on
mixed drinks as mawkish and stuff for
women"
Stili. 10 a European who knows not the
finer distinctions between the Kentuc-
khan and the Yankee, the Bostonfan and
the Texan. the Hoosier and the Phila-
delphian. there is something characters
tically American in the cocktail, the gin
fzz the gin sling. the mint julep. the
brandy smash and other potable poems
conceived by the esthetic caterer 20 mans
craving for palate ticklers. The French
man IS contented with his light wines,
his win ordinaire and his absinthe; and It
Is due 20 the coming of the Americana In
his midst that he has been led astray
with pruss cafe and Cafe Real Such
things are almost unknown in England
excepting London. of course). where
beer and gin are the chief drinks. Mixed
drinks are not unknown there. but they
are coarser, and consist OF such combina-
tons as Dublin stout and gin, popularity
known as dogs nose" or OF two ales
sold respectively as ''old' and bitter"
which compound is generally called for
as ''mother-in-law." Egg-nog and punch
are rarer ooncoct!ons. reserved for hol-
day occasions. whisky is not nearly 50
generally drunk in England as in Ire
land. where either potheen or usque-
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mountain dew" is in high favor. or in
Scotland. where a sill or mutchkin OF
Scotch" serves the same purpose as
bourbon or old rye in Ken,ucky-and
some other places.
Bismarck endeavored 10 propitiate the
country when he shut out the American
hog by inventing new mixed drink OF
champagne and beer. but his countrymen
/ laughed. and Americans politely turned
their heads away. The Count Won wedel
did better than this. When the kaiser
was about 20 leave his house the other
day. the count asked his majesty TO take
something. Wilhelm graciously replied
! that De didn't care II he ala. whereupon
I Count Won wedel said he had new
/ American drink called Violet Cham
/ payne" The chronicles do not say how
/ & was made, but pronounce IL delicious.
/ I; would Zoe interesting to know how
/ the kaiser fclt next morning. II he
woke up with a violet taste in his mouth.
/ q had az least one OF the elemental prop
+ critics OF an American mixed drink: but
+ the name IS rather agains; IT as a popular
cordial. and as It has never been heard OF
( this side % the Atlantic. II has either lost
/ its name IN tia translation. or somebody
+ has been palming OF some bogus cham
Pagne on the count, and - account Tor
+ the queer flavor called It an American
drink