The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-07-03

name. however, you can call it any
thing you like"
CorOner's Physician DR.. Philip f.
O'Hanlon is really responsible for the
compromising of the Sidewalk cock
tail" He and three or four friends,
most of whom were doctors, dropped
into the Netherland on Tuesday even
ing to have something cooling. Nobody
seemed to know just exactly what he
wanted. Scotch highballs and rye high
balls and gin rickeys and whisky sOurs
and hillycock coolers were suggested,
but they didn't suit.
We've been drinking those things
for years" said Dr. O'Hanlon- Let's
have something brand new-someth ing
that is a rare combination Of cold and
hot stuff. Here, Mr.. Barkeeper, you're
genius in your line; give Us some
thing in the way of brand new, never
befOre-heard-of drink"
In q moment, sir" said the Tbarkeep,
and he turned about to survey the bot
ties on the buffet. Letting his eye run
from one to another, he finally took
down four and began to compound. In
a few moments a drink was ready and
tossed off.
That's a hillylooloo." said DR..
OHanlon.
It's ticker all the way down." said
another medical man.
Tastes like a combination Of cham
pd5At cup anu LLtLl puLGA II = tAAE
greatest ever" said another Of the
party.
What do you call it?'' asked DR..
O'Hanlon.
call it what you like. sir said the
barkeep. I won't name it until I see
what the effect is.
Several more of the same were or
dered and two or three Of the party
concluded that it would be handler to
dine at the Netheflaud than 70 go
home. At this stage of the proceed
ings DR.. O'Hanlon said that, while it
was the finest drink out, he had two or
three calls to make and must be going.
He walked out Of the hotel and jumped
into his gig, leaving word that he
would be back later to inquire if his
friends had had good dinner. When
the doctor returned he couldn't ind
out anything about either his friends
or their dinner. and so he strOlled into
the cafe to tell the ibarkeeper that he
was the greatest compOunder Of drinks
that ever happened.
I've got a name for it now" said
the barkeeper. 4 saw how it worked
on a couple of your friends and hence
forth it shall be known as the Sidewalk
cocktail E"
Thank heaven I wasn't around when
you named it" said DR.. O'Hanlon. My
private, public and professional repu-
tation would have been ruined. But
what the deuce is there in it?''
That promises to be a very popular
drink" said the ibarkeeper, and you
are the only man on earth to whom I
would tell the ingredients. The cock
tail is made Of Scotch whisky, French
vermOuth, italian vermouth and dashes
of orange and Angostura bitters."
But what are the proportions" the
doctor asked.
Now you are asking questions
again. said the barkeeper, but I
might as well tell you. Take one-third
each of Scotch whisky and the two
vermouths, and then sprinkle in a little
of the orange and little of the Argos
tura bttters. The scheme Of the com
pound is this: You have Scotch whisky
as your base, and then you have a dry
and sweet cordial and a, dry and sweet
hitters. It struck me that a drink built
on those lines ought 10 be fairly palat-
able Judging from the first ones I
have made, guess I was right.
DR.. O'HanlOn made a note of what he
had heard, and yesterday everybody
about the coroner's Office and, in fact.
all over the criminal courts building to
say nothing of the district in which DR..
O'Hanlon lives, was drinking Sidewalk
cocktails"