The Saint Paul globe., 1903-03-11
CHANGES IN THE
FASHIONS IN DRINKS
Ten Years Ago Columbian Sours Were
the Fad in Chicago.

There are fashions in mixed drinks as
there are in clothing. OF course straight
bourbon and rye whslkies along with Ca
madam and Scotch beer and cocktails
are always staple articles in saloons, and
are most called for. But there is usually
some recently invented drink which is
much demanded. 1t prevails and is much
talked about and sought after until some
bartender invents a new compound and
then that becomes a fad and the old mix
ture passes into oblivion.
firm in Chicago some years ago.
either during the worlds fair or not long
afterwards invented a pleasing Concoc-
tlon called Columbian sour. 1t was to be
slipped, each sip resulting i'm eighteen dis
tinct sensations in the throat Of the Gus
toner. each sip being guaranteed de-
light to produce a grateful feeling four
to bring surcease from sorrow and a
long dream of delight. while six usually
sent the visitor home with his feet out
of a cab window
For long time Columbian sours were
loudly demanded everywhere. The other
day man in the saloon where the dink
was invented happened to think of the
old JOY producer. He ordered the bdrten-
der to make him a Columbian sour. The
bartender looked vacant and said he had
never heard of such a drink He con-
ferred with the other bartender who
asked the customer how it was made.
Why" said the customer. that drink
The man behind the bar thought a mo-
ment. Then he smiled why, sure"
he said. Il invented that drink myself.
Let me see. how did we make Columbian
sours. After few moments mental
struggle he remembered most of the in
gradients, and finally compounded the
drink. That's gone out out Of style he
dozen new drinks since we started CO.
lumbian sours. and it's seldom, If ever,
called for any more"
Gin rickeys the invention of the IA
nous Col. Rickey. were in great favor
for awhile. and in fact. find a good de-
mand now in summer time 1t IS a cool
Ing drink. and probably will prevail for a
long while. Mamie Taylor the long
soothing drink named in honor Of a Miss
Mamie Taylor, living. presumably. in
Texas, was fad for two or three sum-
mers. and threatened to drive the Gin
rickey into oblivion. But the tickle public
has almost forgotten Mamie now. while
Col. Rickeys favorite thirst prescription
is still in vogue. Then there has been
the Horses neck" drink which owed
its name chiefly to a long strip Of lemon
peel gracefully feStoOned from the top
of the glass down to the ice at the bot
tom.
At present the Whitecap and the Al
fOnse are extremely fashionable The
Whitecap started in Louisville. 1t Is
made III a liqueur glass by filling the glass
half full of maraschino and floating sweet
cream on top. The Alfonso has for its
basic principle creme de COCO, with sweet
cream noated on the top.
Various saloons have their own peculiar
concoctions, invented by them and sold
no place else. and 1t Is the ambition Of
every bartender to invent some new drink
that VIII be taken up by a thirsty public
and called for everywhere, just as 1t is
the ambition of a song writer to turn out
the novelist to write one of the six best
selling books Of the year. Tribune.