The Washington herald., 1913-06-22

of imported ginger ale. while the Ram
| sen cooler is made OF the peel OF one
| lemon. a jigger OF gin. and bottle OF
club soda. II you wish to be fashion
able, you should take one OF these two
beverages at a roof garden, unless OF
course, you order one OF the new Balkan
| drinks, which are always in order and
mark you as a connoisseur in all that
is up to date in summer beverages.
There is another drink which you may
order, but It is rather a delicate subject
TO touch upon, because II is likely TO call
up that perennial dispute as to whether
the mint should be crushed or not. Let
US mention II reverently-the mint julep.
And, oh, what crimes have been COM
mitted in thy name. A real. "sure-nuf'
mint julep would calm anybody's savage
breast, and a bad one would make a
roaring lion OF the milde man
that ever walked. A taste in mint juIeps
is like panpered corn-tramp on it and
handle it roughly and you make an
enemy for life.
Few people think of ordering a mint
julep at a bar nowadays, because 1t is
almost impossible to get a good one
The bartenders haven't the time to give
them what they really require. But al
most every one is willing TO admit that
mint julep ia the king of summer
drinks. II 1t were possible to get good
ones at any time, all the gin rickeys
and the new fashions would be driven to
the wall. Nothing cools quite so delight
fully or tastes quite so delicious as a
real mint julep.
Only the hotels which have an extern
sive Southern clientele make them ao-
solutely perfect. At one caravanseral
where the captains ana colonies descend
with their baggage as many OF fifteen
mint juleps arc kept made up in advance
so that the proper amount OF time may
be given to them, and they are ordered
60 fast that they never stand longer
shan the proper amount of time. At the
risk of disgusting the school OF crushers,
We will say that at this particular hotel
the mint is not crushed: il is merely
pressed gently into the whisky and the
sugar.
Other New Drinks.
But discreetly avoiding the question of
crushing Chat is a sort of religion which
should not be tempered with under any
circumstances) there can be no doubt
that mint julep. made with Bourbon
whisky, mind you-not Tye-is the best
Of all summer drinks. II you make it
at home you can suit yourself perfectly
ohu phoodpiy your ITlenuS, IL you refrain
from any allusion to the way in which
the mint was prepared. Nothing is quite
so refreshing as II is in a tall glass COW
cred with frost on the outside and
short straw which buries your nose I'm
the sprig on top and permeates your
whole being with its exquisite flavor.
While we are on the subject of
fashions in drinks, 1t may be well to
speak of two new drinks which have Just
appeared. They are not necessarily
summer drinks: they are adapted to all
seasons and are making a strong bid for
popularity. One $ a cocktail called a
and the other in an after-dinner
drink called Green Dragon The Singer
consists of half white mint and half bran
dy, trapped and strained. The Green ORA
gon is made of green mint on ice topped
on with white absinthe. These are the
lntest things in all-the-year-round drinks.
1t is. of course. an insane waste of time
20 advise a man on the question of his
drinks, and We shall attempt TO do moth
ing of that sort, but We most assuredIy
the bigotry which refuses to
try anything new In any line, and only
ask a lair trial for the new fashions.
There is a wide and varied selection
Choose for yourself whether you wish to
swelter patiently In the city's heat or
feel the gentle zephyrs Of the mountain
businesses of Montenegro. or fnhale the |
air of the Southeast trades |
u they sweep across the Caribbean Sea.