Evening journal., 1913-11-18

The records of the Archbishops of
Bordeaux for several centuries. be-
in 1892. give interesting par
ticulars Of vine culture and the manu-
tacture Of wine. The archbishops own
two vineyards, one of which had been
presented TO them by Pope Clement 5,
himself formerly archbishop of Bor-
deaux, and which still bears the name
of Pope Clement.
Under the English, who ruled the
Bordeaux territory for three centuries.
the vine fiourished The story of the
vine Is a fascinating one and many
were the unsuccessful interdictions
against its culture.
Looking over the splendid stock of port
vines, in which one bin was filled with
the celebrated Commentator port. This
was the only port selected for the ban
quet given by the President of the
French Republic 10 n. NJ King Edward,
lat the Elsel The wholesale wine depart
ment sells this port at the exceedingly
low price of 1925 a bottle.
During my visit | witnessed the bot
Ting of an immense cask of port wine,
shipped direct TO the DUPONT by Goliva
" Ca, Quarragona, Spain. May say
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sampled il, and it was indeed delightful.
The Playhouse program this week adver-
tises this fine port at 81 the bottle.
noticed a big supply of my favorite
liquor Benedictine. Mr. Taite told me
the history of this delicious cordial.
About the year 1910 monk of the
Abbey of Jecamp in France, student
of chemistry, and OF the use of plants
and herbs for the preparation of medi-
cal beverages, concocted an elixir, which
later on was named Benedictine, and is
now known throughout the world. This
liquor the monks in modest quantities
consumed to assist them in recovering
their strength, when tired out with
their lahors and likewise enabled them
to successfully fight again malarial dis
eases then prevalent IN the neighbor-
hood.
/ know how popular creme dc menthe
is, and seeing a large stock Of the white
and green varieties from Caseniers,
asked a few questions. The cordial is
made with mint, the mint used IS men
tina piperta IL leaves that delicious
cooling sensation and quenches the
thirst. To separate the oils, which the
plant contains it is necessary to rectify
it several times to the good. A cream
de menthe must smell of nothing else
but the perfume of the plant bruised
with the fingers.
Along one side of the wine cellar are
lined the big barrels containing the Top
Notch whiskey. TUTOR Bourbon, Hotel
Special Rive. Hotel Superior Gin, Cherry
Port. Brandy Madeira and other special
ties OF the house.
Having heard much about the TUTOR
Bourbon. | wanted to find out more. /
prasped the opportunity and put to MIR.
Taite: "What is BourbonS" The answer
Was quotation from a decision from
the Court of Appeals Of the Dis
trict of Columbia, setting at the nations
Capital, June 2, 1908;
1T is well understood that Bourbon
whiskev is a Kentucky product made
principally out OF corn with sufficient
rve and harley added to distinguish it
from corn whiskey-"
Doctor wiley, the great pure food
champion" Mr.. Taite remarked
"eave as his definiuon-'Bourbon
Whiskey is a distillate from grain OF
which the predominant grain Is me
dunn corn. 1t contains the volatile
principle derived from the grain. i
should be stored in wood. for at
least four years and it is made with
lin the State of Kentucky
Colonel E. H. Taylor, Jr., the IA
nous Frankfort distiller, declared
that the limestone water Of certain
restricted regions in the Blue Grass
state. has been one of the main con-
tributors to the fame of Bourbon
Whiskey.
The TUTOR. Bourbon of the Hotel
Dupont comes from Frankfort, Ken
lucky, and sells for S1.00 a bottle. II
is the best Of its grade--that is why
it is so popular.
certainly learned much by my
visit to the DUPONT wine cellar. and
carried away as a souvenir a whole
sale price list where in quotations
and all grades of wines and liquors
are at lowest prices CONSTANT with
quality. BY the way / would advise
my readers to secure a copy of that
price listh II contains many money
saving possibilities. I was informed
that prompt delivery in plain pack
ages is a big feature.
Within a couple OF weeks a spe-
cial Office will be completed on the
ground floor TO adequately care for
the rapidly growing wholesale wine
business. which is being built up on
the sound business principle Of full
value for money and something more
and better than you c. secure else
where.
In conclusion, / suppose the most
surprised man in town will be- the
manager Of the Hotel DUPONT wher
he discovers through this article thai
he spent quite some time in the com
pany of Bonnie Burr.