Thomas - How to mix drinks: or, The bon-vivants companion

PREFACE. I N all ages of the world, and in all countries, men have indulged in social drinks. They have always possessed themselves of some popular beverage apart from water and those of the breakfast and tea table. Whether it is judicious that mankind should continue to indulge in such things, or whether it would be wiser to abstain from all enjoyments of that character, it is not our province to decide. We leave that question to the moral philosopher. We simply contend that a relish for social drinks is universal; that those drinks exist in greater variety in the United States than in any other country in the world; and that he, therefore, who proposes to impart to these drinks not only the most palatable but the most wholesome characteristics of which they may be made susceptible, is a genuine public benefactor.

That is exactly our object in introducing this little volume to the public. We do not propose to persuade any man to drink, for instance, a punch, or a julep, or a cocktail, who has never happened to make the acquaintance of those refreshing articles under circumstances calculated to induce more intimate relations; but we do propose to instruct those whose intimate relations in question render them somewhat fastidious, in the daintiest fashions thereunto pertaining. We very well remember seeing one day in London, in the rear of the Bank of England, a small drinking saloon that had been set up by a peripatetic American, at the door of which was placed a board covered with the unique titles of the American mixed drinks supposed to be prepared within that limited establishment. The Connecticut eye-openers and Alabama fog-cutters, together with the lightning-smashes and the thunderbolt-cocktails, created a profound sensation in the crowd assembled to peruse the Nectarian bill of fare, if they did not produce custom. It struck us, then, that a list of all the social drinksthe composite beverages, if we may call them soof America, would really be one of the curiosities of jovial literature; and that if it was combined with a catalogue of the mixtures common to other nations, and made practically useful by the addition of a concise description of the various processes for brewing each, it would be blessing to mankind. There would be no excuse for imbibing, with such a book at hand, the villainous compounds of bar-keeping Goths and Vandals, who know no more of the amenities of bon vivant existence than a Hottentot can know of the bouquet of champagne.

Theres philosophy, says Father Tom in the drama, even in a jug of punch. We claim the credit of philosophy teaching by example, then, to no ordinary extent in the composition of this volume; for our index exhibits the title of eighty-six different kinds of punches, together with a universe of cobblers, juleps, bitters, cups, slings, shrubs, &c., each and all of which the reader is carefully educated how to concoct in the choicest manner. For the perfection of this education, the name, alone, of Jerry Thomas is a sufficient guarantee. He has travelled Europe and America in search of all that is recondite in this branch of the spirit art. He has been the Jupiter Olympus of the bar at the Metropolitan Hotel in this city. Louis. Louis.

He has been the proprietor of one of the most rcherch saloons in New Orleans as well as in New York. His very name is synonymous in the lexicon of mixed drinks, with all that is rare and original. To the Wine Press, edited by F. S. Cozzens, Esq., we are indebted for the composition of several valuable punches, and among them we may particularize the celebrated Nuremburgh, and the equally famous Philadelphia Fish House punch. The rest we owe to the inspiration of Jerry Thomas himself, and as he is as inexorable as the Medes and Persians in his principle that no excellent drink can be made out of any thing but excellent materials, we conceive that we are safe in asserting that whatever may be prepared after his instructions will be able to speak eloquently for itself.

Good wine needs no bush, Shakespeare tells us and over one of Jerrys mixtures eulogy is quite as redundant. CONTENTS. This Table of Contents refers to the N UMBER OF EACH R ECIPE, AND NOT to the number of the pages. For the Table of Contents to the M ANUAL FOR THE M ANUFACTURE OF C ORDIALS, S YRUPS, &c., . Absinthe, How to drink A la Ford, Punch A la Romain, Punch Ale Punch Ale Flip Ale Sangaree. Apple, Pine, Punch Apple, Toddy Apple, Punch A Protestant Bishop Archbishop Arf-and-arf Arrack Arrack Punch Arrack Punch another method Auld Mans Milk Badminton Balaklava Nectar Baltimore. Egg Nogg Barbadoes Punch Bimbo Punch Bishop, la Prusse Bishop, another recipe Bishop, a Protestant Bitters, Decanter Bitters, and Sherry Black Stripe.

Blue Blazer Bottled Velvet Bottle of Champagne Cocktail Bottle of Brandy Cocktail Brandy and Gum Brandy and Soda Brandy and Rum Punch Burnt, and Peach Brandy Champarelle Brandy Cocktail Brandy Cocktail Fancy Brandy Crusta Brandy Fix Brandy Flip Brandy Julep Brandy Poney of Brandy Punch Brandy Punch for a Party Brandy Sangaree Brandy Scaffa Brandy Shrub Brandy Sling Brandy Smash Brandy Sour Brandy Straight Brandy Toddy Brunow, Cup, la Burnt Brandy and Peach Caf, Faivres Pousse Caf, Parisian Caf, Santinas Canadian Punch Capillaire Capillaire another method Captain Marryatts Recipe for Mint Julep Cardinal Catawba Cobbler Century Club Punch Chablis Cup Champagne Cobbler Champagne Cocktail Champagne Cup Champagne or Claret Cup, la Brunow Champagne Punch Champarelle, Brandy Cherry Shrub Cider Nectar Cider Punch Claret Cobbler Claret Cup Claret Cup la Brunow Claret Cup la Lord Saltoun Claret Mulled Claret Punch Cobbler, Catawba Cobbler, Champagne Cobbler, Claret Cobbler, Hock Cobbler, Sauterne Cobbler, Sherry Cobbler, The Cobbler, Whiskey Cocktail, Bottle of Brandy Cocktail, Brandy Cocktail, Champagne Cocktail, Fancy Brandy Cocktail, Fancy Gin Cocktail, Gin Cocktail, Japanese Cocktail, Jersey Cocktail, Soda Cocktail, The Cocktail, Whiskey Cold Punch Cold Whiskey Punch Columbia Skin Copenhagen Crimean Cup, la Marmora Crimean Cup, la Wyndham Crusta, Brandy Crusta, Gin Crusta, The Crusta, Whiskey Cup, la Brunow Cup, Marmora Cup, Wyndham Cup, Chablis Cup, Claret Cup, Claret la Lord Saltoun Cup, Claret Champagne Cup, Claret Porter Curaoa, English Curaoa, Punch Currant Effervescing draught Currant Shrub Currant Shrub White Czar, Nectar for the Decanter Bitters, Jerry Thomass Own DOrsay Punch Draught Lemonade Drink for Dog Days Drink for Families Dry Punch Duke of Norfolk Punch Duke of Norfolk Punch another method Effervescing Draught Egg and Sherry Egg Flip Egg Flip another method Egg Nogg Egg Nogg Baltimore Egg Nogg for a Party Egg Nogg General Harrisons Egg Nogg Hot Egg Nogg Sherry Eggs, Mulled Wine without Eggs, Mulled Wine with Eggs, Mulled Wine with the white of English Curaoa English Milk Punch English Milk Punch another method Faivres Pousse Caf Fancy Brandy Cocktail Fancy Drinks Fancy Gin Cocktail Fish-house Punch, Philadelphia Fixes and Sours Fix, Brandy Fix, Gin Fix, Santa Cruz Flannel, Yard of Flip, Ale Flip, Brandy Flip, Egg Flip, Egg another method Flip, Negus and Shrub Flip, Rum Flip, Rum another method General Harrisons Egg Nogg Gin and Pine Gin and Tansy Gin and Wormwood Gin Cocktail Gin Cocktail Fancy Gin Crusta Gin Fix Gin Julep Gin Punch Gin Punch by Soyer Gin Punch for bottling Gin Sangaree Gin Sling Gin Smash Gin Sour Gin Straight Gin Toddy Ginger Lemonade Ginger Wine Glasgow Punch Gothic Punch Grassot Punch Gum and Brandy Harrisons Egg Nogg, General Hock Cobbler Hock Cup Honey and Peach Hot Brandy and Rum Punch Hot Egg Nogg Hot Milk Punch Hot Rum Hot Rumfustian Hot Spiced Rum Hot Whiskey Sling Hot Whiskey Punch Hot Whiskey Punch Scotch Hot Whiskey Punch Irish Ice and Sherry Imperial Drink for Families Imperial Punch Imperial Raspberry Whiskey Punch Indian Punch, West Irish Whiskey Punch. Italian Lemonade Japanese Cocktail Jelly, Punch Jerry Thomass Own Bitters Jersey Cocktail Juleps, Remarks on Julep, Brandy Julep, Gin Julep, Mint, Captain Marryatts Recipe for Julep, Mint Julep, Pineapple Julep, Whiskey Kirschwasser Punch Knickerbocker LAmour, Pousse La Patria Punch Lemonade Lemonade Draught Lemonade Fine, for Parties Lemonade Ginger Lemonade Italian S9 Lemonade Orgeat Lemonade Plain Lemonade Powders Light Guard Punch Lion, White Locomotive Louisiana Sugar-house Punch Marmora, Cup, la Milk Punch, English Milk Punch, English another method Milk Punch, Milk Punch, Hot Milk White Tigers Mint Julep Mint Julep Capt.Marryatts Recipe for Mississippi Sugar-house Punch Mulls and Sangarees Mulled Claret, la Lord Saltoun Mulled Wine in Verse Mulled Wine without Eggs Mulled Wine with Eggs Mulled Wine with the white of Eggs National Guard Punch Nectar, Balaklava Nectar, Cider Nectar, for the Czar Nectar, Punch Nectar, Soda Nectar, Negua Flip and Shrub Negua Port Wine Negua Port Wine another way Negua Soda Nogg Egg Nogg Egg Baltimore Nogg Egg for a Party Nogg Egg General Harrisons Nogg Egg Hot Nogg Egg Sherry Nonsuch Punch Norfolk Punch, Duke of Norfolk Punch, Duke of another way Nuremburg Punch Orangeade Orange Effervescing Draught Orange Punch Orgeat Lemonade Orgeat Punch Oxford Punch Parisian Pousse Caf Peach and Burned Brandy Peach and Honey Philadelphia Fish-house Punch Pineapple Julep Pineapple Punch Pine and Gin Pope Porteree Porter Sangaree Port Wine Negus Port Wine Negus another method Port Wine Punch Pousse Caf, Faivres Pousse Caf, Parisian Pousse Caf, Santinas Pousse LAmour Prusse, Bishop, la Punch, la Ford Punch, la Romain Punch, Ale Punch, Apple Punch, Arrack Punch Arrack, another method Punch Barbadoes Punch Bimbo Punch Brandy Punch Brandy for a Party Punch Brandy and Rum, Hot Punch Canadian Punch Century Club Punch Champagne Punch Cider Punch Claret Punch Cold Punch Cold Whiskey Punch Curaoa Punch DOrsay Punch Dry Punch Duke of Norfolk Punch English Milk Punch English Milk another way Punch Gin Punch Gin by Soyer Punch Gin for bottling Punch Glasgow Punch Gothic Punch Grassot Punch Hints about Punch Hot Brandy and Rum Punch Hot Milk Punch Imperial Raspberry Whiskey Punch Imperial Punch Irish Whiskey Punch Jelly Punch Kirschwasser Punch La Patria Punch Light Guard Punch Louisiana Sugar-house Punch Milk Punch Milk Hot Punch Mississippi Punch National Guard Punch Nectar Punch Nonsuch Punch Norfolk Punch Nuremburg Punch Orange Punch Orgeat Punch Oxford Punch Philadelphia Fish-house Punch Pineapple Punch Port Wine Punch Queen Punch Raspberry Punch Raspberry, Imperial Whiskey Punch Regants Punch Regants another way Punch Rochester Punch Rocky Mountain Punch Roman Punch Romain, la Punch Royal Punch Ruby Punch Rum, Hot Punch Sauterne Punch Scotch Whiskey Punch Sherry Punch Sixty-Ninth Regiment Punch Spread Eagle Punch St. Charles Punch Tea Punch Tip-Top Punch Thirty-Second Regiment Punch Uncle Toby Punch United Service Punch Vanilla Punch Victoria Punch West Indian Punch Whiskey Punch Whiskey Cold Punch Whiskey Irish Punch Whiskey Scotch Punch Yorkshire Queen Punch. Quince Liqueur Raspberry, Effervescing Drink Raspberry, Punch Raspberry, Shrub Raspberry, Whiskey Punch Ratafias Regents Punch Regents Punch another Recipe Regiment Punch, Seventh Regiment Punch, Sixty-Ninth Regiment Punch, Thirty-Second Rhine Wine and Seltzer Water Rochester Rocky Mountain Punch Roman Punch Romain, la Punch Royal Punch Ruby Punch Rum and Brandy Punch, Hot Rum Flip Rum Flip, another method Rumfustian Rum, Hot Rum, Hot spiced Rum, Shrub Rum, Shrub English Sangaree, Ale Sangaree, Brandy Sangaree, Gin Sangaree, Porter Sangaree, Port Wine Sangaree, Sherry Sangarees and Mulls Santa Cruz Fix Santa Cruz Sour Santinas Pousse Caf Sauterne Cobbler Sauterne Cobbler Punch Scaffa, Brandy Scotch Whiskey Punch Scotch Whiskey Skin Seltzer Water and Rhine Wine Seventh Regiment Punch Sherbet Sherbet Lemon Sherbet for Punch Sherry and Bitters Sherry and Egg Sherry and Ice Sherry Cobbler Sherry Egg Nog Sherry Punch Sherry Sangaree Shrub, Brandy Shrub, Cherry Shrub, Currant Shrub, English Rum Shrub, Negus, and Flip Shrub, Raspberry Shrub, Rum Shrub, White Currant Sixty-Ninth Regiment Punch Skin, Columbia Skin, Scotch Whiskey Sleeper Sling, Brandy Sling, Gin Sling, Hot Whiskey Slings and Toddies Smash, Brandy Smash, Gin Smash, The Smash, Whiskey Soda and Brandy Soda Cocktail Soda Nectar Soda Negus Sour, Brandy Sour, Gin Sour, Santa Cruz Sours and Fixes Spiced Rum, Hot Spread Eagle Punch Stone Fence Stone Wall St. Charles Punch Strawberry Effervescing Draught Sugar-house Punch, Louisiana Tansey and Gin Tea Punch Tigers Milk, White Tip-Top Punch Thirty-Second Regiment Toddies and Slings Toddy, Apple Toddy, Brandy Toddy, Gin Toddy, Whiskey Tom and Jerry Uncle Toby Punch United Service Punch Vanilla Punch Velvet, Bottled Victoria Punch West Indian Punch Whiskey Cobbler Whiskey Cocktail Whiskey Crusta Whiskey Julep Whiskey Punch Whiskey Punch Cold Whiskey Punch Imperial Raspberry Whiskey Punch Irish Whiskey Punch Scotch Whiskey Skin, Scotch Whiskey Sling, Hot Whiskey Toddy White Currant Shrub White Lion White Tigers Milk Wine Cobbler, Catawba Wine Cobbler, Champagne Wine Cobbler, Claret Wine Cobbler, Hock Wine Cobbler, Sherry Wine Cocktail, Champagne Wine Cup, Champagne Wine Cup, Claret Wine Egg Nogg, Sherry Wine Ginger Wine Mulled Claret Wine Mulled in Verse Wine Mulled with Eggs Wine Mulled without Eggs Wine Mulled with white of Eggs Wine Negus, Port Wine Negus, Port another method Wine Punch, Champagne Wine Punch, Claret Wine Punch, Port Wine Punch, Sauterne Wine Punch, Sherry Wine Sangaree, Port Wine Sherry Wine, Seltzer Water and Rhine Wyndham, Crimean Cup, la Yard of Flannel Yorkshire Punch HOW TO MIX DRINKS, OR, THE BON-VIVANTS COMPANION. 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