1892 Drinks of the world

DRINKS.

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England, and sold as very full, rich, fruity, and tawny Port. Port will not keep good in the cask for more than two years without the addition of alcohol. The Oporto merchants use a pure spirit distilled from the wine itself. The old Port which we prize so highly and pay for so dearly is seldom unaffected by brandy or other spirit.

THE GOUT.

Some of the best wines are produced by Estrema dura, such as Bucellas, Collares, Lavradio, Ckamusca, Carcavellos, Barra a Bar^^a, and many others of which not even the names are known in England. 1 he vines round Torres Vedras might, it has been said, produce the fmest wanes in the world; if properly cul-