1895 Mixed Drinks by Herbert W Green

MIXED DRINKS.

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that he has more than once taken as much as four hot- tels of the wine without inconvenience. The occasions were festive and exceptional; but his words were none the less a compliment both to the wine and to his own head and stomach. "It must not he thought,in spite of the immense and growing consumption of champagne the world over,that the trade of wine merchant in Reims is one of sure and easy prosperity. Perhaps only one year in twelve can be termed a good vintage. The man with out enough capital to wait for the good vintages to balance the had ones must not hope to make a leputa- tion, and the fortune that follows a reputation. There must,too,he an immensesum invested in reserve wines, "especially in a house like Heidsieck's, which relies mainly upon the production of wine of uniform quality. Dry Monopole is Dry Monopole all the world over. If you are sure the bottle before you contains this, you know exactly what pleasure is in store for you. But the makers of Dry Monopole have toiled about a hundred years for their fame. Iask upon what amount of capital a house like theirs could he established, and am told that with 5,000,000 or 6,000,000 of francs the experiment might he made. As for the result of the