1895 The Mixicologist (First Edition) by C F Lawlor

THE MIXICOLOGIST.

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CORDIALS. Kirschwasser, a spirit frorn black cherries, in great demand throughout Europe, is becoming abundant in the United States, and equal to any in Europe. Kirsch is an excellent digestive and tonie for throat, lungs and entire System ; used in sorbets, etc. A punch of kirsch, coffee, sugar and ice-water makes a delicious drink in warm weather. Bénédictine, distilled at Fecamp, Normandy, is a very famous old cordial, originally prepared exclus- ively by the Bénédictine monks, but since the Freuch Révolution it has been made by a secular It is known principally as a genitial Chartreuse is a tonie cordial, very palatable, and highly esteemed for its stomachic and antifebrile virtues. It is prepared by the distillation of various aromatic plants, especially nettles, growing in the Alps, carnations, absinthium, and the young buds of the pine tree. There are three kinds, green, yellow, and white. company. stimulant.