1896 Fancy Drinks and Popular Beverages by the Only William

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INTRODUCTION TO MIXED DRINKS.

admit this fact who is not a slave to drinking. First of all, if you make a mixed drink, your honesty must force you to use pure articles only. Suppose you need for your drink three or four ingredi ents; take every article genuine but one, and you wi ll spoil the entire drink by the one that is not genuine. Therefore, order mixed drinks only in reliable places. Secondly: Never order a mixed drink when you are in a hurry; you can get a well-mixed drink only when you devote the time absolutely necessary to pre– pare it. Thirdly: The mixer ought to be careful not to use too much of one ingredient and too little of another. Do not get too much water in your drink when you prepare drinks with ice; find the suitable temperature, not too warm nor too cold; chiefly, howeve r, be careful in your measurements, and compare a plain drink in its size with your mixed one. Mixing drinks might be compared to music; an or– chestra will produce good music, provided all players are artists; but have only one or two inferior musicians in your band , and you may be convinced they will spoil the entire harmony. A man who is a slave to drinking will always prefer something .strong, even if less palatable, and the effect is generally harmful to his brain; whereas the man who believes in mixed drinks may hurt his stomach, in case he drinks too much; but even this too much will never r~f!.~h th~ quantity of the former.