1923 Harry of Ciro's ABC of mixing cocktails (second impression)

twenty minutes before use. Never put ice in the wine. When opening Champagne remove all wire and foil before drawing the cork, and wipe the lip of the bottle, otherwise the wine will be tainted by running over the dirty wire, etc. French white still wines, such as Graves, Sau- ternes and Barsac and German Moselles willimprove greatly by being put on ice in the same way as Champagne.

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