1927 Barflies and Cocktails

Mac plus Alister is the name of the boulevardier who waxes motorish over what he calls a " Gasoline Cocktail." Mac says : "Prime with a liberal dash of Kirsch. Mix with Cassis. Drive off with French vermouth. And brake with gin." Casting a side glance at the meal-ticket, 0 . 0 . Mcintyr~ concocts the " Cosmopolitan:" 1/ 6 Italian vermouth, I / 6 French vermouth, 1/ 6 Swedish punch, 1/ 6 Scotch whiskey, 1/ 6 Irish whiskey, 1/ 6 Russian vodka. And then the case containing rbe corpse is submitted to the League of Nations. Watchman, what of the morn? Take a rip from J. P . Mitchell. His " Morning After Cocktail" is guaranreed to bring the bloom back to your nose: 1/ 2 Fernet-Branca, 1/ 3 Creme de mentbe, and 1/ 6 Cassis. Mexican J obnny O'Brien brings a breath, as it were, of the Rio Grande. May be all the revoluting down there can be traced to .Johnny's " Gringo Killer." One part pulque, two parts tequilla, one part brandy, and a dash of liquid marijuana ; this, according to Johnny, is guaranteed to put a tarantula to sleep for a year. George Rehm , being 'a simple soul. goes in for simplified drinking. Just a little, or a lot, of old brandy and old port in equal parts, and you have a " Rehm Rickey." Here's one that I'll bet you haven' t heard- lately. Its Dick Reynolds' " Camel Cocktail,'' and it consists of ; heap – ing teaspoonful of G. Washington Coffee, (with or ·without cream), 1/ 2 gill of gin, a dash of sugar syrup, well iced. Well, Dick, go on and tell me that you'd walk a mile for a Camel Cocktail. I remember way back in 1878, on the 30th of February to be exact, when the Writer was discussing this subject with my old pal "Sparrow" Robertson and he said to yours truly. " get away with that stuff, my old pal, here's the drink I invented when I fired the pistol the first time at the old Powderhall foot races and you can' t go wrong if you put a bet down on 1/ 3 Canadian Club, 1/3 Eyetalian Vermouth. and 1/ 3 Campari.'' and then be told the Writer that be would dedicate this cocktail to me and call it, My Old Pal. Ferdy Tuohy, author of " The Cockpit of Peace," a lively collection of post-war chronicle~ with a boulevard back – ground, believes in 1/ 6 Irish whiskey, 1/ 6 rye whiskey, 1/ 3 Italian Vermouth, and 1/ 3 French vermc;iucb, ·Try a " Cockpit" and you'll get cockeyed.

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