1935 Old Waldorf-Astoria Bar Book

BAPTISMAL 21 logical, zoological, or otherwise "logical" designations as Adonis, Bird, Bridal, Bishop Poker, Creole, Goat's De– light, Gloom Lifter and Hoptoad-to name just a few samples of cocktails of other times-consider others that betray less of fancy and originality, but perhaps more of cause of origin. For example, take the Armour; called after a well known Chicago patron of the establishment. Then there was a Beadleston, named after another customer who sold the Bar much of the beer he brewed, and after whom was baptized a second cocktail, the Beadleston No. 'li. Speak– ing still alphabetically, there was a Bunyan, spelled with an "a;'·~ not an "o," and summoning up thoughts of a thirsty pilgrim's progress to a land of never-never-thirst. A "Chauncey" must have been named after the most dis– tinguished person of that prenomen, a famous orator and wit. There is no record that its namesake was present at its christening. Nor is there evidence that the originator of a celebrated march upon Washington graced the birth of the Coxey cocktail. The Dorflinger got its name from a glass manufacturer who made containers for drinks. For the creation of the Eddy, I may predicate at once that no scientific lady of that name was responsible; I am inclined to attribute its origin to a popular and hand– some young diplomatist of the early part of the century who married an heiress and went into eclipse. And surely one would not think of attributing the Hearst cocktail to any personal interest on the part of a great newspaper proprietor; rather to certain of his staff who were in the habit of dropping in at odd times when assigned to a story in the neighborhood of what was then Herald Square. And there was McKinley's Delight. Just why it was