1937 Café Royal Cocktail Book Coronation Edition

GLOSSARY HIGHBALL.—The name Highball is derived from the piece of ice which floats in the tumbler. A Scotch or Irish Highball is simply Whisky or Whisky and Soda with a piece of ice. Since the talking films have made themselves known all over England such classic expression as " Gimme a Highball and watchit there's plenty o' Rye," have made the Rye and Bourbon Highballs in greater request. The recipes for these are given among the " Long Drinks." HOLLANDS.—A potable grain spirit rectified and flavoured with juniper, distilled in Holland. IZZARA.—See Angelica. KHOOSH BITTERS.—Very bitter; pale yellow in colour. KIRSCH (or KIRSCHWASSER).—A liqueur distilled from the fresh kernels of cherry stones. White, and with a strong flavour of the bitter almond of the cherry stone. KUMMEL.—A colourless liqueur, flavoured with cara- way or cummin. There are two kinds, sweetened and unsweetened. KVASS.—A Rye beer made in Russia. LILLET.—Colourless aperitif with a basis of white wine fortified with Armagnac. Quinine flavour. LEMON BARLEY WATER.—A concoction of Lemon Juice and Barley Water, which is now sold ready made in bottles with keeping qualities guaranteed. LEMON GIN.—Gin with the flavour of lemon, slightly yellow in colour. LIQUEUR BRANDY.—An old and good quality Brandy. LIQUEUR DE LA VIEILLE CURE.—See Vielle Cure. LIQUEUR D'OR.—A golden sweet French liqueur with flakes of gold. Manufactured by Gamier. LIQUEUR JAUNE.—A French yellow liqueur, somewhat similar to Yellow Chartreuse.