1937 Café Royal Cocktail Book Coronation Edition

GLOSSARY ULLAGE. —No longer full. An ullaged bottle of wine is a bottle no longer full because the cork, being defective or too old, has allowed some of the wine to escape. An ullaged cask of wine is a cask no longer full because some of the wine it contained has been lost or drawn without being replaced. "UN TROU NORMAND."— Denotes either a small village in Normandy, or the ancient Norman custom of taking a sorbet in the middle of a meal to creat a " hole " for the food coming after. VAN DER HUM.—A liqueur made in South Africa, its chief flavour being from the Nartje, or South African Tangarine. VERMOUTH. —Italian Vermouth is a white wine which possesses certain tonic properties owing to the infusion of various aromatic herbs. French Vermouth is made by infusing cheap white wine with camomile flowers. The best Italian Ver- mouths are made with a good sweet white wine. VIEILLE CURE. —A brown French liqueur, of high strength with an aromatic flavour. VODKA. —A potable spirit obtained by the distillation of potato or grain, or of inverted and fermented starch; colourless and tasteless. WHISKY. —A potable grain spirit obtained through a " Patent" or continuous still, or through a " Po t " still, either from malted barley—such as Scotch Whisky and Irish Whisky; or maize— such as Bourbon Whisky; or other grain—such as Rye Whisky. WODKA.— See Vodka. ZUBROWKA.— Known as the Green Vodka. The colour is tinged with green made by the insertion of the herb Zubrowka, and tastes of the herb, which has a flavour similar to almonds.