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Prices quoted per standard bottle: gin $1; port or sherry $1.50; brandy $3; Scotch $4; rye $6; creme de cacoa $2; kiimmel $3; benedictine $5; Cointreau $5 -most of these in bottles identifiable at a glance as fakes, but a few magnificent imitations. "I'm telling you straight now, Friend, this what we call Spanish port is California, see? Your money back on anything you don't like...
...friend of mine, Joseph H. Swan III, attended the International Polo matches and at one of the clubs a bartender of some renown was asked to make up a new drink to celebrate the occasion. He used one-half grape juice, one-half gin, with a dash of creme de menthe. This mixture should be stirred slowly, and served cold. It is called a "Polo Club...
...time, and the Vermouth dealers are making fortunes. As for Champagne it is crowding all the other wines out of our smart restaurants. The women are responsible; they always want Champagne! Every year they want it sweeter, more heavily liquored. And after a meal what is their favorite liqueur? Creme de menthe! I suppose because they like the green color and sickly sweetness." Asked what wines he would serve at a dinner of connoisseurs, Mr. Reeves-Smith quickly replied, "If some men were coming in to dine with me, we would have Sherry with the soup, Moselle with the fish...
Last October the federal grand jury in Florida returned a secret indictment against Congressman Michaelson, charging him with illegally importing "six quarts of John Haig whiskey, two quarts of creme de menthe liquor, one quart of taffel Akavait, one quart of creme de cacao, one quart of cherry brandy and one keg of plum Barbaucourt." In November, Congressman Michaelson was elected to the House for the fifth time. Last February he voted for the Five & Ten (Jones) Law as commanded by the Anti-Saloon League. Last week a warrant was out for his arrest on the Florida indictment. Bond...
...famed James Mortimer Memorial trophy for the best American bred dog or bitch was won by Creme de la Creme of Pinegrade Kennels, a Cocker Spaniel owned by Frederic C. Brown of New York...