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Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co., Ltd._ _NEW YORK: Scribner & Welford._ * * * * * “Ingeniosa Sitis.”—_Martial, Epig._ xiv. 117. “J’y ai songé comme un autre, et je suis tenté de mettre l’appétence des liqueurs fermentées, qui n’est pas connue des animaux, à côté de l’inquiétude de l’avenir, qui leur est étrangère, et de les regarder l’une et l’autre comme des attributs distinctifs du chef-d’œuvre de la dernière révolution sublunaire.”—_Brillat-Savarin, Physiologie du Goût, Medit._ 9. “Ac si quis diligenter reputet, in nulla parte operosior vita est, ceu non saluberrimum ad potum aquæ liquorem natura dederit, quo cætera omnia animantia utuntur.”—_Pliny, Nat. Hist._ xiv. 28. “Wine that maketh glad the heart of man.”—_Ps._ civ. 15. INDEX. Absinthe, 162-166 Adulteration of Beer, 199 Aërated Drinks, 324 Waters, Introduction of, 332 African Beers, 200 Wines, 58 Aix-la-Chapelle Council Decree, 158 Aizen, 355 Alcohol in Wine, 53 Effects on different Races, 51 Origin of the word, 116 Alcoholic strength of Gin, 140 Ale Conners, 200-220 Syllabub, 335 and Wine drinkers, social difference in, 93 Early mention of, 39 Origin of the word, 196 Various, 226 American Beers, 201 Drinks, 180 Terms, explanation of, 180-181 Wines, 59 Aminean Wine, 26 Analysis of Tea, 246 Anglo-Saxon Liquors, 44 Animals’ Blood, 355 Anisette, 165 Aqua Vite Composita recipe, 120 Early esteem of, 117 Arrack, 113, 343 Araffer, 359 Artificial Wines, 157 Assur-ba-ni-pal’s List of Wines, 19 Assyrian Wines, 18 Athenæus on Egyptian Wines, 15 Athol-brose, 148 Auld Man’s Milk, 185 Augustus’ favourite Drink, 30 Australian Wines, 60 Austrian Beers, 202 Bacon’s value of Cider, 111 Baga Wine, 17 Ballston Waters, 353 Barbot’s description of Kola, 296 Barley Wine, 198 Bastard Wine, 48 Bavarian Beers, 202 Beer, 49 Adulteration of, 199 Antiquity of, 197 Belgian, 202 English, The Metropolis of, 219 English, Popularity of, 207 Egyptian, 16 Manufacture of, 195-196 Origin of the word, 196 The Inventor of, 197 Various, 226 Beowulf, 37, 38, 45 Besdon, 360 Biliousness, Liqueur Specific for, 176 Black Jack Jug, 213 Bon Gaultier Ballads, 149 Bordeaux Wines, 69 Borneo Beers, 203 Bottled Beer, origin of, 219 Bottling, Italian mode of, 97 Brandy, 115 German Legend, 115 Origin of the name, 123 and Port, 361 Braket, 352 Brewers’ Company, 220 Brick Tea, 243 Bull, 359 Burgundy, 80 Burns, Robert, 148 Burton (Robert) and Coffee, 306 Burton-on-Trent, 219 Burton Brewery, early mention of, 209 Cæcuban Wine, 30 Caffeine, 317 Capnian Wine, 26 Canaries Wines, 62 Caravan Tea, 243 Cassis, 166, 175 Catherine de Medicis, 164 Cattia Edulis, 298 Ceylon Tea, 243 Champagne Country, The, 64 Champagne Cyder, 328 Champagne Manufacture, 65 Chemicals used in non-alcoholic Drinks, 329 Chinese Beers, 204 Tea, Substitutes for, 298 Tea Trade, 243 Natural Beverage, 237 Chocolate, 323 Cider, 45, 110 The finest, where made, 113 Claret, 69 Clergy Drinking, 46 Cobbler, The, 180, 181 Coca, 279 Cultivation of, 291 Early mention of, 280 Leaf, Medicinal qualities, 294 Cocaine, 295 Cocks’ Wines of Bordeaux, 75 Cocktail, 181 Cocoa, 320 Substitute, 323 Tax, 322 Cocoa, Its Manufacture, 321 Where grown, 320 Coffee, 303 Adulteration, 319 Legend about, 304, 305 Species of, 316, 319 Prosecution for the Sale of, 309 Value of different Species, 316 Its Growth, 303, 304 Its Medicinal qualities, 308 How to make, 318 Where most drunk, 303 Coffee-Leaf Tea, 300 Coffee and Liqueur, 159 Coffee Houses, a Poem on, 312 Rules and Orders of, 311 Popularity of, 309 The first, 306 Columella’s Wine Receipt, 31 Continental Liqueurs, 165 Cooked Wine, 157 _Cordial Makers’ Guide_, 167 Cordials (Non-Alcoholic), 331 Cornish Drink, 124 Corsican Wines, 82 Cowley’s Poem on Cuca, 288 Cow’s Milk, Formula for Fermenting, 341 Cream Syrup, 330 Crème de Noyau, 175 Croker’s Irishman and Whiskey, 144 Crusta, The, 181 Cuca, 279 Curaçoa, 165, 177 Curious Records, 132 Cuttach, 20 Danish Drinking Vessels, 49 Dantzig Liqueurs, 171 Date Coffee, 319 Definition of Wine, 52 Distilling Brandy, Mode of, 126 Drinking Cups, 49 Mode of Keeping, 34 Health, Origin of, 33 Horns, 41 Vessels, 213-214-216 Drinks, Pliny’s List of, 33 Drunkards, Punishment of, 51 Drunkenness, Common Cause of, 132 Cure for, 298 Duty on Gin, 133 Eau Clairette de Framboises, 176 Chamberri, 177 de Cerises, 176 Ecbolada, 16 Egg-nogg, 185 Egyptian Process of Wine Making, 14 Egyptians’ Early Use of Wine, 13, 16 Eichhoff, 156 Elixir, Derivation of, 166 English National Drink, 207 Wines, 62 Falernian Wine, 31 Fall of Madame Geneva, 134 Fathers of Brandies, 160 Fenkål, 361 Fermenting Cow’s Milk, 341 Ferrintosh, 148 Flannel, 182 Flip, 181 “Food of the Gods”, 320 Francatelli’s Service of Wine, 55 on Gin Sling, 188 French Beers, 228 Liqueurs, 172 Wines, 64 Fruit Syrups, 330 Garapa, 360 Garway’s Tea Advertisement, 253 Garoe, 349 Gartmore Estate Tea, Sale of, 244 Galazyene, 340 Gallebodde Estate Tea, Sale of, 244 Ganges Water, 350 Generous Wines, 57 Geneva (Gin), 128, 130 Gerard and the Use of Cider, 111 German Beers, 228 Liqueurs, 70 Wines, 83 Ghee, 354 Gill-house, 130 Gin, 128 Lane, 138 Sling, 140, 188 Alcoholic Strength of, 140 Ginger Ale, 327 Gingerade, 326 Ginger Beer, 324 Recipes (old & new fashions), 324-325 Glenlivet, 149 Goethe’s Opinion of Wines, 89 Gongonha, 277 Gout, Accredited Agent, 104 Grecian Wines, 26, 90 Dessert Wines, 32 Process of Wine Making, 27 Gregory of Tours, 157 Greybeard Jug, 216 Grieve (Dr. J.) and Koumiss, 339 Guru, 297 Hanway’s Essay on Tea, 266 Harrison’s (Gen.) Favourite Beverage, 185 Haynau (Gen.) & Brewer’s Draymen, 225 Heather Beer, 227 Hebrews and Wines, 22 Heidelberg Tun, 83 Helbon, The Wine of, 18 Herb Wine, 157 Hervey (Lord) and Drunkenness, 132 Hippocras, 158 Hippocrates and the Virtue of Wines, 33 Hittites and Wines, 20 Hock, 85 Hogarth’s Gin Lane, 138 Holy Tree, The, 349-350 Homer’s Wine of Thrace, &c., 25 Hunding, King, Death of, 48 Hungarian Wines, 93 Hydromel, 48, 158 Hypoteques, 177 Indian Beers, 231 Tea, 245 Irish Whiskey, 146 Italian Mode of Bottling, 97 Wines, 94 Japanese Beers, 232 Jekyll, Sir Joseph, 133 Jerry Thomas, 180 Jewish Prayers respecting Wine, 345 Johnson (Dr.) on Tea, 267 The Gin Act, 137 Different Liquors, 124-267 Julep, 181-182 Kef, 355 Kirsch, 178 Kola, 296 Koumiss, 336-355 Its Curative Properties, 339 Its Manufacture, 341-342 Kümmel, 165-174 Kvas, 112 Ladakh Beer, 360 Ladies’ Tippling, 121 Lamb Wine, 356 Lapps, The Common Drink of, 360 L’Eau Clairette de Groseilles, 176 Grenade, 177 Coings, 177 Leather Bottel, The, 214 Leake’s Description of Grecian Wines, 93 Leban, 355 Lemonade, 327 Liqueurs, 156 (Non-Alcoholic), 331 _Liqueur Makers’ Guide_, 167 Lovage Receipt, 168 Madeira Wines, 97 Mahogany Drink, 124 Maimonides, 347 Makasso, 297 Malmsey Wine, 100 Maraschino, 175 Markham on the Coca Leaf, 291 Marryatt, Capt., and Mint Julep, 182 Maté, 272 Production of, 273 Maturing Spirits, New Process, 151 Mead, 41-48 Mead-hall, 40 Mead-horns, 41 Medicinal Quality of Tea, 255 Médoc Wines, 72 Melo-cacti, 351 Methylated Spirits, 362 Metropolis of English Beer, 219 Milk, 334, 354 Beer, 355 As a Beverage, Disadvantages of, 334 Mineral Waters, 331 Mint Julep, 183 Misson on Coffee Houses, 310 Monastical Liqueurs, 160 Montaigne, 159 _Moonshine_ on American Drinks, 193 Morat, 45-158 Morewood and Birch Wine, 63 Motteux’s Poem in praise of Tea, 264 Mulder, Professor, 54 Mulls, 181-183 Murrey, 158 Murrhine Cups, 34 Mushroom Drink, 351 Nantz, 123 Negus, 181-185 Nile Water, 350 Nogg, 181-185 Non-Alcoholic Cordials & Liqueurs, 331 Northern Love of Drinking, 47-50 Noyau, 175 Olaus Magnus, 47 Old Falernian, 156 Old Tom, Origin of, 141 Ombulbul, 359 Omeire, 358 Oporto Wine Co., 99 Osiris, 197 Paraguay Tea, 272 Parfait Amour, 177 Pepys, 209-260 Pereira, 169 Perry, 114 Persian Wines, 97 Perlin’s description of English society, 209 Peter’s Pence, 162 Pigment, 45, 158 Pliny’s List of Drinks, 33-197-349-353 Poem on Tea, 261 Polo (Marco), 339-355-356-357 Pombe, 361 Pomeranzen, 178 Pope, 129-130 Popularity of Tea, 237-238 Populo, 164 Port Wines, 99-100 Portuguese Wines, 99 Private Brewing, 209 Procope, 175 Psithian Wine, 26 Ptisana, 351 Pulque, 359 Pulteney’s Duty on Gin, 133 Punch, 181-185-187 Punishment of Drunkards, 51 Pusey Horn, The, 42 Raspail, 178 Ratafia, 166-175-176 Recipes (Drinks):— A Yard of Flannel, 190 Archbishop, 192 Black Stripe, 193 Blue Blazer, 192 Bimbo Punch, 191 Bishop, 192 Bottled Velvet, 191 Champagne Cyder, 328 Cardinal, 192 Ginger Ale, 327 Gingerade, 326 Ginger Beer, 324-325 Lemonade, 327 Locomotive, 192 Pope, 192 Pousse l’Amour, 192 Rumfustian, 191 Sleeper, 191 Stone Fence, 191 White Tiger’s Milk, 190 Recipes (Liqueurs):— Amiable Vainqueur, 173 Eau Aerienne, 172 d’Amour, 170 de Pucelle, 171 de Scubac, 173 de Sultane Zoraide, 170 de Yalpa, 170 Divine, 171 Miraculeuse, 171 Nuptiale, 170 Elixir de Garus, 173 Guignolet d’Angers, 173 Huile des Jeunes Mariés, 173 Vespetro, 172 Recipe for Cream Syrup, 330 Fermenting Cow’s Milk, 341 Redding, Cyrus, 60-83-85-94-107 Redi’s _Bacco in Toscana_, 95 Reis’ Classification of Wines, 56 Reland, 55 Rhine Wines, 83 Rhodes, Father, on Tay, 249 Roman Wines, 30-32 Roots’ Cuca Cocoa, 293 Rosee’s Handbill on Coffee, 307 Rossolio, 164 Roussillon, 81 Rubruquis and Koumiss, 339 and Rice Wine, 357 Rice Wine, 357 Rules & Orders of the Coffee House, 311 Rum, 153 Russian Beers, 233 Wines, 104 Sabzi, 355 Sacred Wine Tree, 356 St. Vincent and the Holy Tree, 349, 350 Saguer, 357 Samchou, 361 Sangaree, 181, 188 Saprian Wine, 26 Saratoga Water, 354 Säure, 355 Sbitena, 358 Scandal and the Tea Table, 263 Schiedam, 139 Scotch Whiskey, 147 Earliest Account of, 148 Sea Water Wine, 349 Setine Wine, 30 Shandy-gaff, 324 Sherries, 106 Shrub, 181, 188 Sicilian Wines, 105 Silent Spirit, 151, 154 Sir John Barleycorn, 210 Slemp, 336 Sling, 181, 188 Sloe Poison, 271 Small Still Whiskey, 150 Smash, 181, 189 Social difference in Ale & Wine drinkers, 39 Soda Water, 332 Spanish Wines, 106 Sparkling Wines, 57 Spirit Beading, 167 Spruce Beer, 233 “Still Room”, 119 Strabo, 55 Substitutes for Chinese Tea, 298 Surrentine Wine, 31 Swedish Beers, 233 Drinking Vessels, 49 Swiss Wines, 108 Syllabub, 335 Syra, 355 Syrups, List of, 330 Table Wines, 56 Taidge, 360 Tartary Beers, 234 _Tatler_, The, 262 Tay, 250 Tea Advertisement, Garway’s, 253 Tea, 237 Duty, 238 Houses, 237 Statistics, 245 Trade, Centre of, 238 Plant, Growth of, 241 Value in time of Queen Anne, 262 Analysis of, 246 Earliest mention of, 248, 249 Early Duty on, 253 High Prices for, 244, 245 How to Make, 268