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Mr. H. S. Persse, Galway, Ireland, is the largest
holder of ten-year-old whiskey in Ireland, and his ' his–
key is acknowledged to be as fine as any made in Ire–
land. Messrs. Raoul-Duval, Stevens
&
Hall, 63 Pine
Street, New York City, are the United States represen–
tatives for Mr. Persse.
The John Dewar
&
Sons Scotch Whiskey will be
represented in this country by John Osborn
&
Co.,
New York City.
If
the whiskey dealers allow the whiskey sold over
the bars to deteriorate, while the other alcoholic bever–
ages sold far cheaper improve in quality, they must ex–
pect to lose business very rapidly.
The delicious flavor, exquisite aroma, and delicate
bouquet of Burgundy wines all combine to keep this
wine popular at the_dinner-table.
Probably the most expensive wine ever offered for
sale at public auction was the
"1814
pipe" of Madeira,
which was sold in Paris as part of the effects of the late
Duchesse de Raguse, and the sale caused the_greatest
excitement. The pipe was picked up near Antwerp in
1814.
It had lain under water, penned down in the
wreck of a ship that had been lost at the mouth of the