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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.