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placed upon t ho s kid, a s 11bs ta11tial sta nd mndo exp1ess ly
for
tho purpose, and kept in a p lace whe ro the tempe rature
is moderate a nd uniform.
Whiskey is usually kept cli1·ccLly o n ico, but b randy and
othe r liquors require on ly a mode rate t empe ratu re. Fine
o ld cognac loses its ",-oh·et"
I\·
he n c hilled.
Iloltlce containing liquor s hould be kept lying d own , in
o n ler to keep t he corks moist, and preve n t t he s t rnng th
1.J\'i11g lost by c rnporation.
Bottles con taining c ha m pag ne, or a ny othe r bris k
w ines, must be kept lay ing clown ; if in a n up r ight position
for any length of tima t he corks become dry and I.he gas
Is liable to esca pe.
Duri11g t h e process of cooling s pa rkling win es the
bottles s hould not be placed in d irect contact with the ice,
because that por tion or t he bottle which "t ouches the ice
eools more rapid ly t han t he r!'maincler, caus ing un equal
cont raction a nd cons eq uent tendency to crack.
Chnmpagno req uites careful t reatment.
It
is not adv is–
a ble t o place more ata t ime on ice t ha n Is likely to be us ed,
because
if
removed from t he Ice a nd ag11l n a llowed t o get
warmer, a second icin'! inj ures both flavor a nd s trength.
WhPn champagne is in occasiona l use, being ser ver! by
t he glass or fo r mixing
bevera~es,
it is a good plan to place
t he
bottle on a rn.ck, the neck slopiug downwa rds, and in–
ser t throug h t he cork a
001
l;screw siphon provided with
a
c ut-off or faucet, by t he use of which
a
small port ion m ay
bo drawn oIT a t
a
t ime wit hout a llowing a ny escape of the
gas.
Claret, Rhine w ines, shP.rry, port, et c., r P.quire special
at.te nt ion. T heir tcmpe raturn s hould not bo Loo oold; a nd,
wlll'n poured Into g ln.sses, the bottlo s hould bo s t eadil y
lia ndled, so t hat a ny sed iment that may be in t he bottom of
tho bottle is not dis tm·bed. Bottles containing these wines,
when laid away, s hould he placed on their s ld.:s , t o keep the
corks mois t ,
Mineral waters con tained in siphons s hould be cooled
i;radually, a,nc\ not allowed to $ta,nd in con t&ct witb the
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