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GLOSSAR.IAL
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charged into a glass by pressing a lever controlling the
metal vent of a siphon. CLUB SODA, aerated water in
a small bottle. LEMON SODA, the same with a flavor
of synthetic lemon. DELATOUR SODA, a brand of a
particular manufacturer. The word VICHY was a mis–
nomer, appropriated from that of the famous water bot–
tled at Vichy, France, by the French Government.
SWEDISH PUNSCH-A beverage manufactured in
Sweden, and having somewhat of the taste and proper–
ties of Rum. Voltage, 26.3.
VERMOUTH-A liquor made from white wine,
fla–
vored with aromatic herbs. Formerly, of the two varie–
ties, the Italian, or sweet, 'was made in Italy, and the
French, or
sec
(dry), was manufactured in France. A
sec
Vermouth is also made in Italy.
Deriv.,
German,
wer-
1'JUl,th,
meaning "wormwood."
In
the country of its
origin, Vermouth is often drunk "neat," that is to say,
unmixed with water or more potent liquids. Voltage,
about
17.
VIN MARIANI-A wine made in France from cocoa,
and formerly very much advertised as a tonic.
WHISKEY-Again less comprehensive in definition than
of late years, whiskey is an alcoholic liquor obtained by
the distillation of a fermented starchy compound, usu–
ally a grain.
Deriv.,
Gaelic,
uisgebeatha,
"water of life."
It used to be called also
etltU de vie
or
aqua vitae,
mean–
ing the same as the Gaelic term. The Swedes appropri–
ated the name for "Aquavit," now one of their national
drinks. Varieties: rye whiskey, made from that product;
corn whiskey, called "Bourbon" if manufactured in Ken–
tucky, and blended with rye, but turned out as ''White
Mule," "Moonshine" and under other names in illicit