1862 The Bartender's Guide price $2,50 by Jerry Thomas

INTRODUCTION.

TO THE READER. The Author of the following work, in presenting it as a aseful and valuable practical Manual to Manufacturers, Dis- tillers, arid Dealers in Cordials, Liquors, etc., in this coun- try, thinks, that long experience as a practical distiller and vender of the above articles, gives him strong claims to the favorable considerations of the pubhc at large. A close and uniform practice of fifteen years in Switzer- land, as well as in the city of New York; a thorough ac- quaintance with ^he method used in the best distilleries in Paris and Bordeaux ; and manufacturing, as he has been, for many years for wholesale houses in this city, he flatters himself that in this Manual he has furnished all the facilities necessary, the recipes used, and the directions required, for the best preparations of the most celebrated Cordials, Liquors, Syrups, etc., ever yet introduced. The book con- tains the easiest, shortest, and the most economical manner of preparing the various articles ; the style is concise and clear, so that it can be readily comprehended, and its mat- ter, with great method and order, is alphabetically arranged under proper heads and references. Measures and weights referred to are those of the United States. The Author, in tliis compendium, did not deem it neces-