Manhattan cocktail (1882)

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   One of the new Ancestry.com newspaper additions came up roses.
   OED has 1884.
   I'd normally kindly send this to the Manhattan borough historian and the
Manhattan borough president, but they're not too interested in Manhattan.


   5 September 1882, THE DEMOCRAT (Olean, Cattaraugus County, NY), pg. 1,
col. 6:
_NEW YORK LETTER._
_NOTES AND NEWS FROM GIDDY GOTHAM._
_A Spicy Letter of Interest to Everybody Dished up in a Palatable Manner._
(From our regular correspondent.)
      NEW YORK, AUgust 31st 1882.
(...)
   Talking about compounders of drinks reminds me of the fact that never
before has the taste for "mixed drinks" been so great as at present and new ideas,
and new combinations are constantly being brought forward.  It is but a short
time ago that a mixture of whiskey, vermouth and bitters came into vogue.  It
went under various names--Manhattan cocktail, Turf Club cocktail, and Jockey
Club cocktail.  Bartenders at first were sorely puzzled what was wanted when
it was demanded.  But now they are fully cogtnizant of its various aliases and
no diificulty is encountered.  At one of the hotels, famous for its bar, a new
drink has just been invented.  It consists of brandy, a touch of bitters, a
dash of Maraschino a suspicion of lemon and plenty of ice.  They call it a
foxhound cocktail and its invention is attributed to a well known hunting man, who
in his moments of leisure at Newport concocted it and on his return to the
city confided the secret to the head bartender of the hotel alluded to.  It is
an excellent appetizer and its inventor claims that as an after dinner drink it
cannot be surpassed since he has found it to be and best aid to digestion he
has partaken of.