Chemical Examination of Alcoholic Liquors

This vintage book contains an extensive collection of recipes for making various beverages popular amongst the students of Oxford University. From the innocuous and straightforward "Lemonade" to the baffling "Sir Fleewood Fletcher's Sack Posset" and "Milk Punch", this volume has it all. "Oxford Night Caps" will appeal to those with an interest in inventive alcoholic beverages, and constitutes a must-have for Oxford students past and present. Contents include: "Bishop, or Spiced Wine", "Lawn Sleeves", "Cardinal", "Pope", "Negus", "White Wine Negus", "Port Wine Negus", "Oxford Punch, or Classical Sherbet", "Spiced Punch", "Tea Punch", "Gin Punch", "Red Punch", "Punch Royal", "Milk Punch", "Oxford Milk Punch", "Norfolk Milk Punch", et cetera. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on cocktail and beverage making.