Show pass ng of the mixed drink people are abandoning the mixed drinks that were so popular a few years ago it Is not hard to stretch one s memory to recall the time when john collins sherry cobblers brandy smashes and similar mixed drinks were common but hey are rarely seen now and even the mint julep is fast losing its popularity the bartenders eay say dock cocktails tails are being supplanted by straight drinks and they do not mix mik one drink now to ten they put up a dozen years ago straight drinks and highballs are the most popular ones to day but the cause Is unexplained |