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Show WHAT IS A COCKTAIL? What is a cocktail? No, you need not send in the answer, but if you know for sure just tell Deputy Revenue Collector H. T. McCauley, at Denver, who is taking expert testimony on the subject. Incidentally the government govern-ment is interested to the amount of $18.75, which it may or may not collect, depending upon whether or not alcohol is an indispensable ingredient of the cocktail, Tho circumstances are these : Persons who patronize the French cafe at the "Streets of All Nations," held last week at the Auditorium Audito-rium in Denver, declare that they purchased "cocktails" there. This report has reached tho ears of the deputy collector, who has, in the course of his business, been accustomed to connect "cocktails" with revenues for Uncle Sam. He made some inquiries about these particular "cocktails," having hav-ing understood before the "Streets of All Nations" opened that no "spirituous, vinous and malt" beverages were to be disposed of at said show. Members of the "inner circle" of the show admitted that the ' ' cocktails ' ' in question were sold in largo numbers, but insisted in-sisted that ginger ale was the basic in every one of them. It was also charged and admitted that "high balls" were sold, but those who were familiar with their history say "ginger champagne" cham-pagne" was the strongest beverage used in their manufacture. And now Collector McCauley wants to know for sure what constitutes con-stitutes a "cocktail," so that he will be no longer in doubt as to whether or not Uncle Sam is entitled to $18.75 as his share of the profits on those drinks. |
