Liquor (from Dictionary of Americanisms, by John Russell Bartlett; NY: Bartlett & Welford, 1848, p. 208)

[Transcriber's note: Recipes for milk punch and sangaree are available at this site.]

LIQUOR: Many and very singular names have been given to the various compounds or mixtures of spirituous liquors and wines, served up in fashionable bar-rooms in the United States. The following list is taken from one advertisement:

Plain mint julep.        I. O. U.                 Milk punch.
Fancy      do.           Tippe na Pecco.          Cherry  do.
Mixed      do.           Moral suasion.           Peach   do.
Peach      do.           Vox populi.              Jewett's fancy.
Pineapple  do.           Ne plus ultra.           Deacon.
Claret     do.           Shambro.                 Exchange.
Capped     do.           Virginia fancy.          Stone wall.
Strawberry do.           Knickerbocker.           Sifter.
Arrack     do.           Smasher.                 Soda punch.
Racehorse  do.           Floater.                 Slingflip.
Sherry cobbler.          Pig and whistle.         Cocktail.
Rochelle   do.           Citronella Jam.          Apple-jack.
Arrack     do.           Egg nog.                 Chain-lightning.
Peach      do.           Sargent.                 Phlegm-cutter.
Claret     do.           Silver top.              Switchel-flip.
Tip and Ty.              Poor man's punch.        Ching-ching.
Fiscal agent.            Arrack       do.         Tog.
Veto.                    Iced        do.          Ropee.
Slip ticket.             Spiced punch.            Porteree.
Polk and Dallas.         Epicure's do.            &c. &c.