I hear that the Emperor of Austria's pre- , sent to the Queen will be a case of the finest Imperial Tokay. This wino contains a great! quantity of phosphoric acid, and it is a wonderful tonic. It was Prince Albert's invariable custom to drink one glass of Tokay every day after dinner, and he had aa much respect for it as a "pick-me-up" as George IV. had for his famous black cherry brandy. A gift of Tokay is no email affair at Vienna. , The Emperor Ferdinand wished to make a present of a quantity of this wine to the late King of the Netherlands, and; Mi t waft thought by the Court officials that there wae none sufficiently old in the Imperial cellars, a thousand bottles of the finest and oldest Tokay in tho world were procured from Cracow, at the monstrous price of £3 &a & ,1 -' a bottle. - . ; ' k>
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXIV, Issue 8020, 6 August 1887, Page 3 (Supplement)
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