South Australian Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1858 - 1889), Thursday 31 March 1859, page 2


AUSTRALIAN DRINKING TERMS. — Merchants keep the bottle in their offices ; and the first question put to you even by respectable men, is, "What are you going to drink?" In fact, not to drink is considered a crime. Aut bibat, aut abeat - which means, in Australia, if you will not "stand" you may walk. Here, too, as in America, the bottle has its literature. To pay for liquor for another is to "stand" or to " shout," or to "sacrifice." The measure is called a ''nobbler," or a "breakdown," and the following are a few of the names of the favorite beverages :- A stonefence, gingerbeer and brandy ; a spider, lemonade and brandy ; a sensation,

half-a-glass of sherry ; a constitutional, glass of gin and bitters ; a cocktail, brandy, bitters, and sugar ; a smash, ice, brandy, and water ; a julip, brandy, sugar, and peppermint ; a maiden, peppermint or cloves ; a Catherine Hayes, claret, sugar, and orange ; a Madame Bishop, port, sugar, and nutmeg ; a Lola Montez, old tom, ginger, lemon, and hot water; a band of hope, lemon syrup. At some of the taverns they serve bread-and-cheese, salads, and sandwiches for luncheon. The vernacular for these stands thus - Bread-and-cheese, roll and rind; salad, Nebuchadnezzar.—Southern Lights and Shadows; or, Life in Australia. By Frank

Fowler.