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Venator's Draught

Drinks
Historic

Mentioned in Izaak Walton's 'The Compleat Angler' (1653) as "a drink composed of sack, milk, oranges, and sugar, which, all put together, make a drink like nectar indeed; and too good for anybody, but us anglers."


Window commemorating Izaak Walton in Winchester Cathedral


See also:
Izaak Walton's Eel
Minnow Tansy
Venator's Draught





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