Basic Bar

January, 1958

There's Many A Man who pays meticulous attention to his I wardrobe, his little black book, or the ordering of a holiday feast, who is woefully and paradoxically indifferent to the state of his equipment and inventory in the bar department. Such a man, after returning to his apartment from an afternoon spent carefully selecting an ulster or greatcoat, may greet a guest with, "I drink gin, but I think there's some Scotch here, if you'd like that." Or, if he has more than two or three vis...