Hanky-Panky cocktail came in, I told him I had a new drink for him. He sipped it, and, draining the glass, he said, "By Jove! That is the real hanky-panky!" And Hanky-Panky it has been called ever since. The Hanky-Panky is a variation on the sweet martini, inasmuch as it calls for gin and sweet vermouth, but Coley's secret ingredient was Fernet Branca, a bitter Italian digestivo. By adding a couple of dashes of this herbal elixir, she transformed it into a whole new drink. A recipe for the cocktail was included in Harry Craddock's "The Savoy Cocktail Book". Hanky-Panky cocktail The
Stearyl alcohol found application as an evaporation suppressing monolayer when applied to the surface of water. Stearyl alcohol is prepared from stearic acid or some fats by the process of catalytic hydrogenation. It has low toxicity. Stearyl alcohol Stearyl alcohol (also known as "octadecyl alcohol" or "1-octadecanol") is an organic compound classified as a fatty alcohol with the formula CH(CH)CHOH. It takes the form of white granules or flakes, which are insoluble in water. It has a wide range of uses as an ingredient in lubricants, resins, perfumes, and cosmetics. It is used as an emollient, emulsifier, and thickener in ointments, and