Whiskey distilled on the river of that name; thence American whiskey generally.
1834. [He] cleared his throat with the contents of a tumbler of Monongahela, which seemed to stand permanently full by his side.—W. G. Simms, ‘Guy Rivers,’ i. 68 (1837).
1837. There is the independent loafer,—the one who sleeps in the market, drinks old Monongahela, and dines on a crust.—Balt. Comml. Transcript, Sept. 2, p. 2/1.
1845. While Daniel [Boone] was chasing a squirrel that chanced to cross his path, he found a bottle filled with Monongahela—a liquid with which some of our readers may possibly be familiar under the delusive name of Scotch or Irish whiskey.—Yale Lit. Mag., xi. 89 (Dec.). (Italics in the original.)
1846. The Russian will cease to guzzle the insipid quass, and henceforth sip no beverage but the pure Monongahela.—Mr. Marsh of Vermont, House of Repr., June 30: Cong. Globe, p. 1011, App.
1847. May I never taste Monongahela again, if I did not get aboard the next up boat in a mighty thick rile.—J. K. Paulding, ‘American Comedies,’ p. 192 (Phila.).
1855. I have some old Monongahela besides, which I can speak a good word for—sugar, Bess.—W. G. Simms, ‘Border Beagles,’ p. 19 (N.Y.).
1857. We proceeded to make a banquet worthy of the gods, washing it down with that species of nectar known as ‘Monongahela.’—Knick. Mag., l. 259 (Sept.).
