Toia - there's an interesting site on the 2nd inaugural menu (found it when researching Mary's dresses):
http://chicagoist.com/2013/01/21/lincoln...a_terr.php
Regarding the alcoholic beverages served on that occasion it reads:
"The ball had a cash bar that served champagnes by De St. Marceaux & Co., Charles Heidsieck, or G.H. Mumm & Co., as well as 'Old Sherry' and 'Old Madeira'. Gentlemen were encouraged to have their appropriate payments ready when placing their beverage orders. Both 'Carte Blanche' and 'Carte Noire' varieties were offered by De St. Marceaux & Co. at $5.00 per quart and $3.00 per pint. Charles Heidsieck and G. H. Mumm & Co. champagnes were less expensive choices at $3.00 per quart and $2.00 per pint."
(Regarding his "no liquor rule" - the White House was in the end not A. L.'s home.) As for New Salem, there are some wild stories of him drinking whiskey straight from the barrel...
