24 JULY 1993, Page 24

The last word

Sir: I have been intrigued by the recent cor- respondence concerning the ingredients of an authentic Buck's Fizz. In his reply to James Rolls, Mr P. L. Dickinson, in his let- ter headed `Tertium quid' (Letters,10 July), refers to the third ingredient being grena- dine. I can confirm that although this is an ingredient it is not the secret one referred to by James Rolls.

The identity of the fourth has been jeal- ously guarded and handed down over the years by successive head barmen at Buck's Club, and as far as I am aware is known only to the Club's present head barperson.

Thus a genuine Buck's Fizz may only be found where it was invented, in Buck's Club. Captain P. G. J. Murison

Secretary, Buck's Club, 18 Clifford Street, London W1X