Green’s Dictionary of Slang

brandy and soda; occas. reversed as s and b.

[1843		R.S. Surtees Handley Cross (1854) 175: A night-cap of the usual beverage —‘B. and W.’ as he briefly designates his brandy and water].
1868		G.J. Whyte-Melville White Rose 79: Holloa, Snipy! come in, won’t you, and have a B. and S.?
1870		Leeds Mercury 28 July 3/6: Doosid thirsty weather [...] Take a glass at 1d (iced) in the sun; B. and S. to keep pecker up before scrimmage.
1874		‘Old Calabar’ Won in a Canter I 112: ‘I must have an S. and B’.
1875		‘Aliph Cheem’ Lays of Ind (1905) 184: Of b.-and-s. a parting sup.
1882		‘The fine young London Gentleman’ in Punch LXXXII 69/2: He’ll nothing drink but B. and S., and big magnums of the boy.
1882		Fun 11 Jan. 11/2: Have a strong S. and B., and a bit of lunch.
1885		L. Emanuel Jottings [...] of a Bengal ‘qui hye’ 13: [H]e will call out ‘bràndee srob, oure belàtee paunee,’ (brandy and soda), in fact the ‘B and S’ .
1890		Sporting Times 22 Mar. 2/2: They were talking about the prices charged for drinks at various places. ‘What do you say to being charged half-a-crown for a B. and S.?’.
1890		Dead Bird (Sydney) 5 July 2/4: It took five S and B’s to revive my drooping spirits.
1892		Ohinemuri Gaz. (NZ) 27 Aug. 2/2: Higgins [...] was taking a preliminary swig of S and B.
1894		E.W. Rogers [perf. Marie Lloyd] The Barmaid 🎵 Then the sportsmen come and order S. and B.
1900		R.H. Savage Brought to Bay 76: ‘How will you put in your time?’ ‘Whist, the smoking-room, and B. and S.,’ was Julian’s answer.
1902		Harrington & LeBrunn ‘Bella was a Barmaid’ 🎵 Bella knew her business very thoroughly / She waited on her customers who called for S. and B.
1904		Sun. Times (Perth) 6 Mar. 8/2: [He] said he only dropped into her room to see if she had a b. and s. about her.
1907		S.E. White Arizona Nights 40: Now, my dear chap, [...] let’s go somewhere for a B. and S.
1913		‘O. Henry’ ‘A Dinner at —*’ in Rolling Stones (1913) 127: I ring for a b. and s. and then I have my tub.
1925		Wodehouse Carry on, Jeeves 36: A stiff b-and-s first of all, and then I’ve a bit of news for you.
1960		C. MacInnes Mr Love and Justice (1964) 191: She drained her b. and s.