1955 The U K B G Guide to Drinks (2nd edition revised)

SPIRITS-GENERAL

AQUAVIT A spirit made from potato and flavoured with caraway, which is made in Norway,Sweden and Denmark,and called locally "snaps There are various brands notably Lysholm, Loiten—Norwegian ; Aalborg Taffel Akvavit— Danish ; and Andersson's of Sweden. The Swedish Aquavits vary in sweetness and flavour,this being obtained by other spices such as aniseed, coriander, fennel and cumin. There is, however,one brand of Swedish Aquavit which can be likened to the liqueurs, that is Nykopings-Brannvin, which is something hke Anisette. ARRACK. ARACK A fiery spirit, distilled, chiefly in the Dutch Indies and British India, from rice. But the name, qualified or not, has also often been used for"native"spirits. Thus the Pariah Arrack,a spirit distilled from Toddy,the juice of the palm, drunk by the half-castes and lowest classes in India; Batavia Arrack, a spirit distilled from molasses with little cakes of dried Javanese rice added to the molasses. CALVADOS Normandy"Apple Jack", or distilled cider from the Calvados orchards. It is of very high strength. GRAPPA An Italian spirit distilled from the husks—the skins, pips and stalks of the grapes—after they have been pressed and the wine made. KIRSCH, KIRSCHWASSER A very popular spirit distilled chiefly in Germany, Alsace and Switzerland from the fermented juice of small, black and very juicy cherries which grow in a wild state in the Black Forest, the Vosges and other mountains. The 248