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WHAT GOES IN...AND WHY
SOURCE OF THE VOLTAGE
Apple Jack
A distillation of apple juice ... with the
potency and warm-her-upiveness of whis
key.First cousin to cider.
Brandy
General term for high-voltage distillate of
wine or fermented fruit juices. The word
derives from the Dutch Brandewign, mean
ing "burnt wine."
Cognac
Brandy produced in the celebrated district
of Cognac, in France ...the departments
of Charente and Charente Inferieure.
Gin (Geneva)
A liquor distilled from malt and other
grains, blended later with ex
tracts of Juniper berries. The
name itself is an indication of
this, being a derivative of the
Dutch jenever....We refer all
tyros to the harrowing story of
Rip Van Winkle. (See section
on Gins.)
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