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LIQUEUR VERTE.—A French liqueur,somewhat similar

to Green Chartreuse.

MANDARIN.—A French aperitif with a bitter orange

flavour, dark brown in colour.-

MANDARINE DE BLIDAH.—See Creme de Mandarin.

MANDARINE.—A French liqueur flavoured with tan-

garine.

MARASCHINO.—The liqueur of Zara, in Dalmatia,

Italy. It is white and has a very distinctive flavour

of the cherry.

MONASTINE ABBAYE ST. GRATIEN.—A pale yellow

French liqueur, slightly similar to Yellow Char

treuse.

MOUSSEC.—English sparkling wine.

MOUT.—French for"-Must," or unfermented grapejuice.

MUST.--Grape juice before it has fermented and become

wine. True wine is made from the must of freshly

pressed grapes, but methods have been devised for

sterilizing, evaporating or treating must in such a

way that its fermentation is prevented and the must

can be imported as grape juice, which escapes heaw

duties placed on wine; such must is used for pro

ducing British wines after fermentation has been

produced by adding yeast to it.

NALIVKA.—See Cherry Nalivka.

NIP. Half a reputed pint, or l-24th of an Imperial gallon.

A Nip of Champagne is known in the wine trade as

a Quarter-Bottle, or as a"Baby."

NOYAU.—A white or pink liqueur, sweetened and

flavoured with the kernel of the almond.

ORANGEBITTERS.—An extract ofsour oranges, or sour

orange pips.

ORANGE BRANDY.—Liqueur Brandy flavoured with

orange, brown in colour.

ORANGEGENEVA.—Geneva Gin flavoured with orange,

yellow in colour.

ORANGE GIN.—Gin flavoured with orange, yellow in

colour.

ORANGE LIQUEUR.—Made both in France and

Holland, a sweet liqueur flavoured with orange.