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GLOSSARY
GENEVA.—Corruption of Geni£vre, the French name
for Jupiter and Gin; it only refers to Dutch Gin
or Hollands.
GIN.—A potable grain spirit, rectified and flavoured with
juniper, cassia bark, coriander seeds and angelica
roots. Distilled chiefly in London and Plymouth.
GINGER BRANDY.—A Brandy cordial flavoured with
ginger.
GOLDWASSER (DANZIG).—A colourless sweet liqueur
with flakes of gold. Flavoured with aniseed and
orange. The original was made by der Lechs in
1598.
GOMME SYRUP.—A colourless sweet syrup.
GRANDE CHAMPAGNE.—The finest Cognac Brandy.
GRANDE LIQUEUR.—A liqueur similar to Chartreuse,
made in France in two colours, green and yellow,
with a Chartreuse flavour.
GRAND MARNIER.—A French brandy liqueur, golden
brown in colour with the flavour of orange.
GREEN LIQUEUR.—A liqueur on the same lines as
Green Chartreuse.
GREEN VODKA.—See Zubrowka.
GRENADINE.—A very sweet syrup flavoured with
pomegranate. Colour deep red.
GROG AMERICAIN.—An American liqueur similar
to Punch with a Cognac flavour in which is
also included the taste of Citronade.
Usually
drunk hot for preference.
Colour deep rum
colour, made in France.
GUIGNOLET.—A French Cherry Brandy liqueur dis-
tilled at Angers.
HALF OM HALF.—Sweet Dutch liqueur composed of
Curasao and highly rectified spirit. Brown red in
colour.