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THE BARTENDER'S FRIEND
Gin is a liquor generally made in either one of two ways: By
the distillation of a barley and rye fermented mash and a
redistillation with the addition of juniper berry flavor; also
by repeated distillations of highly rectified spirits with
juniper and coriander flavoring. Such gins are known as
dry gins. The addition of sugar or other sweeteningmakes
the ordinary sweet gin. Gins which are made by simply
adding flavor to plain spirits, without distilling, are not of
good quality in comparison with the others. Hollands and
Geneva are names of Dutch Gin, while Old Tom is the
English Gin. Hollands is not used much in mixed drinks.
It is usually taken straight or with bitters.
Green Chartreuse (See Chartreuse.)
Gum Syrup is a cane sugar syrup made by boiling loaf sugar
in water in the amount of 7 to 4 by weight, after which
an equal amount of water is added. The boiling period
is about 6 minutes. (See Plain Syrup.)
Grenadine is a French Syrup, its distinguishing base being
pomegranates, an acidulous orange-like fruit with red pulp.
Hollands Gin (See Gin.)
Irish "Whiskey is made in pot stills from unmalted barley and
wheat, rye, and oats with about 50% malted barley. It is
sweeter than Scotch Whiskey and has more bouquet.
Italian Vermouth is made where its name indicates, and is
what is known as a sweet vermouth. At any rate it is
sweeter than the other well known type French Vermouth.
(See Vermouth.)