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SPIRITS—GENERAL
Schwartzwalder Kirschwasser(Black ForestCherryBrandy)
has a world-wide reputation for excellence; so has the
Kirsch of Alsace. Kirsch is always pure white: it is
matured in demijohns, not in wooden casks from which it
would extract some colouring matter.
SAKE
A spirit distilled from rice.
SZILVA
A spirit distilled from plums. (Plum Brandy.)
TEQUILA
A Mexican spirit made from the cactus plant.
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TODDY
A spirit made from the sap of the palm tree, chiefly
comes from Ceylon.
VODKA
A spirit produced from the selected mashes of grain,
although a poorer quality is made from^ potatoes. This
spirit is made in Russia, Poland and Lat^da. It is possible
that the manufacture of Vodka in the latter two countries
is now under control of the Russian Alcohol Monopoly.
The original manufacturers who escaped from these
countries are finding difficulty in marketing their products
, under the name Vodka or Wodka due to the Labelling of
Food Order. This no doubt, by good sense, will be over
come in time. Vodka is also now produced in the United
States.
ZUBROWKA
A spirit similar to Vodka but of a greenish colour. The
colouring is brought about by steeping Zubrowka grass in
the spirit. This gives an aromatic taste and a slightly
bitterish taste.
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