1860 A Treatise on the Manufacture , Imitation, Adulteration and Reduction of Foreign Wines, Brandies, .

FANCY BRANDIES.

FANCY BRANDIES are liquors made by uniting

with pure spirits (which exist in all brandies)

some aromatic, acidulous, or other ingredient,

combined with a certain proportion of sugar or

sirup, the peculiar taste or fragrance of which

is imparted to the liquor; from which circum–

stance the different fancy brandies derive their

names. Fancy brandies are much sought after,

and the sales of some houses are very large.

The formu1ro for the manufacture of these

brandies are far superior to any that have ever

before been published.

large majority of retailers, and of those

who use these brandies as a beverage, prefer

them well sweetened. The maker can, at his

own pleasure, add a large_or small quantity of

sugar or siinple sirup. The other ingredients

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