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:MANUFACTURING AND ADULTERATING LIQUORS.
11
and 2 each ; or even
to
3 of spirits
to
1 of brandy.
If
found too
fiery,
soften with loaf sugar or syrup.
A little "
oil Cognac"
may be used to increase the
flavor and
odor~.
Be particular to color correctly.
.Domutic Brand-ies.-Bee
Appendix.
GIN
Is
a spirit distilled from grain or malt, with the
addition of juniper berries. Its constituenf.s are
akohol,
oil
jwniper,
augar,
oil
turpentiM
in small
quantities, and
acetic
(J,(,id,.
Gin was originally wholly imported from Hol–
land, and hence the name of
Ho'/l,a
;n.ds,
or
Holland
Gin;
and was a rich, smooth spirit, chiefly flavored
with juniper berries ; hence the term "
GMe'Va"
formerly applied to it, of which "
Gin"
seems to be
a corruption or diminutive.
The flavor of Gin is peculiar, and a
perfect
imita–
tion otherwise than by distillation is
impoaailile
;
and even by distillation, British or American manu–
facturers have never succeeded in producing more
than a passable imitation.
Digitized
by