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Gin
—
Hum.
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derives
its
name
from
the
French
word
genievre,
or
juniper.
This
spirit
is
very
popular
in
many
parts
of
Europe,
especially
amongst
the
Swiss,
Dutch,
and
our
own
country.
Dutch
Gin
(
Hollands
)
is
very
different
from
the
English
Gin
;
it
is
a
rich,
mellow,
soft
spirit
;
its
peculiar
flavour
is
due
to
its
being
flavoured
with
juniper
:
the
best
comes
from
Schiedam
and
Rotterdam.
English
Gin
varies
considerably
in
point
of
flavour
;
Plymouth
Gin
closely
resembles
Hollands.
Almost
every
distiller
or
rectifier
has
a
mode
of
his
own
in
making
Gin,
and
in
giving
it
his
own
characteristic
flavour
with
the
aid
of
oil
of
turpentine
or
other
aromatics.
Rum
,
a
well-known
spirit,
chiefly
made
in
the
West
Indies,
is
obtained
from
the
distillation
of
the
fermented
skimmings
of
the
sugar-boilers,
with
the
strainings
and
washings
of
the sugar-
works,
adding
some
crude
cane-juice,
necessary
to
impart
the
flavour.
Good
Rum
is
of
a
clear
light
brown
colour,
and
of
mellow
and
soft
taste
;
when
obtained
pure
it
can
be
depended on
as
a
very
wholesome
spirit,
but
if
impure,
it is
most
inju-
rious
;
when
rectified
to
a
strength
nearly
equal
to
spirits
of
wine,
it
is
called
Double-distilled
Rum.
The
best
comes
from
Jamaica;
that
from
the
Leeward
Islands
is
an
inferior
quality.
The
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