Savannah morning news., 1886-01-05
\ LIQUOR sEThnR's MANUAL.
The Fraudulent stu6 That Liquor
Lovers Imbfbe.


Fr0Ba the Neso York Sun.
The world consists of people who drink
and people who don't drink. The latter
would be much encouraged and the
former very much depressed if they could
read a little treatise published in this
town on blending and compounding
liquors and wines. The author is an ex-
perienced blender and compOunder, and
the purpose of his work is to ''give the
dispenser of liquors practical information
by which he will be enabled TO compound
and blend liquors for his own purposes.
and thus secure the additional profit, and
at the same time produce as good an
article as the market affords"
The market doesn't. seem to afford a
very good article, but skillful allegation
affords the dealer. as our expert asserts,
profit OF % TO 80 per cent, and often
much more. IT will be interesting to
follow him in some of his cOmpoundings
and blendings.
Newly distilled liquors and spirits have
a rough taste, which rectifers correct by
adding flavOrng extracts, some OF which
''aTe harmless and efficient aids both to
the liquors and to the pocket" And
some of them are poisonous, very un-
pleasant compounds indeed. What could
he a sounder drink than old Bourbon? !?
Here is a recipe for "BourbOn oil:"
Take fusel oil, g. o.; acetate of potassium,
1 do; sulphuric acid. do; dissolve sulphatV
of copper. = do, and OXalate OF ammonium.
y do, in water. 4 do. add black oxide Of
manganese, l do: place all IN glass per
colRtor and let them rest for twelve hours.
Then percolate and pour into glass still, and
distill half gallon of the Bourbon oil.
A vigorous rye flavor is communicated
by the addition of "rye oil,'' pleasing
nF Fra1nI ciI nf 9th
chlorOfOrm, cblorate OF potassium and
water. A fiery cOgnac flavor comes from
''cOgnac OIL" which is sulphurio acid. oil
Of cocOaput melted and alcohol. Then
there are "rum ether" ''rum es-
sence" and "beading OIL" which Is
used to put an artificial bead on in
ferior liquors, and is ''deleteri0us," the
expert says. We should think it might
be. IL is composed of oil of sweet al
monds, sulphnric acid, ammonia, and
proof spirits. This beading oil is a favor
ite ingredient in the composition Of seven
teen grades of ''factitlOus whisky" for
which our expert gives recipes. Here is
the recipe tor NO. /;
"spirits, % gall; water, g do; sugar color
ing, oz. beading oil, do"
Grade No. is made by adding to grade
No. either oil of rye or OIL of Bourbon,
producing rye whisky or Bourbon whisky
hH utbtIGNs AZ ~ AAAA bO bdN NUub SOIuG Oh
| the higher grades OF whisky contain
whisky. Mighty little pure Ere nch
brandy, Scotch or Irish whisky, or Hol-
land gin finds its way into liquor stores.
| limitations OF the imported liquor are
simple and cheap. Thus an imitation
/ FreHch brandy can be made for 81 20 a gal
| Ion out Of spirits, Cognac oil and coloring.
A Scotch whisky made out of spirits
! 40 gail. Scotch whisky { 3 gall.) and oil
I f.f 4 LIaNN. Iaaa., A..
/ and oil Of juniper berry costs $1'20 a gal
! Ion. As for rum. the domestic brands
are generally cut 30 per cent. with spir-
! its, reducing their cost to about 81 30 per
! gallon. jamaica rum is made out of spir-
/ its, New England rum, prune juice, rum
essence, and cOlOring. Apple and peach
/ brandies are highly adulterated, the ia
vorite fusel Cu, sulphuric acid, and OIL OF
bitter almonds contributing their respec-
tive charms 10 the flavor.
These are the cheerful sources of the
, exhilaration sought by the lover OF strong
waters. The loyer OF imported wines is
not much better off, "lmported wines
are generally Blended with the cheaper
grades OF California wines or with cider
which has been seasoned by time. Red
wines are largely aiulterated with cherry
juice and colOring NATTER Essence OF.
iOgwoOd is an ingredient In the nanufac-
room claret consists OF California hook,
extract Of kinO, and essence OF malVey
flowers. Port wine has some Spanish.
port IN IL. but cherry jnice. syrup, water,
boracic acid. and essence OF lOgwOOd are
mixed In. Sherry is half California hook.
We call the attention Of tho Hon. vii.
liam Pitt Frye and Of the keeper Of the
senate restaurant, 20 affiuent In cordials.
20 the extraordinary materials OF which
these little nipe Of fire are made. Bene-
dictine, usually supposed 10 be n suaye
and generous cordial, IS made of proof
spirits. syrup, cOloring, and essence or
benedictine. This ~essencon consists OF
oil of orange, Oil OF angelica. chl0r0iOrm.
and alcohol. Bonedictine can be made
for ~ 90 a gallon. II commonly retnils
for 20 or - cents for "a very dlminutlye
Elhsa. Curacao, another iaY0rlte oordinl,
is proof spirita, cherry juice. syrup. aud
eheonce ~ curacao, which ia alcohol. Ou
ol orange, Oh oi ieIngu, ana Oil ~ rose.
MafaaehiuO, anglui1g ana k0boriuri