1869 Cooling Cups and Dainty drinks by William Terrington

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Gin

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name from the French word genievre, or

derives its

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,

; its peculiar flavour is due to its being

soft spirit

the best comes from Schiedam

flavoured with juniper :

English Gin varies considerably in

and Rotterdam.

Plymouth Gin closely resembles

point of flavour ;

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 E 2