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Gin is a liquor generally made in either one of two ways: By the distillation of a barley and rye fermented mash and a redistillation with the addition of juniper berry flavor; also by repeated distillations of highly rectified spirits with juniper and coriander flavoring. Such gins are known as dry gins. The addition of sugar or other sweeteningmakes the ordinary sweet gin. Gins which are made by simply adding flavor to plain spirits, without distilling, are not of good quality in comparison with the others. Hollands and Geneva are names of Dutch Gin, while Old Tom is the English Gin. Hollands is not used much in mixed drinks. It is usually taken straight or with bitters. Green Chartreuse (See Chartreuse.) Gum Syrup is a cane sugar syrup made by boiling loaf sugar in water in the amount of 7 to 4 by weight, after which an equal amount of water is added. The boiling period is about 6 minutes. (See Plain Syrup.) Grenadine is a French Syrup, its distinguishing base being pomegranates, an acidulous orange-like fruit with red pulp. Hollands Gin (See Gin.) Irish "Whiskey is made in pot stills from unmalted barley and wheat, rye, and oats with about 50% malted barley. It is sweeter than Scotch Whiskey and has more bouquet. Italian Vermouth is made where its name indicates, and is what is known as a sweet vermouth. At any rate it is sweeter than the other well known type French Vermouth. (See Vermouth.)