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Jamaica Rum is probably the best known of the Rums, and is named for the place of its manufacture in the West Indian Islands. (See Rum.) There are several grades or kinds of this rum and their alcoholic content varies be tween 66 and 83% by volume. It is of a dark brownish color which is produced generally by the use of carmel or the wine barrels in which it is stored. ( See Rum.) Kirschwasser is a distillation of black cherries which grow wild in the Black Forest of Germany. The pits of the cherries, which are crushed with the pulp, have a bitter flavor, like almonds, which is imparted to the finished prod uct. After the crushed mass is fermented, it is distilled. It contains around 50% of alcohol, and small amounts of hydrocyanic acid. Kummel is a liqueur which used to be made for the most part in Russia, by flavoring spirits with caraway seeds and anise. The best quality is known as Allasch. Madeira Wine is a Portuguese wine from the Madeira Is lands. It is made from a mixture of black and white grapes, and is fortified with alcohol. Much of this wine is fermented in rooms heated as high as 140° F. Maraschino is a liqueur the manufacturing of which is very similar in process to that for Kirschwasser (which see). It is made from marasca, black, or French cherries, jasmine, rose petals, etc., with the cherry pits for flavoring. It is said to be of Italian origin. Medford Rum is a domestic rum which takes its name from Medford, Massachusetts, where it was first manufactured. (See Rum.)