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Boitard's Anisette

Charge of the still, water-bath: 20 pounds green anise (washed in river water), 3 pounds star anise (being careful to break the stars only), 1 pound coriander seed (bruised), 40 gallons 95 per cent. alcohol. Put the above into the water-bath with 4 gallons water, and distill.

After distilling 35 gallons, add 10 gallons of water to bring off the faints, which may be distilled again. The first 5 gallons of faints may be added to the distilled spirit, which will give 40 gallons aromatized alcohol. Reduce this to 80 per cent. by adding, say 5 gallons distilled water, and then add 90 gallons lons fine white sugar syrup, 31° Baumé. This will give 135 gallons fine anisette.