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Imitation Bourbon Whiskey (Gallons proof spirit gallons)

36 gallons proof spirit, 4 gallons highly flagallons proof spirit , 4 gallons highly flavored proof Bourbon, 1 gallon malt whiskey, 1 pint wine vinegar , 1 pint syrup, and 12 and harden sufficiently to crack, it is done. into a tumbler of cold water, sink to the bottom Then pour on it, by degrees, about 2 quarts warm water, stirring all the time. When well mixed, filter it hot through a coarse flannel drops oil of cognac dissolved in 95 per cent. filter. Some use lime-water to dissolve the alcohol. Color with caramel. (See No. 694.) burnt sugar. Care must be taken not to over- 686. Imitation Bourbon Whiskey. burn it, as a greater quantity is thereby ren- To 40 gallons proof spirit, add 1 gallon hick- dered insoluble. The heat should not exceed flavor (see No. 671), 1 gallon domestic 430°, nor be under 400° Fahr. The process for brandy (see No. 680), 1 pint wine vinegar, nice experiments is best conducted in a bath and 1 pound white glycerine, with 12 drops of melted tin, to which a little bismuth has oil of cognac dissolved in 95 per cent. alcohol, been added, to reduce its melting point to and caramel (see No. 694) sufficient to color. about 435°; a little powdered resin or charcoal, or a little oil, being put upon the surface must be kept in a dry, well corked bottle or of the metal, to prevent oxidation. jar.