The French Wine and Liquor Manufacturer

The liquor trade's own 1868 handbook — stills, cordials, imitation brandies and how wines were doctored, preserved as printed.

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Imitation Copper-Distilled Bourbon

To make Bourbon Whiskey.

RECIPE No. 4.

Take 36 gallons proof spirits, 4 gallons highly flavored proof rye whiskey, 1 gallon highly flavored domestic brandy (see page 58), together with the same proportions of vinegar, glycerine, and oil of cognac, as before. (See Recipe No. 1.) To make Bourbon Whiskey.

RECIPE No. 5.

To 36 gallons proof spirits, add 4 gallons highly flavored proof Bourbon, 1 gallon New England rum, gallon sweet Catawba wine (or 1 quart sherry wine), and 1 pound white glycerine. Color to suit with caramel.

To make Bourbon Whiskey.

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