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Recipe No. 6
Take 36 gallons proof spirit, 4 gallons highly flavored proof Bourbon, 1 gallon malt whiskey, 1 pint wine vinegar, 1 pint syrup, and 12 drops oil of cognac dissolved in 95 per cent. alcohol. Mix. Color with caramel.
To Improve Cheap Bourbon.
RECIPE No. 7.
Inferior Bourbon whiskey may be much improved in quality by the addition of the peach flavoring described in Recipe No. 2, page 117. One or one and a half a gallon of the flavoring should be added to each 40 gallons of whiskey. This will give a fruity taste.
Imitation Copper-Distilled Bourbon Whiskey.
RECIPE No. 8.
Dissolve 1 drachm sulphate of copper in pint water, filter, and add it to 40 gallons proof spirit, with