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As regards Gins, Juniper seems to have
disappeared for flavouring purposes. No 76 was
unsweetened, and flavoured with a little cinnamon;
No. 62 was sweetened, and slightly aromatic. In
both cases the spirits was of good quality, and free
from all metallic contamination.
Whiskeys, two in number, differed very little
in alchoholic contents, containing respectively 84
and 85 per cent. of proof spirit. No. 60 contained
a distinct trace of lead, but otherwise was a spirit of
superior quality. No 100 was a genuine smoky
whisky; both whiskeys were free from sugar.
A sample of Rum contained upwards of 84 per
cent. of proof spirit. It may not be uninteresting
to remind you that 84.2 per cent. of proof spirit is
equal to 40.75 per cent of absolute alchohol. Roughly
we may say that proof spirit contains rather more
than half its weight of water. Lastly as to Brandies.
Three have been analyzed, two of them contained
respectively, 84 and 86 per cent. of proof spirit,
Nos. 68 and 89 were perfectly free from all metallic
contamination. No 89 contained a little cream of
tartar from wine, and probably a little wine residue
from distillation. No. 102, differed from the other