The publican and spirit dealers' daily companion / [Peter Boyle].

  • Boyle, P. (Peter)
Date:
[1808]
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Credit: The publican and spirit dealers' daily companion / [Peter Boyle]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The pra&jce, by Importers and Dealers, of making up their goods at home, is of great injury to innkeep- ers and publicans, who are thereby deprived of their profit. It is encouraged by certain importers, and men of fome confequence. The diabolical art con- tinues alfo to be exercifed in the diftillery, with great fuccefs, in mixing tBritifh. with foreign goods, not only on rum and brandy, but all other fpirits.; and to which fome gentlemen in that trade are indebted for the fplendour of their equipage, as well as the ere&ion of their country manfions; but more of them in their proper place. -By what has been related, I do not mean to infinu- ate that rum reduced with water is pernicious ; it may be very good if the aqua is pure, being firft boiled, and left to cool before ufed, but cannot be genuine, nor ought it to be tolerated in trade, (the ufe of water) except for drama, there it is evidently neceffary, be- caufe great ftrength could not be afforded, and it would likewife be deftru&ive to the confutation, that by mixtures and noftrums is too much injured already. Proceeding in rotation, my next object is the diftil- lery: but that being a term too general, i.n which is comprifed the whole art and myflery of -the bufinefs, (a.fubjed not.confident with the prefent plan) I fhall confine my remarks to the rectifying houfe. Diflillers and Dealers in brandy and rum, have al- ready a very fufpicious charader, both in town .and country, and not without juft reafon, as will pre- fently appear. To PREPARE and SWEETEN ‘BRITISH GIN. Get from your diftiller an empty puncheon or caflt, which will contain about one hundred and thirty-three gallons ; then take a glafs of clear rectified fpirits, one hundred gallons, one in five under proof, which is the ufual ftrength redtifiers fell their goods at; put the hundred gallons of fpirits into an empty cafk; then C take