tannin ami other deleterious substan
ves. and colored with buinl sugar.—
Pure brandy contains no fu-il oil
and • (I to 60 per cent, of alcoh'd.—
X >iie <4' in.- samples examined l>\
Prof Dr.’-per eoiiiained over 38 p t'
• •'■ill. ot' alcohol, and som ■ a< I >W a
-23 per cent., w hile the strength wa-
Kept up with p 'i-otious substances
I he fidlowing is Draper’s report or.
tie Fifth Avenue and St. Nicholas
Hotel liquors;
FIFTH AVENUE HOTEL
Samples ot the loandj sold at fitly
c uts the glass, and of the whi-kv
sold at thirty cents the glass, w-fc
purchased here and submitted to
Prob'ksor Draper for chemical a ial ,
sis. The following is hi- report ;
No. 12 Sample marked Bourbon
w hisky—Waler seventj per cent., a
cohol thirty percent; contains mn
nin, sugar, and fusil oil. »s a good
vvhi-kv and eq lai to No 13.
No. 9 Sample marl.cd brand}
Waler sixt} four per cent . aich'di I
thirty six; contains tannin, sugar,
and fu-il oil. Is :m imitation bran
<*y-
ST. NICHOLAS Hotel.
Samfdv- oi (he brandy s .Id at icr
ty cents the glass, and of the whisk}
sold :tl thirl} cents the glass, were
purchased here and rul milled t<>
Pnifessor Drap'-r tor ch. miejd afialy
.-is I’iie following l- his report ;
No. 16 Sample marked Bourbon
w hi«ky —Water -» veiny per ceni.
alcohol thirty. Contains th<- larges'
quantity of sugar, a little tannin, and
the largest amount of fusil oil after
N<«. 17.
No 20. Sample mark, d brandy
Water seven!} percent , alcolud thir
ty Contains a small amount of tan
inn, sugar, and fusil oil, with ra-in
and plan flavor. Is an imila'ioi.
brandy.
