128 Maine; agriculturai, Expijriment station. 1909. 



hundred (100) liters of proof spirit not less than one hundred and fifty 

 (150) grams of the various r-ubstances prescribed for whisky exclusive 

 of those extracted from the cask. 



10. Irish whisky is whisky made in Ireland, and conforms in the 

 proportions of its various ingredients to Scotch whisky, save that it 

 may be made of the same materials as prescribed for whisky, and the 

 malt used is not dried over peat. 



11. New rum is properly distilled spirit made from the properly fer- 

 mented, clean, sound juice of the sugar-cane, the clean, sound masse- 

 cuite made therefrom, clean, sound molasses from the massecuite, or 

 any sound, clean, intermediate product save sugar, and contains in one 

 hundred (100) liters of proof spirit not less than one hundred (100) 

 grams of the volatile flavors, oils, and other substances derived from 

 the materials of which it is made, and of the substances congeneric 

 with the ethyl alcohol produced during fermentation, which are carried 

 over at the ordinary temperatures of distillation, the principal part of 

 which is higher alcohols estimated as amylic. 



12. Ruyn {potable rum) is new rum stored not less than four (4) 

 years in- wooc^ without any artificial heat save that which may be 

 imparted by warming the storehouse to the usual temperature, and 

 contains in one hundred (100) liters of proof spirit not less than one 

 hundred and seventy-five (175) grams of the substances found in new 

 rum save as they are changed or eliminated by storage, and of those 

 produced as secondary bodies during aging ; and, in addition thereto, 

 the substances extracted from the casks. It contains, when prepared 

 for consumption^ as- permitted by the regulations of the Bureau of 

 Internal Revenue, not less than forty-five (45) per cent by volume of 

 ethyl alcohol, and, if no statement is made concerning its alcoholic 

 strength, it contains not less than fifty (.50) per cent by volume of 

 ethyl alcohol as prescribed by law. 



13. New brandy is a properly distilled spirit made from wine, and 

 contains in one hundred (100) liters of proof spirit not less than one 

 hundred (100) grams of the volatile flavors, oils, and other substances 

 derived from the material from which it is made, and of the substances 

 congeneric with ethyl alcohol produced during fermentation and carried 

 over at the ordinary temperature of distillation, the principal part of 

 which consists of the higher alcohols estimated as amylic. 



14. Brandy {potable brandy) is new brandy stored in wood for not 

 less than four (4) years without any artificial heat save that which 

 may be imparted by warming the storehouse to the usual temperature, 

 and contains in one hundred (100) liters of proof spirit not less than 

 one hundred and fifty (150) grams of the substances found in new 

 brandy save as they are changed or eliminated by storage, and of those 

 produced as secondary bodies during aging ; and, in addition thereto, the 

 substances extracted from the casks in which it has been stored. It 

 contains, when prepared for consumption as permitted by the regula- 

 tions of the Bureau of Internal Revenue, not less than forty-five (45) 



