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stills have a daily capacity of 1,000 gauge liters, and from them can be 

 obtained 100 per cent more proof spirits than from the can a. Besides 

 there is great fuel economy. 



In the city of Manila there are live distilleries which manufacture 

 spirits from original distillation. Sugar and native corn are the prime 

 materials, but no considerable quantities of spirits are so produced. 

 It is often the case that the Manila distiller manufactures spirits from 

 sugar or corn for special purposes only. 



The crude alcohol distilled in the provinces, which runs in grade 

 from 80 to 90 per cent is shipped under bond to Manila in large 

 quantities to the distillers, who all have rectifying establishments in 

 connection with their distilling plants. The Manila distiller finds it 

 more profitable to use the provincial alcohol. There are also four 

 separate rectifying establishments in the city of Manila which also use 

 the crude alcohol from the provinces. And all of the Manila manu- 

 facturers engage in the compounding or mixing of liquors. 



The types of machines used by the large manufacturers in the 

 city of Manila and in distilleries in the provinces are : Savalle Fils 

 (Paris), Revere-Dubois (Bruxelles), Egrot, E. Barbet. 



The alcohol produced by the modern caua is consumed as a 

 beverage almost entirely, but the bulk of all other spirits produced in 

 the islands after rectification is used in the manufature of liquors. 



The following are the principal products of the distilleries: — ] 



Anisado. Curacao. 



Gin. Benedictine. 



Carabanchel. Marasquino. 



Blackberry brandy. Creme de Menthe. 



Moscatel. Chartreuse. 



Vermouth. Tinto Seco. 



Sherry. Tinto Dulce. 



Rum. Anis. 



Punch. Unrectified alcohol. 



* Cognac. Rectified alcohol. 



Anisado, 60 per cent proof, the common drink, is offered by one 

 of the leading distilleries at the wholesale price of P 3.00 per arroba of 

 16 liters ; and gin 85 per cent proof at P5.20 per arroba. Fine recti- 

 fied alcohol 184 per cent proof is being offered at P8.40 per arroba, 

 and an arroba of industrial alcohol 167 per cent proof may be had at 

 P7.30. 



All of the foregoing imitation liquors are inferior to the genuine 

 article imported from Europe or America, and are sold at much lower 

 prices. In the favour of the natives anisado is far in the lead, due 

 probably to the pleasant odor and lasting flavor of the anise seed. The 

 essence of the anise is the cheapest and most plentiful in the Orient. 

 The liquor is made by mixing sugar and the essence with rectified 

 alcohol, the proportion of each being a trade secret. Each manufac- 

 turer has his special formula. Anisado is put upon the market in 

 grades which vary from 50 per cent to 75 per cent proof. Large 

 shipments are made from Manila in all provinces, and the business is 

 a most profitable one for manufacturer and dealer, 



