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stills have a daily capacity of 1,000 gauge liters, and from them can he 
obtained 100 per cent more proof spirits than from the cauct. Besides 
there is great fuel economy. 
In the city of Manila there are five distilleries which manufacture 
spirits from original distillation. Sugar and native corn are the prime 
materials, hut no considerable quantities of spirits are so produced. 
It is often the case that the Manila distiller manufactures spirits from 
sugar or com 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 hulk of all other spirits produced ill 
the islands after rectification is used in the manufature of liquors. 
The following are the principal products of the distilleries : — ] 
Anisado. 
Gin. 
Carabanchel. 
Blackberry brandy. 
Moscatel. 
Vermouth. 
Sherry. 
Rum. 
Punch. 
Cognac. 
Curacao. 
Benedictine. 
Marasquino. 
Creme de Men the. 
Chartreuse. 
Tinto Seco. 
Tinto Dulce. 
Anis. 
Unrectified alcohol. 
Rectified alcohol. 
Anisado, 60 per cent proof, the common drink, is offered by one 
of the leading distilleries at the wholesale price of P3.00 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, 
