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THE ART

OF

MAKING WHISKEY,

SO AS TO OBTAIN A BETTER, PURER, CHEAPER AND GREATER
QUANTITY OF SPIRIT,

FROM A GIVEN QUANTITY OF GRAIN.

ALSO,

THE ART OF CONVERTING IT INTO GIN.

AFTER THE
PROCESS OF THE HOLLAND DISTILLERS,
WITHOUT ANY AUGMENTATION OF PRICE.

By ANTHONY BOUCHERIE,

OF LEXINGTON, KY.

TRANSLATED FROM THE FRENCH

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

TO THE HONOURABLE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF KENTUCKY.

PREFACE.

OF SPIRITUOUS LIQUORS, OR SPIRITS.

OF THE FORMATION OF VINOUS LIQUORS WITH GRAINS, IN ORDER TO MAKE SPIRITS.

OF THE ART OF BREWING.

OF THE DISTILLER OF WHISKEY.

OF FERMENTATION.

OF THE PROPORTIONS OF THE ELEMENTS NECESSARY TO FORM A GOOD VINOUS LIQUOR.

A COMPARISON OF THE PROCESSES OF THE BREWER WITH THOSE OF THE WHISKEY DISTILLER.

DEFECTS IN THE USUAL METHOD OF MAKING WHISKEY.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PROCESS THE MOST ADVANTAGEOUS TO MAKE WHISKEY.

THE ROOM OF INFUSION.

USE OF THE KETTLE.

THE ROOM FOR FERMENTATION.

OF THE ROOM FOR DISTILLATION.

OF THE URNS.

EFFECTS OF THIS APPARATUS.

OF FERMENTS.

OF THE AREOMETER, OR PROOF BOTTLE.

ADVANTAGES OF MY METHOD.

THE ART OF MAKING GIN, AFTER THE PROCESS OF THE HOLLAND DISTILLERS.