WOLFE'S AROMATIC SCHIEDAM SCHNAPPS.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 4222, 1 October 1874, Page 3

WOLFE'S AROMATIC SCHIEDAM SCHNAPPS.

■ '■ ■ » The following ia from the American Com.mercial Times : —" Tor more than a quarter of a century the above-named article has maintained a position of prominent commercial importance, and its consumption is literally universal. There is not a country upon the face of the globe wherein it is not known and appreciated, and the demand increases with the lapse of each succeeding year. The time has long since passed when dealers required any information as to the characteristics of Wolfe's aromatic Schiedam schnapps, and it is everywhere recognised as a staple commodity, indispensable in the stock of every druggist and dealer in fine liquors. Such exceptional popularity affords conclusive evidence of intrinsic merit of no ordinary description. During the time that this article has been before the public efforts innumerable have been made to rival its success, but in every instance the attempt has resulted in failure. The schnapps was introduced »t_a period when there wai great

need of a perfectly pure diffusive stimulus for medicinal purposes, none of the liquors ordinarily procurable meeting the requirements of physicians in this regard. The medical fraternity speedily discovered that this was exactly the article they needed, and since that time thousands of physicians have given it their unqualified approval, pronouncing it the purest liquor that has ever been placed upon the market. The late Mr. Udolpho Wolfe, whose name has attained such world-wide celebrity, was one of the most prominent and highly esteemed among the old merchants of New York. He was of German descent, his father, Benjamin Wolfe, having emigrated to Virginia in 1774. During the Revolutionary War Mr. Benjamin Wolfe served under Washington, and reached the rank of Major. In 1812 he again joined the army, and had command of the troops in Bichmond. Mr. Udolpho Wolfe was born at Bichmond, Va., received his education at Charlottesville, and came to New York in 1825. He commenced business in New York in 1826, and for many years was extensively engaged in the importation of wines and liquors. In 1848 Mr. Wolfe first introduced into this country the brand of gin which has since acquired such unprecedented popularity, under the name of Aromatic Schiedam Schnapps. It was made at his own distilleries at Schiedam, Holland, a city long famous for its production in this line. The finest quality of selected barley is the basis of the article, and by the peculiar process of rectification the spirit is freed from all deleterious properties and rendered absolutely pure! An admixture of the essence of the Italian juniper berry, well known for its aromatic and medicinal qualities, gives the Schnapps its peculiar and distinctive flavor. It is imported in bulk and bottled in this country, and is never sold except in cases containing one dozen quarts or two dozen pints. Mr. Wolfe's death occurred about four years ago, and in January, 1872, the business of the house was reorganised under the present corporate stylo of the " Udolpho Wolfe Co." of which Mr. David H. Burke is the President. Mr. Burke is a brother-in-law of the late Mr. Wolfe, and was associated with him in business for some fifteen years pi%st. The New York office and warcrooms of the Company are located at No. 22, Beaver Street. A stock of from 6000 to 10,000 cases is always kept in bond to supply the export trade to the West Indies and Central America, and not less than 10,000 cases are usually in store, to meet the demands of the home trade. As an indication of the quantity that is bottled daily in this city, we may state that the Company purchase each day Government stamps to the value of §l2O. . The Company have their central European depot at Hamburg, Germany, whence they supply the export trade to all the principal ports of Europe, Australia, Cnina, Japan, South America, &c. Last year shipments from Hamburg reached the enormous quantity of 74,000 cases. We have alluded to the medical virtues of the Schiedam schnapps, and would say a word or two more upon this point. As a diuretic it possesses extraordinary efficacy, and is highly recommended by the most distinguished physicians in all cases where such a remedy is required. As a tonic and corrective it is a positive specific, and will be found to prevent and remove the troubles occasioned by malarious influences or impure water, and is therefore an indispensable vade niccum for travellers and those who are unacclimated. At the same time its palatable flavor, and general salutary qualities render it eminently desirable as a healthy substitute for the fiery potations which, in this country especially, are productive of such deleterious consequences."