VARIOUS DRINKS.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XVI, Issue XI, 14 March 1896, Page 291

VARIOUS DRINKS.

Aqua ArdienTE, made from the agave tree, in Spain. Arrack, made from coarse sugar, in India. Mahwah Arrack, made from the juice of the palm, in East Indies.

Arraka. made from mare’s milk, in Tartary. Arrika, made from dates, in Egypt. Arika, made from cow's milk, in Iceland. Brandy, made from grapes, figs., etc., in Europe and America.

Frustung, made from sloes, in south of France. Gin, made from barley and juniper, in Holland. Goldwasser, made from barley and anise seed, in Dantzic. Kirchwasser, made from cherry berries, in Switzer land. Lau, made from rice, in Siam. Maraschino, made from cherrv berries, in Zara. Curacoa, made from oranges, in West Indies. Plante, made from cactus, in Mexico. Rakai. made from the husks of grapes, in Dalmatia. Rassolio, compounded in Dantzic, Seskis Kavavodka, made from fruit, in Scio. SlakaviaTrava. made from sweet grass, in Kamschatka. Schowcho. made from rice, in China and Japan. Rum, made from sugar-cane, in West Indies and America. Tuba, made from palm, in Phillipine Islands. Whisky, made from molassesand grain, in Europe and America. Woohah. made from herbs, in Africa. Y-wer-a, made from the root of the turoot, in Sandwich Islands. Yrostir, made from grapes, on the Rhine.