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might be amended by adding after the definition of Adulterated
Liquor:-
Brandy containing less than 80 grams of ethers calculated
as ethyl acetate in 100 litres of the absolute alcohol contained
in such brandy, and rum containing less than 100 grams of such
ethers in 100 litres of the absolute alcohol contained in such
rum, shall be considered to be adulterated, and whisky contain-
ing less than 150 grams of total secondary products, namely,
volatile acid asacetic acid, ethers as ethyl acetate, higher
alcohols, aldehydes, and furfural in 100 litres of the absolute
alcohol contained in such whisky, shall be considered to be
adulterated.
An important witness before the Royal Commission 1908
gave the following opinion in evidence:-
That no spirit should be sold as whisky or Scotch or Irish
Whisky which did not come within certain definitions, unless the
materials and method of distillation of the spirit were dis-
tinctly declared on a label on the bottle, and it would be
desirable that the age should also be declared on the label.
Spirits should not be allowed to be imported from abroad unless
there were a similar declaration on the label when reaching the
port of entry. That the Board of Agriculture or some other
department should fix analytical standards.
A largely consumed whisky in local Clubs has 200 of
secondary products. In my opinion the suggested legislation
would be welcomed by all wine merchants except those selling
the cheapest and commonest kind of liquor.
(sd) F. Browne,
Govt. Analyst.
27/4/09.
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