This vintage book contains a detailed handbook on the analysis of potable spirits. It was originally intended to "induce analysts to take up a more detailed examination of potable spirits," and is highly recommended for those with an interest in the history and development of alcoholic analysis. Contents include: "The Chemical Characteristics of Potable Spirits," "Methods of Analysis: Standards, and the use of Pure Alcohol in Analysis," "Distillation of the Spirit for Analysis," "The Estimation of Aldehydes and Acids," "The Estimation of the Higher Alcohols," "The Estimation of Compound...