Name: Artificial Brandy
Ingredients: 45 gallons spirits; 6 ounces caramel coloring; 1 ounce cognac oil

Artificial Brandy

Ingredients

45 gallons spirits
6 ounces caramel coloring
1 ounce cognac oil

Directions

Combine 45 gallons of spirits with 6 ounces of caramel coloring.
Add 1 ounce of cognac oil to the mixture.
Cognac oil is made by mixing 16 ounces of melted coconut oil, 8 ounces of sulfuric acid, and 16 ounces of alcohol, then distilling.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.

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What each ingredient does

Spirits: Forms the liquid base that carries the flavour and colour of the finished drink.
Caramel coloring: Adds an amber colour that makes the spirit look aged.
Cognac oil: Supplies the aroma and flavour associated with cognac.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.