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[54] FRESH LEMON-FLAVORED ALCOHOL
BEVERAGE AND METHOD OF
PREPARATION
Nov. 6, 1975
[22] Filed:
[21] Appl. No.: 629,589
US. Cl. ............................. .. 426/592; 426/429;
[51.]
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426/616; 426/651
Field of Search ........ .. 426/531, 592, 616, 651,
426/429
References Cited
UNITED STATES PATENTS
3/1930
OTHER PUBLICATIONS
and Use, The AV] Publishing Co., Inc. (1968), pp. 372,
387, 388.
Old Mr. Boston Deluxe O?icial Bartenders Guide,
(1963), pp. 12,117,125.
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ABSTRACT
beverage.
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impart the desired dryness or sweetness. Water is
added to achieve the desired alcohol concentration, or
BEVERAGE
FRESH LEMON-FLAVORED
AND METHOD-0F PREPARATION
ALCOHOL
the preparation of alcoholic beverages, including li 5 prepare a beverage having from about 2025 to 200
queurs and aperitifs, having a fresh lemon ?avor which
proof, about 5-60 grams of lemon peel must be used
did not spoil over any reasonable shelf-life period. The
for each liter of 200-proof alcohol. It will be seen that,
difficulty stemmed from the inability to combine alco
where larger quantities of water (lower proof) and
hol and lemon ingredients, in proper proportions and
sugar (increased sweetness) will be added, the amount
without the addition of chemical preservatives, to 20 of lemon in the concentrate must be controlled to
achieve a reasonable shelf life for commercial produc
achieve the desired ?avor. It is also well-known, of
tion and sale, and while still maintaining a truly fresh
course, that sugar and water affect the dryness and
lemon ?avor and taste. Although great effort has been
alcoholic proof of the beverage, and these factors may
expanded in attempts to prepare such alcohol concen
be controlled in a known way to achieve the desired
trates and beverages having a lemon ?avor, chemical 25 characteristics of the ?nal product.
preservatives have been a necessity in a fresh lemon
The following examples are provided merely to illus
?avor alcohol beverage composition havng a shelf life
trate the preferred embodiments of the invention and
of over a year or longer. Such a beverage made solely
from natural ingredients was heretofore unknown.
I have now surprisingly found, according to the pre
EXAMPLE 1
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EXAMPLE 3
EXAMPLE 2
Using the concentrate according to Example 1, a
.95 liter
20 grams
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