Illustration — a stand-in until there's a photo of the real thing.
Source John French, The Art of Distillation, London, 1651 — original
Ingredients
sugar candid, one pound
canarie wine, six ounces
rose water, four ounces
aqua imperialis, two pints
ambergris, musk, of each eighteen grains
yellow sanders, infused in aqua imperialis, two drams
Method
Take of sugar candid, one pound; canarie wine, six ounces; rose water, four ounces.
Make of these a syrup and boil it well, to which add of aqua imperialis, two pints; ambergris, musk, of each eighteen grains; yellow sanders, infused in aqua imperialis, two drams.
Notes
A perfumed syrup-based cordial built on an existing aqua imperialis.
This recipe predates 1700 and is quoted from its original printed source. Spelling is left exactly as printed.
