1. High Wines

That which is the first product of distillation produced below 160o of proof and withdrawn from the cistern room above no° of proof shall be marked and branded "high wines."

2. Alcohol Or Spirits

All distilled spirits produced at or above 160o of proof shall be marked and branded "cologne spirits," or "neutral spirits," or "alcohol," as the case may be.

3. Whisky

All distillate from grain withdrawn from the cistern room at or below 100° of proof shall be marked or branded "whisky."

4. Brandy, Rum, And Gin

Those products of distillation which, by reason of the material used and the method of distillation employed, are differentiated into various forms of potable spirits will be marked or branded with the name as known to the trade, as "brandy," "rum," "gin," etc., and other truthful descriptive words may be used such as "apple," "peach," "grape," etc., provided that no distilled spirits produced from material other than grain shall be marked or branded whisky unless the word "whisky" is preceded by the word "imitation."

Nothing in these regulations shall be construed as prohibiting on the stamp end of the package the use of other truthful descriptive words or legends, such as "straight," "rye," "Bourbon," "corn," "aged in wood," "sour mash," "hand process," etc.

It will be seen by a study of the above regulations that in the first set the purity and identity of whisky was secured by the particular form of marking and branding required. In the second set of regulations the term "whisky" is made applicable to every form of spirit distilled from grain. Thus alcohol, velvet spirit, neutral spirit, cologne spirit, etc., when reduced to proof may all be marked "whisky." When it is remembered that the federal courts, especially those in Cincinnati and Peoria, upheld the first series of regulations as being in entire harmony with the Revenue and Pure Food Laws, and inasmuch as these laws have not been changed, it is easy to perceive that the present regulations established by executive order are in direct opposition to the rulings of the courts.