A lot of crying women at the ‘schreierstoren’ to say farewell to their sailors who left the Amsterdam harbour for long journeys oversees.
To keep the men from forgetting their beloved, the woman gave him a fluid ‘anchor’ distilled of roses, lavender, violets, rum, brandy and spicy nuts.
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![Distilleerketels in de Amsterdamse Driehoekstraat [image: koperen distilleerketels]](../afbeeldingen/Distilleerketels06.jpg)