Prestige essences top up with spirit or water.

[cascas]

I have just bought some prestige essences. The instructions state to dissolve sugar in 50cl spirit, and then to top up. Am I suppose to top up with spirit or water. - I am guessing that it is water - i.e sambuca uses 50% Sprit and sugar/water should be in high 30%. Other liquor essences, with a 40% spirit may end up at around 30%.

[alan]

spirit,when i make sambuca i dissolve sugar in 500ml 45% -50% neutral add the essence then top up to 750ml
alan

[cascas]

with water or spirit?

[alan]

spirit

[billmcc]

If you want your drink at 30 abv use 560ml of 40abv and 187ml of water
calcs here
http://www.aussiedistiller.com.au/xcalcs.html