Aromatic Tincture.
Infuse two ounces of Jamaica pepper in two pints of brandy, without heat, for a few days; then strain off the tincture.
This simple tincture will sufficiently answer all the intentions of the more costly preparations of this kind. It is rather too hot to be taken by itself; but is very proper for mixing with such medicines as might otherwise prove too cold for the stomach.
William Buchan
Domestic Medicine 2nd edition 1785