Juniper Tar: Dark brown, clear, thick liquid, having a tarry odor and a faintly aromatic, bitter taste. Sparingly soluble in solvent hexane; very slightly soluble in water. One volume dissolves in 9 volumes of alcohol. Dissolves in 3 volumes of ether, leaving only a slight, flocculent residue. Miscible with amyl alcohol, with chloroform, and with glacial acetic acid.