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VODKA
CLEAR SPIRIT MADE FROM RAW PRODUCTS(RYE,WHEAT,POTATO)
GIN
IS FLAVORED WHITE SPIRIT MADE BY DISTILLED FERMENTED GRAIN(CORN
,OATS,ETC)
FLAVOURED ,JUNIPPER BERRIES(LEMON/ORANGE PEELS ANISE,CARAWAY,ETC)
TEQUILA
NOT MADE FROM TIPICAL GRAINS OR FRUITS COMES FROM THE AGAVE PLANT
WHISKEY
LIKE GIN AND VODKA IS DISTILLED FROM GRAINS/IS CLEAR LIQUID BUT LIKE
BRANDY IS DURING THIS AGING PERIOD THAT WHISKEYS GETS AMBER.
SCOTCH
MUST BE DISTILLED IN SCOTLAND (not necessarily bottled)
Comes in 2 types
Single malt
Made using only MALTED BARLEY(not mixed /blended with other type of grain)
Must be aged for at least 3 to 5 years,(most popular standard is 12 years/15 is
too long)
Like brandy have different regions highland lowklands,etc
Blended scoth
The practice of mixing single malt scotches with other grain whiskeys
Could be 15 to 50 malts and grain whiskeys.
IRISH WHISKEY
MORE HEAVIER AND MORE FULL BODIED THAN SCOTCH
AMERICAN WHISKEY
Produced and drank in US.
By law have at least 51% corn and aged in brand new oak barrels for at least 4
years.
COGNAC
is a variety of brandy,is made from fruit brandy, called eau de vie in English,
produced by doubly distilling the white wines produced in any of the growth
areas.
(VS)VERY SPECIAL
(vsop)very superior old pale
XO(extra old)
BRANDY
is a spirit produced by distilling wine. Brandy generally contains 35%60%
alcohol by volume and is typically taken as an after-dinner drink.
ARMAGNAC
is a distinctive kind of brandy or eau de vie produced in the Armagnac region in
Gascony, southwest France.
GRAPPA
Grappa is an alcoholic beverage, a fragrant, grape-based pomace brandy of
Italian origin that contains 35%60% alcohol by volume (70 to 120 US proof).
MADE OF THE JUICE OF GRAPE.
LIQUEURS
Made from secret recipes ,eachh formula have a closely guarded secret
You find 4 main elements
1.basic spirit
2.raw material
3.sugar for sweetening
4.color when required.
Liqueurs are flavored and sweetened spirit produces in range and beautiful
colors.
AMER PICON=BITTER,ORANGE
DUBONNET=MADE FROM MIXTURE OF WINE,SPICES AND HERBS
CAMPARI=ORANGE BITTERS
PIMMS=IS A GIN INFUSED WITH AROMATIC
MARTINI ROSSI&DRY=WINE FLAVOURED WITH HERBS,SPICES,BARKS NAD
FLOWERS
TIO PEPE=SHERRY FORTIFIED WINE
HARV.BRISTOL CREAM=VERY SWEET SHERRY.