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Liquor |
- Straight distilled hard alcohol - ex: Jack, Patron, cognac, Absolut |
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Liqueur |
- Alcohol that's been artificially flavored after distillation - ex: Malibu, spiced Captain Morgan, flavored vodkas, southern comfort (bourbon) - black licorice = original liqueur flavor (Jaagermeister most common in US) |
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Vodka |
- most made with grains now, not potatoes . potatoes hard to keep . exception: Blue Ice Vodka - ex: Grey Goose, Skyy (headache-free vodka), Absolut (no. 1 selling), Belvedere (Polish), Stoli (Russian), Kettle One (Holland) |
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Gin |
- made from juniper berries - from the Netherlands - ex: Taqueray, Bombay |
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Rum |
- sugar cane melted to molasses to flavor rum - from Caribbean - ex: Bacardi, Malibu, Parrot Bay, Captain Morgan |
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Whiskey |
- single-barrel: brand new batch of barrels to age - ex: Jack Daniels |
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Bourbon |
- corn whiskey - at least 51% corn in original flavoring process - aged in burnt oak barrels . smokey flavor |
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Irish Whiskey |
- smoke from Peat fires doesn't touch barley malts during drying process - sherry maturation: age in borrowed barrels from other alcohols - ex: Buschmill, Jameson |
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Scotch |
- Scottish whiskey - also made with malted barley - let smoke touch barley grains (smoked instead of normal malted barley) - will say how long it's been aged - ex: Johnny Walker |
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Scotch: Blend |
- batches blender for consistent flavor - ex: Johnny Walker, Chivas Regal, J&B's, Buchanan's |
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Scotch: Single Malt |
- each distillery bottles separately - ex: McCallan's, Glen Livet, Dewar's, Glenfiddich |
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Brandy |
- distilled wine (taking only alcohol from wine) - quality in direct proportion to quality of wine used |
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Cognac |
- brandy from the cognac region of France |
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Kinds of Brandy |
1. VS: very special/superior, bottom shelf (aged up to 4 years) 2. VSOP: very special old pale, middle shelf (4.5-6.5 years) 3. XO: extra old/extraordinary, top shelf (7+ years) |
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Tequila |
- made with blue agave in Mexico |
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Kinds of Tequila |
1. Blanco (silver, white, platinum): not aged; agave, fruity bite 2. Reposado: aged 2-12 mos (rested), smoothest margaritas (ex: patron) 3. Anejo: aged 12+ mos; smoother, thicker; smokey, wood barrel flavor 4. Gold: just food coloring (Jose Cuervo) |
