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What are the ingredients in an Americano?
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1 measure Campari
1 measure Sweet Vermouth Soda water |
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What are the ingredients in a Black Velvet?
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Equal parts Champagne and Guinness
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What are the ingredients in a Bloody Mary?
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1 measure vodka
Tomato juice 2-3 dashes Worcestershire sauce 1 dash lemon juice |
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What are the ingredients in a Bellini?
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Peach juice and Champagne
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What are the ingredients in a Buck's Fizz?
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Orange Juice and Champagne
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What are the ingredients in a Mimosa?
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Orange Juice, Champagne, and a dash of Orange Curacao.
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What are the ingredients in a Kir Royale?
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2 dashes Creme de Cassis topped with Champagne
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What are the ingredients in a Champagne Cocktail?
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1 Glass dry Champagne
1 teaspoon cognac 1 cube sugar Angostura bitters |
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What are the ingredients in a Brandy Alexander?
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Brandy
Brown Creme de Cacao Cream |
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What are the ingredients in a Cosmopolitan?
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Vodka
Cranberry Juice Cointreau or Triple Sec Juice of half a lime |
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What are the ingredients in a Cuba Libre?
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White rum
Juice of half a fresh lime Cola |
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What are the ingredients in a Daiquiri
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White rum
Fresh lime juice 3 Dashes Gomme syrup |
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What are the ingredients in a grasshopper?
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Creme de Menthe (green)
Creme de Cacao (clear) Cream |
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What are the ingredients in a Harvey Wallbanger?
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Vodka
Orange Juice Galliano |
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What are the ingredients in a Horse's Neck
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Brandy
Ginger ale Peel of one lemon |
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What are the ingredients in a Rye Highball?
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Rye whiskey
Ginger ale or soda water |
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What are the ingredients in a John or Tom Collins?
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London Dry Gin
Juice of 1 lemon Gomme Syrup Soda water |
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What are the ingredients in a Kir?
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Creme de Cassis and dry white wine.
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What are the ingredients in a Long Island Iced Tea?
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Vodka
Tequila White Rum Gin Cointreau or orange liqueur Lemon juice Coke |
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What are the ingredients in a Mai Tai?
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White rum
Golden rum Curacau Orgeat Juice of 1 lime |
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What is Orgeat?
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A sweet syrup made with almonds, sugar, rose water, and orange blossom water.
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What are the ingredients in a Sweet Manhattan?
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1.5 measures rye whiskey
3/4 measure sweet vermouth 1 dash Angostura bitters |
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What are the ingredients in a Medium or Perfect Manhattan?
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1.5 measures rye whiskey
1/2 measure sweet vermouth 1/2 measure dry vermouth |
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What are the ingredients in a Dry Manhattan?
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2 measures rye whiskey
1/2 measure dry vermouth |
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What are the ingredients in a Sweet Martini?
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2 measures gin
1 measure sweet vermouth |
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What are the ingredients in a Medium or Perfect Martini?
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2 measures gin
1/2 measure sweet vermouth 1/2 measure dry vermouth |
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What are the ingredients in a Dry Martini?
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2 measures gin
1/2 measure dry vermouth |
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What are the ingredients in a Negroni?
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1 part Gin
1 part sweet vermouth 1 part Campari Soda water (optional) |
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What are the ingrediens in an Old Fashioned?
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Rye whiskey
Angostura bitters Cube of sugar Little water |
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What are the ingredients in a Pink Gin?
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Plymouth Gin
Angostura Bitters Iced water |
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What are the ingrediens in a Pink Lady?
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Dry gin
Grenadine Egg White |
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What are the ingredients in a Piña Colada?
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White rum
Pineapple Juice Coconut Cream (sometimes Malibu) Blended with crushed ice and served with fresh pineapple and a maraschino cherry |
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What are the ingredients in a Rusty Nail?
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2 parts Scotch
1 part Drambuie Served with a twist of lemon |
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What are the ingredients in a screwdriver?
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Vodka
Orange Juice |
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What are the ingredients in a Sidecar?
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2 parts Brandy
1 part Cointreau 1 part fresh lemon juice |
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What distinguishes a drink as a "sour"
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Shaken cocktails of fresh fruit juice, a spirits, and a sweetener. Often enhanced with egg white.
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What are the ingredients in a Whiskey Sour?
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Scotch whisky
Lemon juice Gomme syrup Egg white (optional) |
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What are the ingredients in a tequila sunrise?
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Tequila
Orange juice Grenadine Garnish of orange and maraschino cherry. |
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What are the ingredients in a White Lady?
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London dry gin
Cointreau fresh lemon juice |
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What are the ingredients in a Saint Clements?
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1 part orange juice
1 part bitter lemon |
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What are the ingredients in a Shirley Temple?
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Ginger Ale and Grenadine
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What are the ingredients in a Pussyfoot Cocktail?
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Orange juice
Lemon juice Lime juice Egg yolk Grenadine |
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Most basic cocktails have three components. What are they?
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Base Liquor
Sweetener Souring agent |
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There are four basic classifications of cocktails. What are they?
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Shaken
Stirred Built (in glass) Blended |
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A fermented liquor from which alcohol is distilled is called what?
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Wash
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What are the two classifications of stills?
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Pot Still and Continuous Still (otherwise known as Patent still or Coffey still)
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What are the first vapors that are drawn from a distillation called?
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The "heads" or "foreshots"
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The residue remaining in the still after distillation is called what?
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the "tails" or "feints"
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What are some of the major flavorings of gin?
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Juniper (genever)
coriander angelica root orange and lemon peel licorice orris root cassia bark cardamom seed calamus root fennel almonds |
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What distinguishes Plymouth gin from London Dry Gin?
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Plymouth gin is sweeter (from botanicals, no sugar added) and more aromatic. Made by Coates and Co at the Black Friars Distillery in Plymouth UK.
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What is Sloe Gin?
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Gin steeped with Sloes (Blackthorn berry) with a little sugar added.
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What is Dutch or Genever Gin?
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A dutch name for gin, usually aged (Oude)
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Vodka is produced with what type of still? What are the best ingredients to make vodka from?
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Continuous still. The goal is colorless and odorless spirit. The best is made from rye and/or molasses but sometimes potatoes. Usually water is added to bring it to the required alcohol content.
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What are the four types of Scotch?
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Single malt: Made from malted barley, double distilled, and from one distillery
Vatted Malt: Blend of malts from one or more distilleries. Blended: Blend of malt and grain whisky Single grain: Scotch from one distillery and made from unmalted barley, wheat, or corn. |
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What are the four most important production regions of Scotch?
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Highland
Campeltown Islay Lowland |
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T/F: To be labeled Scotch, the whisky must be aged in cask, in Scotland, for 3 years
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True
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What types of casks are most commonly used to mature Scotch?
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Sherry or Bourbon Casks
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What is American Rye Whiskey?
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A whiskey made from a wash of at least 51% rye, distilled continuously and aged for a minimum of 2 years in new, charred oak barrels.
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What is Canadian Rye Whiskey?
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All whiskey in Canada is called rye.
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Deine Bourbon Whiskey
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A Whiskey continuously distilled from a wash of at least 51% maize and matured in charred oak casks for a minimum of four years.
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Define Sour Mash
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A mash made by using some of the spent mash from one fermentation. This continues the flavor and style. Jack Daniels and Maker's Mark are two prominent examples.
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Define Tennessee Whiskey
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A sou mash whiskey which is charcoal filtered before cask aging.
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What is rum distilled from
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A wash made from molasses or sugar cane juice.
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Define silver rum
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Rum continuously distilled and matured for 1 year in glass or stainless steel
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Define Demerara Rum
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A light rum from Guyana which takes its name from the river Demerara. Usually has caramel added to give color.
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Define Dark or Black Rum
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Otherwise known as Jamaican rum. Fermentation started with dunder, which is lees from previous year's fermentation. Matured in charred woodem barrels for five to seven years and has caramel added.
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Define Brandy
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Distillation of fermented juice of fresh grapes without the addition of any other spirits.
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What are the three permitted varietals for the production of Cognac?
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St-Emilion (Ugni Blanc), Folle Blanche, and Colombard.
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List the districts of Cognac according to merit.
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Grande Champagne
Petite Champagne Borderies Fins Bois Bons Bois Bois Ordinaires/Bois a Terroir |
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What is a Charentais still
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A special copper still used for distillation of Cognac.
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What is Brouillis?
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The first distillate of Cognac.
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Redistilled Brouillis is divided into three classes depending on their extraction during distillation. What are they?
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Foreshots or "tete," "bonne chauffe," and aftershots or "queue."
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What is the "angels' share" in reference to Cognac production?
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The evaporation of approx. 2-3 percent/year
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A Cognac labeled "Fine Champagne" means what?
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The Cognac is made entirely from brandies produced from grapes in the Grande and Petite Champagne regions with a minimum of 50 percent coming from the Grande Champagne region.
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A Cognac aged a minimum of 2 years in oak is known as what?
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VS or Three Star
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A Cognac aged a minimum of 4.5 years in oak is known as what?
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VSOP (Very Special Old Pale)
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A blended Cognac with ages exceeding 20 years is known as what?
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XO, Cordon Bleu, Centeur, or Antique
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What are the three production regions of Armagnac?
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Haut Armagnac, Bas-Armagnac, and Ténaréze.
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What is special about a "black oak" cask?
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The oak is very sappy which causes Armagnac to mature faster than Cognac.
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An Armagnac that has spent at least 2 years in oak is known as what?
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Three Star
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An Armagnac that has spent at least 4.5 years in oak is known as what?
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VO and VSOP
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An Armagnac that has spent a minimum 5.5 years in oak is known as what?
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XO or Vieille Relique
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An Armagnac that has spent a minimum of 10 years in oak is known as what?
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Hors d'age
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Define Calvados
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A brown colored, apple flavored spirit produced by distilling fermented apple juice.
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Define Pommeau
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A blend of two thirds apple juice, one third calvados aged in oak.
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Define Framboise
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A colorless distillation of raspberries.
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Define Kirsch
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Colorless distillation of fermented cherries.
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Define Mirabelle
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A distillation of fermented mirabelles, which are small yellow plums.
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Define Poire William
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Colorless distillation of fermented pears.
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Define Slivovitz
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Colorless distillation of fermented plums.
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Define Quetsch
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Alsatian Plum distillate.
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What do Pernod, Ricard, Pastis, Ouzo, and Absinthe have in common?
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The primary flavoring is anise seed.
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Define bitters
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Spirits which have been infused with strongly flavored plants, roots, barks, and spices.
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What is the predominant flavor of Aquavit?
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Carraway
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What is another name for agave?
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Maguey
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Tequila is fermented from what specific variety of maguey or agave?
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maguey azul
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What is the heart of the blue agave also called?
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Piña
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Tequila Añejo must be aged for how long?
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At least 1 year
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Define Benedictine
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Golden French liqueur made from Brandy flavored with a secret mixture of spices and botanicals
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What is Can der Hume
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An amber colored South African liqueur flavored with Cape tangerines, herbs, spices, and other botanicals.
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Define Créme de Cacao
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A clear or brown liqueur flavored with chocolate and vanilla.
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Define Amarula
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A South African liqueur cream liqueur flavored with the fruit of the Maula tree, or Elephant tree.
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Define Baileys
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A blend of Irish cream and Irish Whiskey
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Dive Devonshire Royal
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A blend of whisky, brandy, and Devonshire cream
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Define Sheridans
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An Irish liqueur of two sperate spritis in a divided bottle.
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What is Galliano?
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An Italian herb flavored yellow liqueur
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What is Kümmel?
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A Dutch caraway liqueur
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What is Midori?
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A melon liqueur made in Mexico but originally from Japan
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What is Sambuca and how is it usually served?
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An Italian colorless liqueur flavored with licorice, elder bush, and anise. It is usually served flaming with coffee beans floating in it.
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Define Strega
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A sweet yellow liqueur from italy flavored with 70+ herbs and spices. The yellow color comes from saffron.
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Define Tia Maria
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A liqueur made with rum, coffee beans, vanilla, spices, and sugar.
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What are Drambuie, Glayva, and Glen Mist all made from? What is the Irish counterpart?
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A base of Scotch Whisky flavored with heather honey and herbs and spices. Irish Mist
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What is Southern Comfort made from?
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A base of American whiskeys blended with peaches, oranges, and spice.
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What is the spirit in a Calypso coffee?
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Tia Maria
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What is the spirit in a Caribbean coffee?
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Rum
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What is the spirit in a DOM or Monk's coffee?
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Benedictine
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What is the spirit in an Irish coffe?
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Irish Whiskey
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What is the spirit in a Gaelic or Highland coffee?
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Scotch Whisky
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What is the sprit in a Prince Charles coffee?
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Drambuie
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What is the spirit in a Royal Coffee?
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Cognac, flamed
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What is the spirit in a Rüdesheimer coffee?
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Asbach brandy
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What is the spirit in a Witches coffee?
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Strega
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