8/31 Flashcards
Heads aka
Foreshots
Tails aka
feints
Coffey still aka
column still
Pertsovka
vodka flavored with red chili pepper
Okhotnichya
Russian vodka flavored with blend of spices
Starka
A type of vodka made traditionally in Poland and Lithuania. aged in oak casks and often flavored with spices and herbs.
Schochu
Japenese spirit similar to vodka - means “burned liquor”
What does coriander seed contribute flavor-wise to gin
peppery / spice note
The lower the air pressure, the ______ the boiling point
lower
What is compound gin
gin flavoried vs mixing neutral spirits with extracts and flavorings - no redistillation required - low quality
Steinhager
classic juniper flavored German spirit
Genever is made with….
malted grains - typically malted barley
star anise, green anise, licorice root, fennel all contains this flavor compound which imparts a licorice-like taste and aroma
anethole
Raki is typically made from…
grapes
What is absinthe
A flavored spirit - flavored with anise, fennel, and wormwood, among other botanicals
When was absinthe banned in france
1914
Absinthe nickname
the green fairy
General ABV of absinthe
100-140 proof
Pernod
anise flavored spirit
sweeter, lower proof, no wormwood
Pastis
anise flavored spirit
Pacharan
traditional flavored spirit made in Spain - flavored with sloe berries
this traditional northern spain flavored spirit is flavored with sloe berries
pacharan
Akavit
made primarily in Scandanavia
flavored spirit - typically caraway and dill, among other botanicals
Scotch distillation max
94.% ABV / 189.6 proof
history of Irish Pot Still Whiskey
became common to used a mash consiting of malted and unmalted barley due to taxation laws on malted barley introduced in the 1600s
Irish whiskey is traditionally _x distilled, though this is not mandatory
3x