Alcohols

Question 1

Vermouth

Answer 1

Infused or aromatised wine flavoured with BOTANICALS (roots, barks, flowers, seeds, herbs, and spices - was traditionally used for medicinal purposes)
- the martini, the Manhattan, the Rob Roy, and the Negroni.
- extra-dry white, sweet white (blanc or bianco), red (rosso), amber and rosé

Question 2

Fortified wine

Answer 2

Wine where a distilled spirit has been added, such as brandy
(DS=produced by the distillation of grains, fruits, vegetables, or sugar that have already gone through alcoholic fermentation.)

including port, sherry, madeira, Marsala, Commandaria wine, and the aromatised wine vermouth.

Question 3

Liquor or distilled beverages

Answer 3

are alcoholic drinks produced by the distillation of grains, fruits, vegetables, or sugar that have already gone through alcoholic fermentation

Question 4

Port

Answer 4

Port wine (usually desert wine, aperatif) is typically richer, sweeter, heavier, and higher in alcohol content than unfortified wines. This is caused by the addition of distilled grape spirits that fortify the wine,
white and tawny ports are often served as an apéritif.

Question 5

Brandy

Answer 5

Liquor produced by distilling wine - like Cognac or Armagnac

35–60% alcohol by volume
Is typically consumed as an after-dinner digestif.
traditionally served at room temperature (neat)
Some brandies are aged in wooden casks. Others are coloured with caramel colouring to imitate the effect of ageing some both.

Question 6

Brandy

Answer 6

Liquor produced by distilling wine - like Cognac or Armagnac

35–60% alcohol by volume
Is typically consumed as an after-dinner digestif.
Some brandies are aged in wooden casks. Others are coloured with caramel colouring to imitate the effect of ageing some both.

Question 7

Sherry

Answer 7

a fortified wine made from white grapes
- all wine labelled as “sherry” must legally come from the Sherry Triangle, an area

Question 8

Difference between Brandy and Sherry?

Answer 8

Brandy is distilled from wine or fruit juice, while sherry is a fortified wine made from white grapes grown in the Sherry region of Spain

Question 9

More info vermouth

Answer 9

Sweet vermouths usually contain 10–15% sugar. The sugar content in dry vermouths generally does not exceed 4%. Dry vermouths usually are lighter in body than sweet vermouths.

The term “Italian vermouth” is often used to refer to red-colored, mildly bitter, and slightly sweet vermouths. These types of vermouths have also been called “rosso”.[5] The label “French vermouth” generally refers to pale, dry vermouths that are more bitter than sweet vermouth, blanc or bianco