Amari, Bitters, Cordials, Liqueurs Flashcards
Briefly describe how vermouth is made
Essentially, you take the wine, add sugar or mistelle (which is made by adding alcohol to fresh grape juice), add a botanical distillate blend, and then add alcohol to bring the concoction up to the proper ABV. Vermouth ranges from about 16–22% ABV with most between 18–20% ABV.
What is mistele?
unfermented grape juice, fortified with alcohol
List brands of vermouth and where they are from
Dolin - Chambery (in Savoie)
Carpano Antica, Punt e Mes (vermouth + bitters) - both from Turin, Italy
Martini & Rossi - Turin
Lillet - Podensac (south of Bordeaux)
Noilly Prat - Marseillan (southern france, owned by Martini & Rossi)
Gonzales Byass - Jerez, Spain
What is the primary flavor of Van der Hum?
tangerine. liqueur from South Africa
What is the primary flavor of Pisang Ambon?
Banana. liqueur from Netherlands
What is the primary flavor of Advocaat?
sweetened egg. liqueur from Netherlands
List at least 3 nut liqueurs
Nocino - walnut
Padre Peppe - walnut
Amaretto - almond/apricot
Frangelico - hazelnut
Nocciolino di Chivasso - hazelnut
Nocello - walnut and hazelnut
What are the primary flavors of Ratafia (liqueur)?
fresh fruits, citrus zest, and various botanicals such as rosemary, cinnamon, mint, anise, and cloves, while similar versions may use apricot kernels or bitter almonds
this is a broad term for a liqueur made in Spain, Italy
What is the primary flavor of Pastis?
Anise. French liqueur
What is the primary flavor of Kümmel?
Caraway. Liqueur from Denmark
List at least 3 honey flavored liqueurs
Krupnik (Poland)
Drambuie (whiskey based)
Irish Mist (whiskey based)
Glen Mist (whiskey based)
Where is Amaro Lucano made?
Basilicata
Where is Amaro dell’Abate made?
Calabria
Where is Vecchio Amaro dell Capo made?
Calabria
List 3 Alpine liqueurs
Braulio Amaro
Cappelletti Alta Verde
Pasubio Amaro
Chartreuse
Dolin Genepy le Chamois
Zirbenz (pine liqueur)
Where is Amaro Montenegro made?
Bologna, Emilia Romagna
Where is Ramazzotti made?
Canelli, Asti, Piedmont
Where is Amaro Sibilla made?
Marche
Where is Campari made?
Milan
Where is Cynar made?
Milan (?) made by Campari Group
Where is Fernet Branca made?
Milan
Brands of Fernet?
Cinzano
Luxardo
Ramazzotti
Branca
Martini
Facia Brutto
Tempus Fugit ‘Angelico’
Where is Amaricano made?
Seattle, by Fast Penny Spirits
Where is Amer Picon made? Flavors?
Marseille
orange, gentian, cinchona
Where is Becherovka made? Flavors?
Czech Republic
lots of spices- cinnamon, clove, nutmeg etc
What is the flavor of Midori? Where it it made?
Melon
Japan
What is Tia Maria? Where is it made?
Rum based coffee liqueur
Jamaica
What is Kahlua? Where is it made?
Rum based coffee liqueur
Veracruz, Mexico
What is Drambuie, where is it from?
whiskey based honey flavored liqueur
Scotland
Glen Mist similar
What is Glayva, where is it from?
whiskey based liqueur, flavored with honey, tangerine, spices
Scotland
What is Southern Comfort flavored with? Where is it made?
peach, orange, spices, whiskey based
originally from New Orleans, now made by Sazerac in TN
List 3 anise flavored liqueurs
Pernod (FR)
Ricard (FR)
Pastis 51 (FR)
Ouzo (GR)
Sambuca (IT)
Galliano (IT)
What is Licor 43?
Spanish liqueur, flavored with vanilla, herbs, spices
What is Strega?
Italian liqueur, flavored with saffron, herbs, spices
What is Gammel-Dansk? Where is it from?
bitter / amaro from Oslo Norway. Similar to Fernet
What is Malort?
American brand of bäsk liquor (Swedish liquor flavored with wormwood, anise)
Jeppson’s is the brand
When was Chartreuse first made? Where?
1605, French monks were given the recipe
1764, the formula became “Elixir Vegetal de la Grande Chartreuse” at the Grande Chartreuse monastery, north of Grenoble, France.
1793 monks were expelled from France during the French revolution
When was Chartreuse made in Spain? Where?
In Tarragona, from 1903-1989
due to the French government deciding to nationalize the distillery, and sell the trademark to a group of distillers, the Compagnie Fermere de la Grande Chartreuse” - they went bankrupt in 1929
