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Amari, Bitters, Cordials, Liqueurs Flashcards

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Briefly describe how vermouth is made

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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.

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What is mistele?

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unfermented grape juice, fortified with alcohol

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List brands of vermouth and where they are from

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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

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What is the primary flavor of Van der Hum?

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tangerine. liqueur from South Africa

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What is the primary flavor of Pisang Ambon?

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Banana. liqueur from Netherlands

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What is the primary flavor of Advocaat?

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sweetened egg. liqueur from Netherlands

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List at least 3 nut liqueurs

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Nocino - walnut
Padre Peppe - walnut
Amaretto - almond/apricot
Frangelico - hazelnut
Nocciolino di Chivasso - hazelnut
Nocello - walnut and hazelnut

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What are the primary flavors of Ratafia (liqueur)?

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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

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What is the primary flavor of Pastis?

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Anise. French liqueur

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What is the primary flavor of Kümmel?

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Caraway. Liqueur from Denmark

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List at least 3 honey flavored liqueurs

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Krupnik (Poland)
Drambuie (whiskey based)
Irish Mist (whiskey based)
Glen Mist (whiskey based)

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Where is Amaro Lucano made?

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Basilicata

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Where is Amaro dell’Abate made?

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Calabria

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Where is Vecchio Amaro dell Capo made?

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Calabria

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List 3 Alpine liqueurs

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Braulio Amaro
Cappelletti Alta Verde
Pasubio Amaro
Chartreuse
Dolin Genepy le Chamois
Zirbenz (pine liqueur)

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Where is Amaro Montenegro made?

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Bologna, Emilia Romagna

16
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Where is Ramazzotti made?

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Canelli, Asti, Piedmont

17
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Where is Amaro Sibilla made?

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Marche

18
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Where is Campari made?

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Milan

19
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Where is Cynar made?

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Milan (?) made by Campari Group

20
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Where is Fernet Branca made?

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Milan

21
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Brands of Fernet?

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Cinzano
Luxardo
Ramazzotti
Branca
Martini
Facia Brutto
Tempus Fugit ‘Angelico’

22
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Where is Amaricano made?

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Seattle, by Fast Penny Spirits

23
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Where is Amer Picon made? Flavors?

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Marseille

orange, gentian, cinchona

24
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Where is Becherovka made? Flavors?

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Czech Republic

lots of spices- cinnamon, clove, nutmeg etc

25
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What is the flavor of Midori? Where it it made?

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Melon
Japan

26
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What is Tia Maria? Where is it made?

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Rum based coffee liqueur
Jamaica

27
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What is Kahlua? Where is it made?

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Rum based coffee liqueur
Veracruz, Mexico

28
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What is Drambuie, where is it from?

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whiskey based honey flavored liqueur
Scotland

Glen Mist similar

29
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What is Glayva, where is it from?

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whiskey based liqueur, flavored with honey, tangerine, spices

Scotland

30
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What is Southern Comfort flavored with? Where is it made?

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peach, orange, spices, whiskey based

originally from New Orleans, now made by Sazerac in TN

31
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List 3 anise flavored liqueurs

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Pernod (FR)
Ricard (FR)
Pastis 51 (FR)
Ouzo (GR)
Sambuca (IT)
Galliano (IT)

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What is Licor 43?

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Spanish liqueur, flavored with vanilla, herbs, spices

33
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What is Strega?

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Italian liqueur, flavored with saffron, herbs, spices

34
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What is Gammel-Dansk? Where is it from?

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bitter / amaro from Oslo Norway. Similar to Fernet

35
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What is Malort?

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American brand of bäsk liquor (Swedish liquor flavored with wormwood, anise)

Jeppson’s is the brand

36
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When was Chartreuse first made? Where?

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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

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When was Chartreuse made in Spain? Where?

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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

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