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ADV Somm 2022: Service + Tasting > Amaro, Liqueurs, etc > Flashcards

Amaro, Liqueurs, etc Flashcards

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Averna

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Sicily
*cola, orange peel, licorice, vanilla
*29%

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Braulio

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Valtellina, Lombardy
*pine, spearmint, chamomile, floral bitterness, warm spice
*21%

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Cardamaro Vino Amaro

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Piedmont
*light caramel color, sweet herbal bitterness with orange peel and pine
*17%

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Cynar

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*Milan, Lombardy
*savory herbal and earthy vegetal notes with a sweet caramel finish
*16.5%
(artichoke is just one ingredient)
There’s also Cynar 70 for a stronger experience

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Amaro dell’Erborista

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Marche
*smoky, very dry with sandalwood, spicy fruit, honey
*21%

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Amaro Lucano

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Basilicata
*cinnamon, licorice, caramel, cola
*28%

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Luxardo Amaro Abano

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Veneto
*orange peel, mint, black pepper, baking spice
*30%

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Amaro Meletti

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Marche
*floral, cinnamon, saffron, gingerbread spice
32%

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Amaro Montenegro

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Bologna
*sweet and mild with tangerine, cucumber, orange peel, black cherry
*23%

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Amaro Nardini

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*Veneto, from the oldest distillery in Italy (1779)
*grappa base - floral, bitter orange, mint, licorice
*31%

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Amaro Nonino Quintessentia

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Friuli
*subtle herbal bitterness, root beer, orange peel, cinnamon, herbal
*35%

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Amaro Ramazzotti

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Piedmont
*one of the oldest commercial amari avialable
*root beer, orange peel, cinnamon, aromatic herbal bitterness
*30%

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Amaro Sibilla

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Marche
*bitter dried fruit and forest floor, coffee, sweet honey
*34%

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Vecchio Amaro del Capo

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Calabria
*bitter orange, chamomile, juniper, licorice, sweet orange, tangerine
*35%

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Zucca Rabarbaro Amaro

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Milan
*smoked rhubarb, bitter orange, cardamom
*30%

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Chambord

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Raspberry Liqueur
Loire Valley

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Mirto

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Popular in Sardinia, Corsica, and Capraia, typically consumed as a digestif. A bitter-ish liqueur made with myrtle.

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Kahlua

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Veracruz, Mexico
Coffee Liqueur
Rum, sugar, arabica coffee

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Tia Maria

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Coffee liqueur, originally made in Jamaica but now made in Italy

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Amarula

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a South African cream liqueur flavored with the fruit of the Marula tree

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Saint-Germain

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made with petals of an Elderflower in Savoie

22
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Cherry Heering

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Danish
Hearing is actually the company, it is “the original cherry liqueur”. Flavored WITH cherries

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Cointreau

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Anjou-Saumur
Orange flavored liqueur

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Curacao

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flavored with the peel of the laraha orange from the island of Curacao

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Cuarenta y Tres

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Licor 43
Spain
Sweet, vanilla flavored

26
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What is a “carajillo”?

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Liquor + espresso + ice
In Mexico , typical with Licor 43 but in Spain you call for your liqueur

27
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Grand Marnier

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Cognac base with sugar and essence of bitter orange.
Made in Cognac region of France

28
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Limoncello - suggest a producer

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Villa Massa
Pallini
Il Tramanto

29
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What lemon is most traditional to use for making limoncello?

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Femminello St. Teresa lemons, also known as Sorrento or Sfusato lemons

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Midori

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Made in Japan, US, Mexico, France
Flavored with muskmelon and Yubari

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Galliano

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Sweet herbal liqueur from Italy, originally made in Tuscany
Vanilla and anise flavor

Used in: Harvey Wallbanger, Golden Cadillac

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Herbsaint

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USA - owned by Sazerac. Created as an absinthe substitute in New Orleans.
Anise flavor

33
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Pastis

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anise-flavored liqueur, very typically in Provence and southern France.
Pernod

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Becherovka

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anise seeds, cinnamon, and other herbs

Czech Republic

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Benedictine

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A bitter herbal liqueur from Normandy. Flavored with 27 herbs and spices

36
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What does VEP mean on a bottle of Chartreuse?

A

Vieillissement Exceptionnellement Prolongé

aka Exceptionally Prolonged Aging
It spends extra time in cask

37
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What is fernet?

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a family of Italian digestifs, flavored with anise and bitter herb

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Strega

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Campania
flavored with mint, honey, fennel, saffron

39
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Unicum

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Hungary
based on the secret family recipe from Underberg

40
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Amaretto

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Italy
Apricots, peaches, cherries

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Disaronno

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Apricot kernel oil
Lombardy

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Frangelico

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Piedmont
Hazelnuts and herbs

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What is Drambuie.

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Scotland - Islay
Scotch, heather honey, herbs, and spices

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Ancho Reyes

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Mexico
Poblano peppers

ADV Somm 2022: Service + Tasting (20 decks)

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