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Aperitif Flashcards

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Aperitif

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alcoholic beverage, usually served before a meal to stimulate appetite

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Categories of aperitifs (3)

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  • vermouth
  • bitters
  • aniseed
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Vermouth

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  • wine flavored with herbal substances
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Difference between dry and red vermouth

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  • Dry: unsweetened and light in color
  • Red: sweeter
  • Both: complex in aromatic extracts
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Vermouth making process

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  1. Maceration: white wine and raw materials (roots, barks, flowers, seeds, herbs, spices -> absinthe, quinquina, cinnamon)
  2. Alcohol addition: neutral alcohol, plant extracts
  3. Sweetening: sugar
  4. Colouring: caramel (NO for DRY VERMOUTH)
  5. Ageing: Oak barrel
  6. Bottling: Marketing
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Legislation of Vermouth

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EU legislation:
Aromatized wine:
- to which alcohol is added
- AROMATIC characteristics were obtained by the use of spices (ARTEMISIA)
- COLORED only by wine or caramel
- SWEETENED by adding sugar, adjusted with concentrated GRAPE MUST.

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Bitter

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  • made from neutral alcohol and aromatic substances
  • predominantly bitter flavour
  • permitted colouring is COCHINEAL and CARAMEL
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Bitter Making Process

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  1. Neutral Alcohol: raw materials
  2. Dilution: water and plant extracts
  3. Sweetening: Sugar
  4. Colouring: Caramel and COCHINEAL
  5. Bottling: Marketing
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Bitters Regulation

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  • Minimum ABV: 15%
  • Bitter taste produced by flavoring ETHYL ALCOHOL of agricultural origin with natural/ nature-identical flavoring substances
  • sold under the names amer/ bitter
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Aniseed

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  • PASTIS is made from NEUTRAL ALCOHOL macerated with ANISE.

- Liquorice -> Star anis (sometimes) -> essence and oil of ARTEMESIA

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Aniseed Making Process

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  1. Maceration: Neutral alcohol, raw materials
  2. Mixing: Extract of aniseed-type plants & liquorice, Water
  3. Vatting
  4. Sweetening: Sugar
  5. Bottling: marketing
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Pastis Regulation

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  • Aniseed-flavored spirit drink contains natural extracts of licorice root, implies presence of the colorants (CHALCONES) + glycyrrhizic acid. Min max (0.05 - 0.5g/litre)
  • Min ABV: 40%
  • Natural flavouring substances and preparations
  • Contains less than 100g of sugars/ litre (invert sugar), min anethole level 1.5g - 2g/ litre
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Pastis de Marselle regulation

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  • Anethole content: 2g/litre
  • Minimum alcoholic strength= 45%
  • Natural flavoring substances and preparations
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Aromatic Plants

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Cinnamon
Wild Celery
Absinthe
Chamomile
Cinchona Bark
Star Anise
Lavender
Oregano
Cardamom
Liquorice
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Aperitif Brands

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Vermouth: Campari
Bitter: Noilly Prat

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Consumption

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Garibaldi, Negroni, Manhatan, Americano, Dry martini

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Serving bitters and vermouths

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  • Serve cold
  • On the rocks
  • Lemon or Orange zest

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