Archives: Mixology Flashcards
defn mixology
study of art of mixing drinks
3 possible steps to making alcoholic beverage
fermentation
distillation
cold compounding (steeping, filtering, sometimes sweetening)
what is vodka
clear spirit traditionally distilled with a column still from fermented grains or potatoes
nowadays can be made with fruits+
3 steps of tasting
look
smell
taste
definition of gin
clear spirit distilled from fermented grain (malted or unmalted) and flavoured with juniper berries and other botanicals
defn london dry gin
best known, most widely produced style
dry and juniper-forward
majority comes from England, but can be made anywhere in the world
defn rum
clear distilled spirit made from fermented sugarcane juice or fermented sugarcane by-products such as molasses
where majority of rum is made
Caribbean
Cachaca
skips molasses, uses pure sugarcane juice
can only be made in Brazil
when to stir
ingredients mostly alcoholic
Paper Plane ingredients
¾ oz bourbon whiskey
¾ Amaro Nonino
¾ oz Aperol
¾ oz fresh lemon juice
Last Word ingredients
¾ oz gin
¾ oz. green Chartreuse
¾ oz. maraschino liqueur
¾ oz fresh lime juice
Year of TIB founding
2002
Founders’ original products?
Grapefruit Tequila Paloma
Seville Orange Bourbon Sour
Blackberry Gin Bramble
defn beer
alcoholic beverage
usually made from malted cereal grain (ex. barley)
flavoured with hops
brewed by slow fermentation
IBU stands for
international bitterness unit
defn lager
A type of beer fermented at low temperatures for longer periods of time
with bottom fermenting yeasts. Lagers are light to medium-bodied, with
a clean and refreshing taste.
defn ale
A type of beer fermented at relatively warm temperatures for short
periods of time with top-fermenting yeasts. Ales are fuller-bodied, with fruit or spice flavours and a hoppy finish.
defn sparkling wine
wine with significant levels of carbon dioxide in it
defn champagne
sparkling wine that must come from the
Champagne region of France
made using a specific process called Méthode Champenoise
defn vermouth
An aromatized, fortified wine flavoured with various botanicals, often including wormwood
Amaro means
bitter in Italian
defn tequila
distilled spirit from Mexico made from cooked and fermented juice of the blue agave
must be produced and bottled in Mexico in the state of Jalisco+
why does mezcal have smoky taste
different production method from Tequila, which involves roasting agave heads over hot rocks underground
defn whiskey
distilled alcohol beverage made from fermented grain mash (malted, unmalted)
defn bourbon
type of whiskey
grain mash 51% corn
must be aged in new, charred oak barrels
defn straight bourbon
no added spirits, flavourings, colorings
defn tennessee whiskey
a straight bourbon made in Tennessee
undergoes the “Lincoln County Process,” which is the filtration of the whiskey through 10 feet of sugar maple charcoal
most famous tennessee whiskey
Jack Daniel’s
where was Canadian whiskey first commercially produced
Gooderham & Worts in 1857 in Toronto
Canadian whiskey
commonly referred to as rye whiskey,
most of it made with very little rye
Single malt vs blended
distilled at a single distillery from water and malted barley
blend of different single malt and grain scotch whiskies
Irish whiskey defn
made in Ireland
include malted barley
aged for minimum three years in oak casks
most famous type of brandy
cognac
cognac defn
named after region
brandy that must be produced in Cognac
pot still
relatively simple device, usually made out of copper
heat mash, alcohol vapours rise and travel to a separate chamber where they are condensed back into a liquid, 30-40% ABV
industry std: 2-3 distillations resulting in 60-70% ABV
whiskey and cognac made using pot still
column still
can think of it as multiple pot stills assembled together, can perform multiple distillations at once
designed to produce 90-95% ABV with little to no flavour
vodka and white rum made using column still
defn alcoholic beverage
any drink containing ethanol/ethyl alcohol
fermented alcohol
oldest form of alcohol, 7K years ago in China with rice wine
examples: beer, cider, wine
distilled alcohol
started in 12th century, introduced to European continent from Arabic world
relies on alcohol having a lower boiling point: 78.5 degrees Celsius
examples: vodka, gin, rum, tequila, whiskey
compounded alcohol
been around as long as fermented alcohol
made using cold compounding
- involves steeping different botanicals, fruits, herbs in neutral grain spirit for a few days to a few weeks
- alcohol is filtered out
- and then sometimes sweetened
before bottling
examples: liqueurs (incl. Amaro), compound gin
mezcal vs tequila
smoky flavour
fuller body
fermentation process
sugar + yeast = alcohol + CO2
when to shake
using eggs, cream, syrups, juices, etc. that are hard to mix together
muddling does what
extract flavours from fresh ingredients like citrus, berries, herbs, etc.
defn wine
made from fermented fruit juice, most commonly grapes
types of wine
still wines
sparkling wines
fortified wines
dessert wines
red wine
white wine
rose wine
orange wine
using red grapes, fermented with juice + skins, flesh, seeds
using white grapes, fermented with juice
using red grapes, fermented with juice + skins for few hours
using white grapes, fermented with juice + skins for few hours
dessert wine defn
produced with extra sweet wine grapes
fermentation is stopped before yeast turns all grape sugar into alcohol
ex: Ice Wine, Sauternes, Tokaji
defn fortified wine
wine to which a distilled spirit, usually brandy, is added
ex: Port, Sherry, Vermouth
defn liqueur
distilled spirit flavoured with fruit, cream, herbs, spices, flowers, etc. and is bottled with added sugars/sweeteners
defn cocktail bitters
liquid extraction of seeds, herbs, bark, roots, flowers, leaves, fruit
defn Scotch whiskey
made in Scotland
incl. malted barley (+ water)
aged min 3 years in oak casks
defn brandy
spirit distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice
traditionally distilled using pot still
