Booze Flashcards
Single Malt Scotch Whisky
100% malted barley (pete as fun for the fire), single distillery, in Scotland
Glenmorangie
Glennfidich
Irish Whiskey
“The Father”
sweet, toasty, honey
Barley-based, only partially malted, 3 years barrel aging. Lighter than Scotch
Tullamore Dew
Bushmills
Connemara
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Canadian Whisky
any grain, 3 years barrel aging
Canadian Club
Crown Royal
Seagrams
Lot 40
Bourbon
51% corn as base grain, 2 years new charred American oak, must be made in USA
Four Roses
Woodford Resserve
Buffalo Trace
Basil Hayden
Jim Beam
Maker’s Mark
Tennessee
51% corn, made in Tennessee, and must be filtered through charcoal made of Tennessee sugar maple “Lincoln County Process”
George Dickel
Chattanooga Whisky Co.
Jack Daniels
Japanese Whisky
Suntory: Yamasaki and Hakushu
Nikka: Yoichi and Miyagikyo
Islay Whisky
one of the southernmost of the Inner Hebridean Islands located off the west coast of Scotland.
Laphroaig, Lagavulin, and Ardbeg,
Cognac
location
grapes
distilling/aging
brands
location: Atlantic, Western Coast, directly North of Gironde Estatuary’s mouth
grapes: white varieties, mainly Ugni Blanc
distilling/aging: 2x’s distilled, 2 years in French Oak
brands: Hennesy, Courvoisier, Rémy Martin
Parks’ “borderies”
Armagnac
The ancestor to Cognac
location
grapes
distilling/aging
brands
location: Southeast of Bordeaux, Gascony
grapes
distilling/aging: Continuous Still, 2 years French Oak
brands: Castaréde, Chateau de Laubade
Eaux de Vie
Calvados - apples and pears, 2 years in oak, twice distilled or continuous
Framboise - raspberry
kirsch - cherry
Poire William - pears
Rum producers
Diplomatico Havana Club Exposición Panamá Flor de Caña Santa Teresa - Venezuelan -in a Solera!
Liquors and Cordials 1/4
Herb and Nut
Benedictine B&B Charteuse Creme de Menthe Fragelico
Benedictine - woodsy, spicy and citrusy aromatics, saffron, juniper, etc.
B&B (benedictine and brandy - drier)
Chanteuse: lemon verbena, citrus peel, mace, star anise, fennel, angelica, and, well, a whole bunch of other herbs and spices
Creme de Menthe
Frangelico - hazelnut, coco, vanilla, and secret botanicals
Liquors and Cordials 2/4
Anise
Orange
Anise: Ouzo, Arac, Anisette, Sambuca, Galiiano
Orange: Triple Sec, Cointreau, Grand Marnier
Liquors and Cordials 3/4
Stone fruit
Apricot Pit
Peaches
Apricot Pit: Amaretto - Disaronno
Peaches: So. Co.
Liquors and Cordials 4/4
MISCL
cream-based whisky whisky liqueur Elderflower Ginger Coffee
cream-based whisky: Bailey's whisky liqueur: Drambouie Elderflower: St. Germain Ginger: Canton Coffee: Kahlua
3 Drambouie cocktails
Bonnie Prince Charlie - drambouie and champagne
Rusty Nail: drambouie, scotch, angostura bitters, w/ twist
Scotch Coffee: Drambuie, coffee, lemon juice, Angostura bitters
Cognac Cocktails
Sidecar: cognac, Cointreau, lemon juice
Sugar for rim - optional
Brandy Alexander: Cognac, crème de cacao and heavy cream
Vieux Carre: Cognac with spicy rye whiskey, sweet vermouth, herbal Bénédictine and both Angostura and Peychaud’s aromatic bitters.
Corpse Reviver: Cognac and Calvados with a touch of sweet vermouth for depth and bitterness.
grasshopper ingredients
3/4 ounce green creme de menthe
3/4 ounce white creme de cacao
3/4 ounce light cream (or single cream, in the UK)
3 Gin cocktails
negroni: gin, campari, vermouth
gimlet: gin and lime
Corpse revive #2: gin, lemon, Cointreau, lillet blanc, dash absinth
3 vodka cocktails
cosmo: vodka, orange liquor, lime, cran.
Harvey Wallbanger: vodka,
orange juice, Galliano L’Autentico, Garnish: orange slice and cherry
Appletini: 1 1/2 ounces vodka
1 ounce green apple schnapps
1/4 ounce lemon juice
Garnish: apple slice
3 scotch cocktails
Rob Roy: scotch manhattan; scotch, vermouth, bitters
(add: orange bitters and absinthe = Robert Burns)
blood and sand: scotch, sweet vermouth, cherry brandy and orange juice
Rusty Nail: drambouie, scotch, angostura bitters, w/ twist
3 bourbon cocktails
Julep: 3 oz. bourbon, 1 tsp. sugar, several mint leaves
Sour: 2 oz. bourbon, .75 oz. lemon juice, .75 oz. simple syrup (equal parts sugar and water), egg whites, cherry and/or lemon wedge for garnish
Boulevardier: 1. 5 oz. bourbon
1 oz. Campari
1 oz. sweet vermouth
terms
tripple sec
compounding
frappé
tripple sec: thrice-distilled
compounding: flavor and sweet-infusing
frappé: sweet cocktail over crushed ice
2 Brandy Cocktails
Remy Martin, Calvados
Crusta: 1 ½ oz Brandy. ½ oz Maraschino Liqueur. ¾ oz Triple Sec. ¾ oz Lemon. 1 dash Angostura. 1 dash Peychaud's.
Brandy Cocktail: brandy with curacao, then finishes it off with 2 dashes of both Angostura and Peychaud’s Bitters.
