Cocktail components Flashcards

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Cascara rye

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Featured in Pastiche and Preservation. Cascara is a tea like plant that grows around coffee. Botanical nature accentuates spice of the rye

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Cocchi (COH-kee) torino

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Featured in Pastiche and Preservation. A high quality Piemontese sweet vermouth

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Broadbent Tawny Port

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Featured in Pastiche and Preservation. A sweet, brandy fortified wine.

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Falernum

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Featured in One Sided Love Affair. A rum-based liqueur flavored with lime zest, clove, sugar.

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Del Maguey (muh-WAY) Vida

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Featured in Grand Gold. A mezcal, agave-distilled spirit characterized by distinct smokiness

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Amaro Montenegro

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Featured in Grand Gold. An amaro, an Italian class of liqueurs traditionally favored for digestive (after dinner) consumption. A light sweetness and bitterness derived from various herbs and plants including but not limited to gentian root, orange peel, and cardmom.

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Szechuan Peppercorn Tincture

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Featured in Grand Gold. Szechuan peppercorns noted for floral characteristic as well as a numbing effect in greater quantities.

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Italicus

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Featured in 1913. A rose and bergamot liqueur. Notably floral.

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Creme de violette

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Featured in 1913. A bright purple hue, floral and lightly sweet.

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Smith & Cross

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Featured in Daisy de Chisca. A higher proof (57% ABV) spicy rum that offers both a pronounced booziness and a pleasant sweetness.

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Genepy

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Featured in Daisy de Chisca. A sweet, herbaceous Alpine liqueur. Often used as a substitute for the less widely available and higher priced Chartreuse

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Benedictine

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Featured in Daisy de Chisca. A floral, spiced herbal liqueur of 19th century French origin.

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Tamarind (TAMM-uh-RINNED) concentrate

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Featured in Channel Orange. Tamarind is a tart, tropical legume.

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Shiso (SHEE-soh) syrup

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Featured in Boss Radio. A green leafy herb similar to mint and basil, featuring a light peppery spice and a bitter finish. Commonly used in many Asian countries, the word “Shiso” comes from Japanese

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Amontillado Sherry

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Featured in Bye Bye Ya Ya. Amontillado is a slightly fortified sherry characterized by nutty, herbal aromas, notes of oak, and a distinct flavor from its aging processes

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