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Vin doux Naturel (VDN)

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Produced by adding grape spirit to fermenting must to arrest fermentation

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Vin de Liqueur (VDL)

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Made by adding grape spirit to must before fermentation takes place

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Pineau des Charentes

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Sweet aperitif wine made by adding Cognac to unfermented grape juice (grapes from cognac)

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Floc de Gascogne

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Year old Armagnac is added to unfermented grape juice (grapes from Armagnac)

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Brandy

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Distillation of fermented juice of fresh grapes without the addition of any other spirits

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What are some Aniseed based spirits

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Pernod, Pastis and Ouzo

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Campari

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Italian bitters, red, served as an aperitif with an orange

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Fernet Branca

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Made in Italy and France, dark brown, strong flavor, digestif or “pick me up”

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Aquavit

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Danish schnapp, caraway flavored, serve ice cold

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Amaretto

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Brown Italian liqueur tastes of marzipan

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Benedictine

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French golden liqueur , secret recipe of brandy and 27 ingredients

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Chartreuse

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French, green or yellow, secret recipe made by Carthusian monks in Grenoble and Tarragon

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Cointreau

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French, colorless, distilled from oranges

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Curacao

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various colors, Dutch version of Cointreau

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triple sec

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Clear variety of Curacao

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Galliano

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Italian herb flavored yellow liqueur

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Grand Marnier

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French, cognac base, orange flavored

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Midori

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Japanese melon flavored liqueur

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Sambuca

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Italian colorless liqueur licorice flavor

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White Lady

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Gin, Cointreau, Lemon Juice

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Americano

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Campari, Sweet vermouth, soda water

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Black Velvet

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Champagne and Guinness even parts

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Champagne Cocktail

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glass of Champagne, tsp Cognac, sugar cube, bitters

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Horse’s Neck

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Brandy, gingerale, lemon peel

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White Lady

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Gin, cointreau, lemon juice (Gin version of a sidecar)

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Mai Tai

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White rum, gold rum, curacao, orgeat, grenadine, lime juice

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Sidecar

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Brandy, cointreau, lemon juice

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What is the definition of Brandy according to the EU

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Distillation of wine–not pomace- with an ABV of at least 36% a minimum oak aging period of six months

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What are the six defined regions of production of Cognac

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Grande Champagne, Petite Champagne, Borderies, Fins Bois, Bons Bois and Bois Ordinaires

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What type of soil is in Grande Champagne and Petite Champagne

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Soft chalk, the preferred soil for Cognac

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What is the main grape used in the production of Cognac

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Ugni Blanc (St. Emilion), 98% vineyard acreage in Cognac AOP

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Brouillis

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spirit of 28-32% alcohol that is produced from the first distillation of cognac (from copper Charentais pot still)

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Bonne Chauffe

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second distillation of Cognac

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Tete, coeur, secondes,queue

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Heads, heart, second cuts, tails of bonne chauffe

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35
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What forests do the oak casks that Cognac is aged in come from

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Limousin, sometimes Troncais

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What percent of the eau-de-vie must come from the named area in order for Cognac to be labeled under an individual region

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100%

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37
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Where does Fine Champagne come from

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This type of Cognac is distilled entirely from wines produced in the Grande Champagne and Petite Champagne regions (at least 50% from Grande Champagne)

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What are the three regions of Armagnac AOC

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Haut-Armagnac, Bas-Armagnac, Armagnac-Tenareze

39
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Baco blanc

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The only hybrid grape authorized in any French AOC/AOP appellation.

40
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What is the type of still used in Armagnac production

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Copper continuous still 95% of the time (can be distilled twice in a Charentais pot still)

41
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Coupage

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The blending of one wine to another to enhance its qualities

42
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Two main producers of Armagnac

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Larresingle and Chateau Laubade

43
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Explain Brandy de Jerez production

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Distilled in copper stills, or alquitaras, from wines based on Airen and Palomino grapes. Used American oak sherry casks make up the solera, very consistent blend.

44
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How long are Solera Gran Reserva brandies aged for

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Average ten years

45
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Domecq, Emilio Lustau, Osborne

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Major Brandy de Jerez producers

46
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What are Marc, grappa and bagaceira and where are they each from

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Pomace spirits, produced from remnants left after pressing grapes. France, Italy and Portugal respectively

47
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Giannola Nonino

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First producer to distill single varietal, Picolit, for grappa

48
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Riserva, stravecchia, vecchia, invecchiata

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Wood aged colored examples of Grappa

49
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What is Calvados

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An eau de vie distilled from apple and pear cider and produced in Normandy, distilled twice in a copper pot still and aged a minimum of two years in oak casks

50
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Which region of Calvados always produces by continuous distillation

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Domfrontais

51
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Mirabelle, Quetsch, Prunelle, Slivovitz

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Types of plum eau de vie

52
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Boukha

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Fig eau de vie, national drink of Tunisia

53
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How many times is Irish whiskey distilled

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three times in a pot still, minimum aging of three years

54
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What are the aging requirements for blanco, reposado and anejo tequilas

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60 days to one year in oak casks, 1 to three years in cask, three years or more in cask

55
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What is mezcal

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Distilled liquor from fermented agave, mostly in the state of Oaxaca

56
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Agave tequiliana

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Blue agave

57
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Agave americana

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Maguey, main agave used for Mezcal production

58
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Cherry Heering

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Fruit Liqueur from Denmark

59
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Sloe Gin

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Fruit liqueur flavored like sloe berries with a sweet gin base, from England

60
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What are some whiskey based liqueurs

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Southern Comfort (america), Drambuie, Glen Mist (Scotch), Irish Mist (Irish)

61
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Strega

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Saffon flavored liqueur from Italy

62
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Gin Fizz

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2 oz. Gin
3/4 oz. lemon juice
3/4 oz. simple syrup
soda water
Combine the gin, lemon and syrup in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake and strain into an empty Collins glass, with no ice. Top with soda water.
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Gin Rickey

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Gin and soda, with 1/2 oz lime juice

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French 75

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1.5 oz Gin, lemon juice, .5 oz simple syrup, champagne

65
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Pink Gin

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Plymouth Gin with bitters. Coat glass with bitters, shake and strain gin over ice

66
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Tom Collins

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Old Tom or London Dry Gin, Lemon Juice, Simple Syrup
Soda Water. Build all ingredients except soda water and strain into glass filled with ice. Top with Soda Water. Highball Glass, Slice of Lemon and Cherry
Bartender Comments: I would recommend using an Old Tom style gin here such as Hayman’s

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Brandy Alexander

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Brandy, dark creme de cacao and heavy cream (can use ice cream if guests wants it blended instead of on the rocks)

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Stinger

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Brandy with .5 oz white creme de menthe; shake and strain

69
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Bellini

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Prosecco , white peach puree

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Buck’s Fizz

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Champagne and OJ with a dash of grenadine

71
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Kir Royale

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Champagne with Creme de cassis

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Mimosa

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Champagne and OJ

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Grasshopper

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Green creme de menthe, white creme de cacao and cream; shake and strain

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Sloe Gin Fizz

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Sloe Gin, Gin, Sour mix, shake and strain, top with club soda

75
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Tequila sunrise

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Tequila and oj topped with grenadine

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Mai Tai

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Dark Jamaican Rum, Amber Martinique Rum, Lime Juice
Curaçao Liqueur, Orgeat Syrup,1/4 oz. Rock Candy Syrup
Shake with crushed ice and pour without straining. Old Fashioned Glass, Spent Half Lime (Submerged), Mint Sprig

77
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Blood and Sand

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Named after Rudolph Valentino! 
1 oz. Blended Scotch Whisky
3/4 oz. Sweet Vermouth 
3/4 oz. Cherry Heering
1 oz. Orange Juice
78
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Bobby Burns

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Blended Scotch, splash Bénédictine, Sweet Vermouth

Cocktail Glass, Lemon Twist

79
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Horse’s Neck

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Bourbon, Ginger Ale, dashes of Angostura Bitters, long lemon peel

80
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Manhattan

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Rye Whiskey, sweet vermouth, dash bitters, cherry

81
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“Press”

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Equal parts ginger ale and soda water

82
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Presbyterian

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Scotch press

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Rob Roy

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A scotch version of a Manhattan.
Scotch Whisky, Sweet Vermouth, dash Angostura Bitters
top with Cherry

84
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Sazerac

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Sazerac Rye Whiskey, 5 dashes Peychaud’s Bitters

Splash of Absinthe, One Sugar Cube or simple syrup

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Eaux-de-vie AOCs of France

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Armagnac AOC
Armagnac-Ténarèze AOC
Bas Armagnac AOC
Haut Armagnac AOC
Blanche Armagnac AOC
Calvados AOC
Calvados Domfrontais AOC
Calvados Pays d'Auge AOC
Cognac/Eau-de-vie des Charentes AOC 
Esprit de Cognac AOC
Fine de Bourgogne AOC
Kirsch de Fougerolles AOC
Marc d'Alsace AOC
Marc de Bourgogne AOC
Marc du Jura AOC
Martinique AOC
86
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Armagnac aging requirements

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All below age indications refer to the youngest Armagnac in the blend.
VS / ***: 1-3 years old
VSOP / Napoléon: 4-9 years old
XO / Hors d’Age: min. 10 years old
XO Premium: min. 20 years old
Vintage: if Armagnac carries a vintage date, the vintage indicates year of harvest, not year of distillation

87
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Junmai Daiginjo-shu 純米大吟醸酒

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Made utilizing very highly polished rice (50%).
Highest quality level of sake available.
Alcohol levels can be 17+%

88
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Yamada Nishiki

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Best sake rice

89
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Honjozo-shu本醸造酒

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Sake with Brewer’s Alcohol
Honjozo-shu本醸造酒
Made with rice, water, koji & pure distilled alcohol to elevate flavors

90
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What does Junmai in front of the name denote

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No added alcohol

91
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Nigori-zake 濁り酒

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Cloudy, unfiltered sake

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