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Scotch

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(whisky made in Scotland) usually malted barley, sometimes has wheat or rye, dried over peat-fueled fire, with smoke coming in contact with drying malt

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Irish

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(whiskey made in Ireland) usually barley, sometimes rye, dried in closed kiln fired by coal or gas

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Bourbon

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(whiskey) 51-80% corn, aged in oak barrels (above 80% must be labeled as corn whiskey)

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Rye

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(whiskey) at least 51% rye

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Tennessee

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(whiskey) same as bourbon but filtered through sugar maple charcoal before barreled

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Canadian

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(whiskey) less regulation, usually a blend

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Vodka

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Made from grain or potatoes, distilled 3+ times, filtered through charcoal, practically tasteless/odorless, can have different textures: oily/silky vs clean/medicinal

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Gin

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mash of cereal grain, flavored with botanicals (most prominent is juniper), London dry is flavored during second or third distillation with botanical vapors

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Tequila

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made from blue agave plant in Mexico (mixto is at least 51% blue agave) (Mezcal is heated with wood charcoal, gaining the smoke flavor during the cabling process)

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Rum

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made from molasses, sugarcane juice, or concentrated syrup from pressed sugarcane, there are many different rums from around the world, mostly South American regions, AOC Martinique rhum agricole vieux is aged rum for at least 3 years

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Brandy

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Distilled from wine or other fermented fruit juice, name is derived from Dutch word for burned wine, includes Brandy’s from French regions of Armagnac, Cognac, and Calvados (apple brandy)

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Liqueur

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flavored spirit typically ≤40%

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Angostura Bitters

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aromatic bitters originally developed for medicinal purposes distilled from botanicals

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Peychaud’s Bitters

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spicier bitters from New Orleans

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Orange Bitters

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distilled from Seville sour orange peels

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Simple Syrup

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sugar dissolved into water, common substitute for raw sugar

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Grenadine

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pomegranate juice and sugar, french word for pomegranate

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Absinthe

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flavored with fennel, anise, and wormwood

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Amaretto

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flavored with almonds, apricots, or peach stones

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Vermouth

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aromatized, fortified wine made with various botanicals, two main types: dry (mostly French, mostly white) and sweet (mostly Italian, mostly red)

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Sloe Gin

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British liqueur made from sloe berries and gin

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Triple Sec

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orange flavored liqueur

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Cointreau

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orange flavored liqueur made with orange peels, typically stronger than triple sec

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Grand Mariner

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liqueur made from cognac and bitter orange

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Curacao

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orange liqueur made from dried peel of Dutch laraha fruit, blue curaçao simply has blue coloring

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Benedictine

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herbal liqueur made from 27 different plants and spices

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Campari

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bitter liqueur made from fruits, spices, and herbs

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Kahlua

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liqueur made from rum and coffee beans

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Irish Creme (Bailey’s)

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made with Irish creme, Irish whiskey, and chocolate and vanilla flavors

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Chartreuse

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green (herbaceous, peppery, mint, pine, citrus) or yellow (fresh, spicy, turmeric, citrus, anise), made by Carthusian monks at the Grand Chartreuse monastery (France) from 130 plants, barks, roots, spices, flowers

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Cherry Liqueur

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Cherry Herring: sweetest of three, most natural cherry flavor, Kirsch: slightly bitter due to the use of pits, Luxardo: less cherry flavor, some herbal and bitterness

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Difford’s Falernum

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rum based, lime oils, warm spices and botanicals

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Allspice Dram

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rum based liqueur made with allspice berries, also called pimento dram

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Creme de Cassis

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sweet liqueur made with blackcurrants

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Champagne/Prosecco

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sparkling wine, Champagne: France, more intensive to make, Prosecco: Italy, less intensive

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Galliano

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Italian sweet herbal liqueur

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Sambuca

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Italian anise flavored liqueur

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Chambord

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French black raspberry liqueur

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Cachaca

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Brazilian fermented sugarcane juice

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Orgeat (or-zhaat)

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Sweet syrup made from almonds, sugar, water, orange-flower water, with possibly a touch of brandy

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Pisco

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Peruvian/Chilean brandy, colorless or yellow to amber

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Jagermeister

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Made from 56 herbs and spices, German

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Frangelico

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Italian hazelnut liqueur

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Midori

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sweet, green muskmelon flavored liqueur

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Goldschlager

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Swiss cinnamon schnapps, about $.80 worth of gold flakes in each 1 liter bottle

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Rumple Minze

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German peppermint schnapps, 100 proof

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Malibu

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Caribbean rum with coconut liqueur

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