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cordials, bitters, vermouth

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Aperitivo bitters

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  • Campani (Milan, 24%)
  • Aperol (Milan, 11%)
  • Cappelletti (Trentino Alto Adige, 17%)
  • Meletti (25%, Marche)
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Averna

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Sicily, 29% ABV
* lemon, orange, pomegranate, cola, vanilla, licorice

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Amaro Braulio

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Valtellina, Lombardy
Gentian, juniper, wormwood, yarrow, menthol, pine

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Cardamaro Vino Amaro

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Canelli, Piedmont, IT
* blessed thistle, cardoon
* Moscato base

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Cynar

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Milan (Campari)
* 13 ingredients - artichoke is just one

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Amaro dell’Erborista

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Marche, IT
* bitter orange peel, cinchona bark, cinnamon, clove, gentian, honey, rhubarb

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Amaro Lucano

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Basilicata
* aloe ferox, angelica root, bitter orange, blessed thistle, elderberry, gentian, yarrow

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Meletti

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Marche
* anise, clove, gentian, orange peel, saffron, violet flower

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Montenegro

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Bologna, Emilia-Romagna IT
*orange peel, vanilla, rose, eucalyptus

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Amaro Nonino Qunitessentia

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Friuili
* bitter orange peel, cinchona bark, gentian, liciorice, saffron, tamarind
* grappa base

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Ramazzotti

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Milan
* est 1815; one of the older ones
* bitter orange, cardamom, clove myrrh, star anise, sweet orange

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Amaro Sibilla

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Marche
* bitter orange, cinchona bark, cinnamon, clove, gentian flower, honey, sweet orange peel

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Amaro del Capo

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Calabria, IT
* bitter orange, chamomile, juniper, licorice, sweet orange, tangerine

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Zucca Rabarbaro

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Milan

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Jagermeister

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Wolfenbüttel, Lower Saxony, DE
* bitter orange peel, cardamom, cinnamon, ginger, licorice root, anise

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Underberg

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Rheinberg, DE
* 20ml single serve bottle sold in 3pks is tradition - combat counterfeits, sold like that since 1949

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Suze

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Thuir, Pyrenees-Orientales FR
* oldest gentian-based liqueur from the Massif Central region
* Yellow; 15%

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Becherovka

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Bohemia, Czech Republic
* bitter herbal

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Zwack Unicum Liqueur

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Budapest, Hungary
* national shot of Hungary

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Amaro di Angostura

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Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies

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Quinquina liqueurs

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Bonal (France)
Lillet Blanc (France)
Byrhh Grand Quinaquina (France)
Dubonnet (France)

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Americano Vermouth

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Americante = “bittered”
* must contain gentian root
* Cocchi Americano Bianco, Cocchi Americano Rosa

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How is vermouth made

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Wine+ sugar or mistelle + botanical distillate blend… then add alcohol

Vermouth ranges from about 16–22% ABV with most between 18–20% ABV.

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Advocaat

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sweetened egg. liqueur from Netherlands

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Ratafia (liqueur)
fresh fruits, citrus zest, and various botanicals such as rosemary, cinnamon, mint, anise, and cloves, while similar versions may use apricot kernels or bitter almonds this is a broad term for a liqueur made in Spain, Italy
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3 honey flavored liqueurs
Krupnik (Poland) Drambuie (whiskey based) Irish Mist (whiskey based) Glen Mist (whiskey based)
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3 Alpine liqueurs
Braulio Amaro Cappelletti Alta Verde Pasubio Amaro Chartreuse Dolin Genepy le Chamois Zirbenz (pine liqueur)
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brands of Fernet
Cinzano Luxardo Ramazzotti Branca Martini Facia Brutto Tempus Fugit ‘Angelico’
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Amer Picon
Marseille orange, gentian, cinchona
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Midori
Melon Japan
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Tia Maria
Rum based coffee liqueur Jamaica
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Kahlua
Rum based coffee liqueur Veracruz, Mexico
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Drambuie
whiskey based honey flavored liqueur Scotland Glen Mist similar
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Southern Comfort
peach, orange, spices, whiskey based originally from New Orleans, now made by Sazerac in TN * whiskey added back in 2016 when Sazerac purchased it (Brown-Forman made it with nsg)
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Anise flavored liqueurs
Pernod (FR) Ricard (FR) Pastis 51 (FR) Ouzo (GR) Sambuca (IT) Galliano (IT)
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Strega
Italian liqueur, flavored with saffron, herbs, spices
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Malort
American brand of bäsk liquor (Swedish liquor flavored with wormwood, anise) Jeppson’s is the brand
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Spanish Chartreuse
In Tarragona, from 1903-1989 due to the French government deciding to nationalize the distillery, and sell the trademark to a group of distillers, the Compagnie Fermere de la Grande Chartreuse” - they went bankrupt in 1929
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1st sweet vermouth
Carpano, 1786 Turin
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1st dry vermouth
sometime around 1800 to 1813, Joseph Noilly
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Dolin
Chambery, France. Est 1815 * recognized for creating the blanc style * traditional dry, a blanc and a sweet, and a chamberyzette (strawberry)
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#1 top selling vermouth brand
Martini & Rossi
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Marseille vermouth
Noilly Prat
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Vermut de Reus
Catalunya - made just outside of Tarragona
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Campari
Very orange/citrus-driven * Quinquina, 60 herbs and plants (rhubarb, ginseng, bitter orange) * Novara, outside of Milan 24%
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Aperol
Gentiane root * (orange, rhubarb, roots, herbs) * now made by Campari (Milan)
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Lillet
* Quinquina with semillon base * (Merlot for the Rouge) and mix of sweet and bitter orange * produced in Podensac (Bordeaux) * mix with soda, tonic, or over ice 17%
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Bonal
Gentiane-Quina * Chambery * Gentian, quinine and herbs of the Grande Chartreuse mountains
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Byrhh
Grand Quinquina * produced in French Catalan territory (Thuir)
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Pimm’s
Gin base spice and citrus
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Vermouth di Torino IGP rules
Made in Piedmont * Artemisia (wormwood) must be an ingredient. All herbs except wormwood must be grown/gathered in Piedmont SUGAR: * Extra Dry: max 30 gl RS * Dry: max 50 gl RS * Sweet: min 130 gl RS * min 50% of base wine must be from Piedmont 16 - 22%, 17% for Superiore Cocchi, Carpano Antica Formula, Cinzano 1757
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Contratto Americano
Piemonte Alta Langa Moscato base
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Spanish vermouth
Izaguirre (Basque) Atxa (Alava) Lustau (Andalusian)
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Fernet Branca
Chinchona, quinine, gentiane, linden, myrrh Milan
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Petrus Boonekamp
l’amarissimo = great bitter one * gentian, Thai ginger, licorice, fennel, and star anise * 45% ABV Netherlands (origin), now made in Italy
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Jagermaester
* cola cubes, liquorice, dark chocolate, prunes, damsons, sloes, lemon zest, cinnamon, ginger, aniseed, dried mint leaves Germany
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Sfumato
smoke, alpine berries, root of Chinese rhubarb produced by Cappelletti - Trento
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Zucca
Rhubarb Milano
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Chartreuse
Brandy base 130 herbs, plants, roots distilled, mixed with sugar and honey aged in oak casks Near Grenoble based on a 1605 recipe “Elixir Vegetale” VEP - aged at least 8 years
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Benedictine DOM
Deo Optimo Maximo 40% 1510 Fecamp (Normandy - North Coast of FR) 27 herbs and spices
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La Vielle Cure
juniper, myrrh, angelica, cardamom, honey Gironde
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Anisette liqueurs
Pernod, Ricard Pastis 51 Sambuca (Italy - Romana, Molinari) Mastic (Greece, Turkey, Cyrus) Arak (Sri Lanka, Indonesia) DO NOT confuse w/ Arrack Raki (Turkey) Tsipouro (Greece - Crete) Ouzo (Greece, Cyprus) Chinchon (Spain)
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Akavit
caraway seeds, dill, or fennel usually based on potato or grain spirit Aalborg (Denmark) Linie (Norway)
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Krupnik
honey - Poland
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Goldwasser
anise, angelica, gentiane, juniper Gdansk
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Gran Marnier
cognac base, curacao oranges
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Orange Curacao - type of citrus
Lahara bitter orange peels
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Van der Hum
tangerine - South Africa
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Cherry Heering country of origin
Denmark
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Chambord
black raspberry
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Sloe Gin main flavor
blackthorn bush sloe berries
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Creme de Cassis
black currant (Marie Brizard)
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Pisang Ambon
banana - Netherlands
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Midori
melon - Japan
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Advocaat
sweetened egg (Netherlands)
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Amarula
marula fruit (South Africa) and cream
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Frangelico
hazelnuts (Italy) - Piemonte
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Chocolate liqueurs
Mozart (Austria - chocolat and flavors) Godiva (Brussels)
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Amaretto
apricot stones sometimes almond outside Milan Disaronno, Luxardo
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Bailey’s
cream chocolate
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Tia Maria
coffee - rum base (Jamaica)
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Kahlua
coffee - rum base (Mexico)
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Malibu
coconut rum base (Barbados) made in Scotland
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Grappa producers
usually gently pressed red grapes from Piedmont, Veneto, Lombardia, Trentino, Friuli Jacopo Poli Nonino Nardini Romano Levi (Neive) Sassicaia
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Marc - where is it made
Champagne, Burgundy, Alsace Chateau d’Arlay Marc d’Irouleguy - Etienne Brana Marc du Chateau Rayas
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Bagaceira Orujo
Portuguese - made from Vinho Verde grapes Aveleda Impoerio Spanish - "aguardiente de Orujo" northern Spain
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Applejack
New England double distilled and aged in oak Laird’s (New Jersey)
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Poire William
Bartlett pears originally France Marie Brizard (FR) Schladerer (DE) Clear Creek (USA)
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Schnapps
“gulp” - neutral grain spirit infused with fruit - steeped
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Kecskmet
apricots - Hungary - Zwack
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Quetsch/Mirabelle
Plum
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Boukha
Fig - Tunisia - Soleil, Bokobsa

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