Recipies Flashcards
What are some common types of liquors?
Brandy
Gin
Rum
Tequila
Vodka
Whiskey
What are Liqueurs?
An alcoholic drink that uses a distilled spirit as a base before having other flavourings added to it as well as a sweetener.
What are some common fruit liqueurs?
Cointreau (orange)
Curaçao (bitter orange)
Grand Marnier (orange)
Grapèro (pink grapefruit)
Maraschino (cherry)
Midori (melon)
Triple sec (orange)
What are some common Aniseed liqueurs?
Anís
Anisetta
Galliano
Mistrà
Pastis
Pernod Fils
Sambuca
What are some common herbal liqueurs?
Amaro
Angelika Bitte
Bénédictine
Jägermeister
Metaxa
What are some common nut based liqueurs?
Amaretto (almonds or almond-like kernels)
Disaronno (almonds)
Frangelico (hazelnuts and herbs)
Nocello (walnut and hazelnut)
Peanut Lolita (peanut)
What are some berry based liqueurs?
crème de cassis and sloe gin
What are some coffee based liqueurs?
Kahlúa and Tia Maria
What are some cream based liqueurs?
Advocaat and Bailey’s Irish cream
What is a whiskey based liqueur?
Drambuie
What are the three main ingredients in whisky?
Water,barley and yeast
What are the five steps to make whisky?
- Malting: Soaked then dried, is now malt, then milled into grist
- Mashing: Mix grist and water, this is the mash, stir mash, becomes wort
- Fermentation: Add yeast to the wort and ferment, becomes the wash
- Distillation: Distilling the wash two or three times, only the heart can be processed
- Maturation: Oak casks, at least three years
What is defined as a bourbon?
Bourbon is made in the US from a grain mix that is >51% corn, distilled to a maxmimum strength of 80%. Does not need to be aged for a minimum time.
Examples: Jack Daniels, Jim Bean, Wild Turkey
Canadian mist, Crown royal, Pendleton are all examples of which type of drink?
Rye whisky
Describe Irish whisky
Maximum distillation strength of 94.8% and must be aged no less than three years in Ireland.
Examples: Bushmills, Jameson, Tullamore Dew
What is a Scotch?
Scotch whisky must be 100% made in Scotland, aged for minimum 3 years, no stronger than 94.8% and must us malted barley. The inclusion of fermentation additives is forbidden.
Examples: Glenmorangie, Laphroaig, Glenfiddich, Johnnie Walker, The Famous Grouse
What is brandy?
Brandy is distilled wine made from grapes or other fruits like pears,apples or damsons.
What is Cognac?
Cognac is a wine brandy from a specific region in France. It must use one of the authorised grape varieties, most commonly Ugni blanc. It also need to be distilled twice and then aged for a minimum of two years in French oak barrels.
Examples: Courvoisier, Hennessy, Martell, Rémy Martin
What are the grades of Cognac?
V.S = Very Special = young brandy stored for at least 2 years
V.S.O.P = Very Special Old Pale = young brandy stored for at least 4 but no more than 6 years
XO = Extra Old = Aged minimum 6 years or up to 20 years
Napoleon = between XO and V.S.O.P
Extra = older than Napoleon or XO
Viexu = same as Napoleon
Vieille Réserve = a grade higher than XO
Hors d’âge = beyond age, outlier of superior quality
Black Russian
Vodka + coffee liqueur, on the rocks, old fashioned.
45ml vodka
15ml coffee liqueur
White russian
vodka + coffee liqueur and milk or cream, on the rocks, old fashioned
30ml vodka
20ml coffee liqueur
30ml fresh cream or milk
Dirty Mother
Brandy + coffee liqueur, on the rocks, old fashioned
45ml brandy
15ml coffee liqueur
Brave Bull
Tequila + coffee liqueur, over ice, old fashioned
45ml tequila
14ml coffee liqueur
Godfarther
Scotch = Ameretto, on the rocks
35ml scotch
35ml ameretto
