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1
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What are some common types of liquors?

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Brandy
Gin
Rum
Tequila
Vodka
Whiskey

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What are Liqueurs?

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An alcoholic drink that uses a distilled spirit as a base before having other flavourings added to it as well as a sweetener.

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What are some common fruit liqueurs?

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Cointreau (orange)
Curaçao (bitter orange)
Grand Marnier (orange)
Grapèro (pink grapefruit)
Maraschino (cherry)
Midori (melon)
Triple sec (orange)

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What are some common Aniseed liqueurs?

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Anís
Anisetta
Galliano
Mistrà
Pastis
Pernod Fils
Sambuca

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What are some common herbal liqueurs?

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Amaro
Angelika Bitte
Bénédictine
Jägermeister
Metaxa

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What are some common nut based liqueurs?

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Amaretto (almonds or almond-like kernels)
Disaronno (almonds)
Frangelico (hazelnuts and herbs)
Nocello (walnut and hazelnut)
Peanut Lolita (peanut)

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What are some berry based liqueurs?

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crème de cassis and sloe gin

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What are some coffee based liqueurs?

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Kahlúa and Tia Maria

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What are some cream based liqueurs?

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Advocaat and Bailey’s Irish cream

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What is a whiskey based liqueur?

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Drambuie

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What are the three main ingredients in whisky?

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Water,barley and yeast

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What are the five steps to make whisky?

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  1. Malting: Soaked then dried, is now malt, then milled into grist
  2. Mashing: Mix grist and water, this is the mash, stir mash, becomes wort
  3. Fermentation: Add yeast to the wort and ferment, becomes the wash
  4. Distillation: Distilling the wash two or three times, only the heart can be processed
  5. Maturation: Oak casks, at least three years
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What is defined as a bourbon?

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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

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Canadian mist, Crown royal, Pendleton are all examples of which type of drink?

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Rye whisky

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Describe Irish whisky

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Maximum distillation strength of 94.8% and must be aged no less than three years in Ireland.

Examples: Bushmills, Jameson, Tullamore Dew

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What is a Scotch?

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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

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What is brandy?

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Brandy is distilled wine made from grapes or other fruits like pears,apples or damsons.

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What is Cognac?

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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

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What are the grades of Cognac?

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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

20
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Black Russian

A

Vodka + coffee liqueur, on the rocks, old fashioned.

45ml vodka
15ml coffee liqueur

21
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White russian

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vodka + coffee liqueur and milk or cream, on the rocks, old fashioned

30ml vodka
20ml coffee liqueur
30ml fresh cream or milk

22
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Dirty Mother

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Brandy + coffee liqueur, on the rocks, old fashioned

45ml brandy
15ml coffee liqueur

23
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Brave Bull

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Tequila + coffee liqueur, over ice, old fashioned

45ml tequila
14ml coffee liqueur

24
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Godfarther

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Scotch = Ameretto, on the rocks

35ml scotch
35ml ameretto

25
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Godmother

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Vodka = Amaretto, on the rocks

35ml vodka
35ml amaretto

26
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Black Jamaican

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Jamaican rum + Tia Maria (jamaican coffee liqueur), over ice, lowball

45ml Jamaican rum
15ml Tia Maria

27
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Rusty Nail

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Scotch + Drambuie

45ml scotch
15ml drambuie

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