Spirits Flashcards
Zubrowka vodka
40%
Poland
Bison grass vodka
With apple juice or in a sake mojito
Absolut vodka
40%
Produced in Ahus, southern Sweden
Distilled from winter wheat
With cranberry juice or in a raspberry mule
Beefeater gin
40%
England (London)
Infused with 9 different botanicals: juniper, angelica root, angelica seeds, coriander seeds, liquorice, almonds, orris root, seville oranges, and lemon peel.
With tonic and garnished with lime
Tanqueray gin
43.1% Scotland Export strength and infused with 4 botanicals: Juniper Berries Coriander Seed Angelica Root Liquorice Root With tonic and garnished with lime Also nice with grapefruit
Hendricks gin
41.4%
Scotland
Infused with cucumber and rose
With tonic and cucumber
Havana 3 year rum
40%
Cuba
Aged naturally for 3 years
With pineapple juice
Kraken spiced rum
40%
Trinidad and Tobago
Named after the mythical sea beast
Ginger beer
Baille nicol jarvine Scottish whisky
40%
Scotland
Blended whisky house
Neat, on the rocks or with water
Chivas regal Scottish whisky
40%
Scotland
BW from whiskies ages minimum 12 years
Neat, on the rocks or with water
Glenlivet Scottish whisky
40%
Scotland
Second best selling SMW worldwide
Neat, on the rocks or with water
Jack daniel’s
40%
USA
Best selling American whisky
With coke
Yamazaki 12 year Japanese whisky
43%
Japan
Number one SMW in Japan
Neat, on the rocks or with water
First seriously marketed Japanese single malted whisky, launched in 1984
Nose: is of good body with plenty of nut oils and zest, a pleasant floral character with a little tropical fruit and a rooty note.
Palate: is smooth and soft with good sweetness and winter spice. A lovely citrus note develops with more tropical fruit notes and a little rum. The finish is medium with fruit and zest.
Hibiki 17 years
43 %
Japan
Most expensive drink on the menu
Neat, on the rocks or with water
Nose: is quite full. There are notes of honey and wax, resin and oak. There are notes of gentle smoke and cacao, hints of cooked fruit and a nutty note.
Palate: is sweet and rich. There are crisp notes of mixed peels, raisin and custard with a little zest and plenty of oak. The finish is long with notes of oak and cocoa and sherried peels.
Hibiki means ‘resonance’ in Japanese
Has been awarded “editors’ choice” from whisky magazine
It is aged in ‘umeshu’ (japanese liquor made from seeping ume fruits in alcohol and sugar) casks
Remy Martin vsop brandy
40%
France
Aged for 12 months in 20 year old oak casks
Neat or on ice
El jimador blanco tequila
38%
Mexico
Taste comes from 100% blue agave
Tommy’s sake margarita
Sawanotsuru sake
15%
Japan
Premium rice wine
Neat or in beer to make a sake bomb
Yuzu sake
8%
Japan
Junmai (no added alcohol) sake mixed with yuzu juice
Neat or on the rocks as an aperitif
Kurosawa shochu
25%
Japan
Akin to a sweet potato vodka
Neat or in a shochu grape martini
Pimm’s no1 liqueur
25%
England
Gin based fruit liqueur. Spice and citrus flavours
With lemonade, ginger ale or champagne
Cartron lychee liqueur
25%
France
Lychee flavour
In ginger lychee martini
Disaronno amaretto
28%
Italy
Apricot and almond flavoured liqueur
Neat or mixed with coke or cranberry juice
Cartron creme de cassis
19%
France
Black currant liqueur
Kir royale or in a grape shochu martini
Martini rosso Vermouth
15%
Italy
Sweet vermouth that gets its colour from caramel
With cranberry juice
