Spirits Flashcards

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Zubrowka vodka

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40%
Poland
Bison grass vodka
With apple juice or in a sake mojito

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Absolut vodka

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40%
Produced in Ahus, southern Sweden
Distilled from winter wheat
With cranberry juice or in a raspberry mule

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Beefeater gin

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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

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Tanqueray gin

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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
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Hendricks gin

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41.4%
Scotland
Infused with cucumber and rose
With tonic and cucumber

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Havana 3 year rum

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40%
Cuba
Aged naturally for 3 years
With pineapple juice

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Kraken spiced rum

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40%
Trinidad and Tobago
Named after the mythical sea beast
Ginger beer

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Baille nicol jarvine Scottish whisky

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40%
Scotland
Blended whisky house
Neat, on the rocks or with water

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Chivas regal Scottish whisky

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40%
Scotland
BW from whiskies ages minimum 12 years
Neat, on the rocks or with water

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Glenlivet Scottish whisky

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40%
Scotland
Second best selling SMW worldwide
Neat, on the rocks or with water

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Jack daniel’s

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40%
USA
Best selling American whisky
With coke

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Yamazaki 12 year Japanese whisky

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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.

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Hibiki 17 years

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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

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Remy Martin vsop brandy

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40%
France
Aged for 12 months in 20 year old oak casks
Neat or on ice

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El jimador blanco tequila

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38%
Mexico
Taste comes from 100% blue agave
Tommy’s sake margarita

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Sawanotsuru sake

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15%
Japan
Premium rice wine
Neat or in beer to make a sake bomb

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Yuzu sake

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8%
Japan
Junmai (no added alcohol) sake mixed with yuzu juice
Neat or on the rocks as an aperitif

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Kurosawa shochu

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25%
Japan
Akin to a sweet potato vodka
Neat or in a shochu grape martini

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Pimm’s no1 liqueur

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25%
England
Gin based fruit liqueur. Spice and citrus flavours
With lemonade, ginger ale or champagne

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Cartron lychee liqueur

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25%
France
Lychee flavour
In ginger lychee martini

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Disaronno amaretto

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28%
Italy
Apricot and almond flavoured liqueur
Neat or mixed with coke or cranberry juice

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Cartron creme de cassis

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19%
France
Black currant liqueur
Kir royale or in a grape shochu martini

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Martini rosso Vermouth

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15%
Italy
Sweet vermouth that gets its colour from caramel
With cranberry juice