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Certified Sommelier - Basics > Spirits & Cocktails > Flashcards

Spirits & Cocktails Flashcards

1
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Sloe gin

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Plum/Cherry liqueur

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Licor 43

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Herbal liqueur
43 ingredients
Spain

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Cherry Marnier

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Cherry liqueur - uses Brandy as base

France

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4
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Absente

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Herbal liqueur
licorice
France

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5
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Angostura Bitters

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Bitters
Contains herbs and spices - 90 proof
Trinidad

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6
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Fernet Branca

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Bitters
Herbs and spices
Made in Milan by Branca family

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7
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Cynar

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Bitters
Maceration of several herbs and artichoke leaves
Italy
(chee-nahr)
sipped before dinner in Italy - on the rocks with a slice of orange

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8
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Punt e Mes

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Bitters
Vermouth based
Italy - Piedmont region

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9
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Chartreuse

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Green Chartreuse - Minty, spicy flavor
Yellow chartreuse - milder - honey added

VEP - aged in oak for 12 years
France

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10
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Cointreau

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Bitter orange liqueur - can be used as triple sec

from Angers - Loire Valley

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Maraschino

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Cherry liqueur - made in Italy & US
clear & relatively dry
made from Italian Marasca cherry

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12
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Gammel Dansk

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Bitters
20 different herbs and fruits
peppery, herbal & dry
Denmark

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13
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Creme de cassis

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Black Currant flavored liqueur
Made in France and the United States

Kir - Aligoté & creme de cassis

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Campari

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Bitters
Bright, red - spirit based aperitivo
Herbs and fruits - aged in oak

The Americano & the Negroni made with Campari

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15
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Sortilege

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Canadian whisky and maple syrup

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Amarula Wild Fruit Cream

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Cream Liqueur

Amarula Tree - South Africa

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17
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Creme de banane

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Banana flavored liqueur

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18
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Cherry Heering

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Cherry brandy

Denmark

19
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Vermeer Dutch Chocolate Cream

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Dutch chocolate combined with vodka and dairy cream

20
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Schnapps

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White brandies distilled from fermented fruits

American brands are sweetened

21
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Creme de noyax

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Cordial - flavored with bitter almonds, mace, nutmeg & other spices

22
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Pernod

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Herbal liqueur
Anise
France

23
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Amer Picon

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Bitters
most prominent flavor is bitter orange
France

24
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Creme de Cacao

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Liqueur made from cacao and vanilla beans

25
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Curacao

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Orange liqueur

name refers to the island that produces bitter oranges in the Caribbean

26
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Chambord

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Black raspberry liqueur from France

Sweetened with honey

27
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Sambuca Romana

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Herbal liqueur
Anise, elderberries, sugar and herbs and spices - licorice taste
Italy

28
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Midori

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Melon liqueur - bright green & sweet

29
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Tia Maria

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Coffee Liqueur from Jamaica - dryer and lighter than Kahlua

30
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Amaretto Disaronno

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Nut liqueur from Italy - Almond flavored

Made from pits of apricots

31
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Grand Marnier

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Orange liqueur - based on cognac and orange peels from Hati

32
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Pisa Nut Liqueur

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Italian

Complex blend of several nut essences - primarily hazelnut and almond. Bottle modeled after the leaning tower of piza

33
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Tuaca Liquore

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Herbal liqueur
Herbal-vanilla flavor
Italy

34
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Benedictine

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herbal liqueur made on Cognac brandy base

France

35
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Creme de noisette

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Hazelnut liqueur

Sweet with pale amber color - can resemble a light creme de cacao

36
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Elisir du Dr. Roux

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Herbal liqueur
14 different herbs and aromatics - from landscape of Provence
France

37
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Kahlua

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Coffee Liqueur from Mexico

38
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Limoncello

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Sweet liqueur - lemons, sugar and alcohol

Italian

39
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Baileys Original Irish Cream

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Cream Liqueur
Diary cream, irish whiskey, vanilla & chocolate
Ireland

40
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Jagermeister

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Herbal liqueur
56 different herbs - finishes like bitters
Germany

41
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Peychaud’s Bitters

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Bitters

Created by apothecary from New Orleans

42
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Frangelico

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Hazelnut liqueur from Italy

Made in Piedmont

43
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Galliano

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Herbal liqueur
Herbal Vanilla flavor
Italy

*used in Harvey Wallbanger

Certified Sommelier - Basics (4 decks)

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