Sprits and Liqueur Flashcards
Calvados
Fruit spirit made by distilling fermented apple juice(cider) and fermented pear juice (Perry), brown in color
Pommeau
Blend of two-thirds Apple juice with one-third Calvados
Apricot/Abricot
Fruit spirit made from the distillation of fermented apricot and is colourless.
Fraise
Fruit spirit made from distillation of fermented strawberries, colourless.
Fraimboise
Fruit spirit made from distillation of fermented raspberries, colourless
Kirsch
Fruit spirit made from the distillation of fermented cherries, colorless
Mirabelle
Fruit spirits made from distillation of fermented mirabelles-small yellow plums.
Poire Williams
Fruit spirits made from distillation of fermented pears, colourless
Silvovitz
Fruit spirit made from distillation of fermented plums, colourless
Quetsch
Fruit spirit, similar to Slivovitz, made from distillation of fermented red plums , colourless, produced in Alsace.
Pernod
A spirit flavoured with aniseed.
Pastis
A spirit flavoured with aniseed and liquorice, yellow in colour
Richard
A spirit flavoured with Aniseed and liquorice, yellow in color.
Ouzo
A Greek spirit favoured with Aniseed, colourless
Absinthe
A high alcohol French spirit flavoured with anise, wormwood herbs and other plants
Angostura
Trinidad bitters, made from Rum, gentian, vegetable spices and coloring. Brown Red in color. Served as aperitif.
Amer Picon
French bitter,made from orange flavored spirit, light red color, served as aperitif