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Heads aka

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Foreshots

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Tails aka

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feints

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Coffey still aka

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column still

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Pertsovka

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vodka flavored with red chili pepper

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Okhotnichya

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Russian vodka flavored with blend of spices

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Starka

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A type of vodka made traditionally in Poland and Lithuania. aged in oak casks and often flavored with spices and herbs.

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Schochu

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Japenese spirit similar to vodka - means “burned liquor”

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What does coriander seed contribute flavor-wise to gin

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peppery / spice note

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The lower the air pressure, the ______ the boiling point

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lower

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What is compound gin

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gin flavoried vs mixing neutral spirits with extracts and flavorings - no redistillation required - low quality

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Steinhager

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classic juniper flavored German spirit

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Genever is made with….

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malted grains - typically malted barley

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star anise, green anise, licorice root, fennel all contains this flavor compound which imparts a licorice-like taste and aroma

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anethole

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Raki is typically made from…

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grapes

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What is absinthe

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A flavored spirit - flavored with anise, fennel, and wormwood, among other botanicals

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When was absinthe banned in france

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1914

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Absinthe nickname

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the green fairy

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General ABV of absinthe

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100-140 proof

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Pernod

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anise flavored spirit
sweeter, lower proof, no wormwood

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Pastis

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anise flavored spirit

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Pacharan

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traditional flavored spirit made in Spain - flavored with sloe berries

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this traditional northern spain flavored spirit is flavored with sloe berries

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pacharan

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Akavit

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made primarily in Scandanavia
flavored spirit - typically caraway and dill, among other botanicals

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Scotch distillation max

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94.% ABV / 189.6 proof

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history of Irish Pot Still Whiskey
became common to used a mash consiting of malted and unmalted barley due to taxation laws on malted barley introduced in the 1600s
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Irish whiskey is traditionally _x distilled, though this is not mandatory
3x
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with the exception of _____ _____ whiskey, irish whiskey is produced with a combo of malted and unmalted barley, plus other unmalted grains
Irish malt
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t/f: Bourbon (except blended bourbon) not allowed to contain caramel or other coloring agents
true
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Lincoln County Process
maple charcoal filtration
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Old Overholt
Whiskey brand known for its rye - survived prohibition - one of America's oldest brands
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Bottled in Bond
Spirit bottled in accordance with the US Bottled-in-Bond Act of 1897 - guarantees the authenticity of the spirit. reqs: product of one distillation season product of one distiller at one distillery aged in federally bonded warehouse bottled at 100 proof label identifies distillery
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What is an American blended whiskey
blend of straight whiskey, with light whiskey or neutral spirits, plus coloring and flavoring agents (eg, caramel and sugar)
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American light whiskey
must be distilled to higher proof than standard American whiskeys. limited whiskey character - not a commercial success - used to make blended whiskeys
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Japanese whiskey must be aged for min _ yrs
3
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6 crus of Cognac
Grand Champagne Petit Champagne Borderies Fin Bois Bon Bois Bois Ordinairres
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Name 3 other permitted grapes in Cognac
Folle blanche Colombard Semillon
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Cognac - *** / VS aging req
2 yrs
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Cognac - VSOP aging req
4 yrs
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Cognac - Napoleon aging req
min 6 yrs
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Cognac - XO aging req
10 yrs
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Cognac - Hors d'Age
"beyond age" - min 10 yrs, though almost always much longer
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Cognac XXO
14 yrs
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Cognac age terms
VS / *** - 2 yrs Superieur - 3 yrs VSOP - 4 yrs Vieille Reserve - 5 yrs Napoleon / Heritage - 6 yrs XO / Ancestral - 10 yrs Hors d'Age - 10 yrs XXO - 14 yrs
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3 Armagnac crus
Bas Armagnac Tenereze Haut Armagnac
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top 4 grapes for Armagnac
Ugni Blanc Baco Blanc Folle Blanche Colombard
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top 2 grapes for US Brandy
thompson seedless and ugni blanc
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Mataxa
Greece brandy brand - pot distilled, aged in oak for min 3 yrs, and infused with rose petals and herbs, plush finished with Muscat for smoothness and sweetness
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traditional pomace brandy made throughout spain
orujo
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Raicilla
agave based distillate made in Jalisca - compare to moonshine
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Kummel
sweet, savory, spicy liqueur - flavored with caraway seeds and cumin. popular in the UK
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Amarula is flavored with this fruit
marula
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Barenfang
honey liqueur made in Germany
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Perucchi
Spanish vermouth (brand)
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Primitivo Quiles
aka P Quiles red wine base (monastrell) spanish vermouth
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Vini Amari / Bittered wines
unfortified, aromatized wines. eg, barolo chinato
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Cardamaro
a bittered wine (vini amaro) - aromatized, but not fortified Moscato wine flavored with cardoon (a thistle - similar flavor to artichoke) and milk thistle
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Bonal
A quinquina. Fortified and aromatized with cinchona bark, gentian root, and mountain herbs from the Chartreuse Mts
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Name 2 examples of quinquina
Dubonnet Byrrh Bonal
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Americano primary flavoring agent
wormwood and gentian root
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french word for bitter
amer
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vermouth's defining botanical
wormwood
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Zucca
Italian Amaro - primary agent is Rhubarb
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Suze
French Amer Gentian root forward
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Salers
French Amer Gentian root forward
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Name 2 gentian root forward amer
salers suze
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