Chapter 10: Bittered Spirits and Cocktail Bitters

Question 1

Fernet Branca: When, where, and by whom was it invented?

Answer 1

• When: 1845 * Where: Milan, Italy * Whom: Bernardino Branca

Question 2

Italian orange-flavored bitter, invented in 1919, in a slightly less bitter, lower-alcohol style

Answer 2

Aperol

Question 3

Class of Amari made with artichokes

Answer 3

Carciofo

Question 4

Producer of Amaro Quintessentia

Answer 4

The House of Nonino (Amaro Nonino Quintessentia)

Question 5

Fernet-Vallet: Country of production

Answer 5

Mexico

Question 6

Italian amaro created in 1845 using rhubarb, gentian, cardamom, vanilla, and other spices

Answer 6

Zucca

Question 7

The first Italian bittered spirit to become popular outside of Europe

Answer 7

Campari

Question 8

Italian Amaro, invented in 1815 in Milan

Answer 8

Ramazzotti

Question 9

Italian Amaro created by Stanislao Cobianchi (1885)

Answer 9

Amaro Montenegro

Question 10

Country that consumes for fernet than any other country

Answer 10

Argentina

Question 11

Spirit produced using a recipe for an “elixir of long life” held by the monks of the Carthusian Order

Answer 11

Chartreuse

Question 12

VEP Chartreuse

Answer 12

“Vieillissement Exceptionnellement Prolonge” Chartreuse (a special bottling of well-aged Chartreuse that is package in numbered, speciality bottles)

Question 13

Sweeter version of Chartreuse, produced beginning in 1836

Answer 13

Yellow Chartreuse (flavored with saffron)

Question 14

The top-selling bittered spirit in the world

Answer 14

Jägermeister

Question 15

Artichoke-flavored spirit first produced in Italy in 1949

Answer 15

Cynar

Question 16

French gentian liqueur produced in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region

Answer 16

Salers (Salers Aperitif La Bounoux Gentiane)

Question 17

Ingredients in the “Beton Cocktail”

Answer 17

Becherovka and Tonic, served with a squeeze of lemon over ice

Question 18

A French Amer created by Fernand Moreaux in Paris (in 1889)

Answer 18

Suze

Question 19

Artist who created the collage ‘La Bouteille de Suze’ (Bottle of Suze)

Answer 19

Pablo Picasso

Question 20

Cocktail made using Campari, sweet vermouth, and soda (over ice)

Answer 20

Americano (originally called the Milano Torino)

Question 21

Bitter liqueur created in 1790 by the royal physician to the King of Hungary

Answer 21

Zwack Unicum

Question 22

A French spirit based on a legendary “secret elixir” that once belonged to the Fécamp Abbey in Normandy

Answer 22

Bénédictine

Question 23

Chemical found in artichokes that (for many people) makes things taste sweeter

Answer 23

Cynarin

Question 24

Classic cocktail made with Bénédictine, rye whiskey, cognac, and sweet vermouth

Answer 24

Vieux Carré

Question 25

Cocktail made using Campari, sweet vermouth, and gin - served over ice

Answer 25

Negroni

Question 26

Bitter liqueur produced since 1807 in the city of Karlovy Vary (Czech Republic)

Answer 26

Becherovka

Question 27

Bittered spirit produced using a recipe gifted from the Santo Spirito Abbey in Sicily

Answer 27

Averna

Question 28

Bitter liqueur that translates to “Old Danish”

Answer 28

Gammel Dansk Bitter Dram

Question 29

Bitter orange aperitif popular in France’s Basque region – available in traditional, “club”, and “bière” styles

Answer 29

Picon

Question 30

Cocktail made using Picon, grenadine, and soda water served over ice with a lemon twist

Answer 30

Picon Punch

Question 31

Brand of cocktail bitters originally produced in Venezuela, now produced in Trinidad

Answer 31

Angostura Bitters

Question 32

Brand of cocktail bitters originally created in a New Orleans apothecary shop (in 1830)

Answer 32

Pechaud’s Bitters

Question 33

Company known for producing a wide range of cocktail bitters and a “foam” for use in cocktails

Answer 33

Fee Brothers

Question 34

Brand/style of bitters created by Gary and Mardee Regan in 1990

Answer 34

Regan’s #6 Orange Bitters