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What is an ‘eaux-de-vie’?

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Alcoholic beverages distilled from fruit other than grapes aka fruit brandies.
Highly concentrated flavours of the fruit which was used.

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What is Calvados?

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  • Calvados AOC in Northern France

- Distilled using fermented apple juice (Cider) & fermented pear juice (Perry).

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What are AOC’s for Calvados production?

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  • Calvados - Continous still
  • Calvados Pays d’Auge - Double pot still - 2 years in wood.
  • Calvados Domfrontais - Continous still - 30% pears.
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What is Pommeau de Normandie?

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  • VDL made using 2/3 Apple juice and 1/3 Calvados and aged in oak.
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What is Abricot?

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  • Made by distilling fermented apricots.
  • Colourless
  • French, German or Swiss.
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What is Fraise?

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  • Made by distilling fermented strawberries.
  • Colourless
  • French, German or Swiss.
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What is Framboise?

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  • Made by distilling fermented raspberries.
  • Colourless
  • French, German or Swiss.
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What is Kirsch?

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  • Made by distilling fermented cherries.
  • Colourless
  • French, German or Swiss.
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What is Mirabelle?

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  • Made by distilling fermented mirabelles (yellow plums).
  • Colourless
  • French.
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What is Poire William?

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  • Made by distilling fermented pears.
  • Colourless
  • French, German or Swiss.
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What is Slivovitz?

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  • Made by distilling fermented plums.
  • Colourless
  • Balkan countries.
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What is Quetsch?

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  • Made by distilling fermented red plums.
  • Colourless
  • Alsace, France.
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What is Alcools Blancs?

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Eau-de-vies which are aged in glass not wood, leaving them colorless.

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Name a few Aniseed based spirits.

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  • Pernod - aniseed
  • Pastis & Ricard - aniseed & licquorice - yellow
  • Ouzo - aniseed - colourless
  • Absinthe - anise, wormwood & spices - light green.
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Name a few bitters.

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  • Angustora - Trinidad & Tobago - rum based - brownish red.
  • Amer Picon - France - orange - light red.
  • Aperol - Italy - sweet & bitter oranges - orange red
  • Campari - Italy - herbs, fruits & spices - red.
  • Fernet Branca - Italy - fruits & spices (40) - dark brown
  • Jagermeister - Germany - herbs, roots & spices (56) - dark brown.
  • Underberg - Germany - herbs - brown
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What is Schnapps?

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It is a spirit made by distilling fermented grain and flavoured with fruit or other flavours.

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What is Aquavit?

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  • Caraway flavoured Schnapps
  • 51% ABV.
  • Danish
  • Light yellow brown
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What is the ageing for Tequila?

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  • Blanco or Silver - unaged
  • Joven Abocado - unaged mixto tequila
  • Reposado - 60 days to 1 year in wood.
  • Anejo - min. 1 year in 600L wood.
  • Extra Anejo - min. 3 years in 600L wood.
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At what temperature does alcohol evaporate?

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78.3 °C

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Who invented the Continuous still?

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  • Aeneas Coffey - 1832
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What are the first and last vapors which come off during the distillation process called?

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  • Heads - Forshots

- Tails - Feints.

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What is the ideal temperature to measure the alcoholic strength of a drink?

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20 °C

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What is Gin?

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  • Gin is a white flavoured spirit produced by distilling a wash made from fermented grain, malted barley, maize or rye.
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What are the main botanicals used to flavor Gin?

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It is mainly flavoured with juniper berries, coriander, angelica root, orange & lemon peel, liquorice, orris root, cassia bark, cardamom seeds, calamus root, fennel and almonds.

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How is Gin flavored?
Gin is flavoured with botanicals either by passing the vapors from the distillate through the flavourings or by steeping them in a spirit and distilling them in a seperate run.
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List the various types of Gin.
- London Dry Gin - Plymouth Gin - Sloe Gin - Old Tom Gin - Dutch Gin / Genever
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Describe a Plymouth Gin.
- Unsweetned Gin which derives its sweetness from the botanicals used. - Bottled at 41.2 percent abv.
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Who produces Plymouth Gin?
Plymouth Gin is produced by Coates & Co. at the Black Friars Distillery, Plymouth UK.
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What is Sloe Gin?
Sloe gin is made by steeping sloe berries in gin with a little sugar.
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What are the other names for Dutch Gin?
- Genever - Hollands - Schiedam
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What are the different types of Dutch Gin?
- Oude (old) - malted barley, wheat, corn & rye - aged. | - Jonge (young) - grain - unaged.
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Name the different types of Scotch.
- Single Malt - Vatted Malt (Blended Malt) - Blended Scotch - Single Grain Scotch
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What is Single grain whiskey?
Single grain whisky is from one distillery and made from unmalted barley, wheat or corn distilled in a continuous still.
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Name a few popular producers of Single grain whiskey.
- Cameron Brig | - Invergordon.
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Name the main regions of Scotland for whisky.
- Highland - Lowland - Islands - Speyside - Islay - Campbeltown.
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Name the Islands for whisky production in Scotland.
- Arran - Jura - Mull - Orkney - Skye
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Name the distilleries of Campbeltown.
- Glen Scotia - Springbank - Glengyle
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Name the whisky's produced by Glengyle.
- Kilkerran - Single Malt | - Glengyle - Blended Malt
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Name the popular single malt producers of Lowlands.
- Auchentoshan | - Rosebank
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What is the minimum ageing for Scotch whiskey?
- 3 years of ageing in oak casks of max. 700L capacity.
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How is Irish whiskey made?
Irish whiskey is made in Ireland from a wash of malted and unmalted barley which is triple distilled in either pot or continuous still or both and aged for atleast 3 years in oak.
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Which Irish whiskey producer uses peat during the malting process?
- Connemara - Single Malt
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How is American Rye whiskey made?
American rye is distilled mainly from a wash containing a minimum of 51% of rye in a continuous still and aged for atleast 2 years in new charred oak barrels.
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What is the ageing requirement for Canadian whiskey?
- Min. 3 years in oak.
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How is Bourbon whiskey made?
Bourbon is an American whiskey made from atleast 51% corn + rye, wheat or malted barley which is distilled in a continuous still and aged in new charred oak barrels for atleast 4 years.
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How is Tennessee whiskey made?
Tennessee whiskey is a sour mash whiskey made from 51% corn, matured in new charred oak barrels and filtered through maple charcoal.
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Name the different types of Rum.
- White / Silver Rum - Demerara Rum - Dark / Black Rum - Golden / Spiced Rum
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White rum is a specialty of which country?
- Cuba - Puerto Rico - Jamaica
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Where does Demerara rum get its name from?
Demerara rum gets its name from the river Demerara in Guyana.
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What is "Dunder"?
Dunder is the lees from the previous years fermentation which is used in Jamaica to make dark rum.
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Name the sub-regions of Cognac.
- Grand Champagne - Petite Champagne - Fin Bois - Bon Bois - Bon Ordinaire - Borderies
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What grapes are used for Cognac production?
- St. Emilion (Ugni Blanc) - Folle Blanche - Colombard
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What is the name of the pot still used in Cognac?
- Alembic Charentaise
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What is the name of the first distillate of Cognac?
- Brouillis - 30% abv
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What is the heart of the distillate called in Cognac?
- Bonne Chauffe
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Which oak is used to age Cognac?
- Limousin or Troncais
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What the age indicators for Cognac?
- VS (Very Special or ***) - 2 years - VSOP (Very Superior Old Pale) - 4.5 years - XO (Extra Old or Napoleon) - 6.5 years
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Name the sub-regions of Armagnac.
- Haut Armagnac - Bas Armagnac - Tenareze
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Name the popular producers of Armagnac.
- Janneau - Samalens - Baron de Signonac
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Which oak is used to age Armagnac?
Black Oak - Monlezun
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Is addition of sugar or caramel allowed in Cognac & Armagnac?
Cognac - yes | Armagnac - no
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What the age indicators for Armagnac?
- VS (Very Special or ***) - 1 years - VSOP (Napoleon) - 4 years - XO / Hors d'Age - 10 years
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What is Baijiu?
- It is a distilled spirit made using Red Sorgham. | - 51 - 53% ABV.
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Name popular producers of Baijiu.
- Moutai - Renhuai City - Guizhou Province - River Chishui. - Luzhou Laojiao - Sichuan Province - River Yangtze. - Wuliangye - Sichuan Province.
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What is Cointreau?
- Sweet & bitter orange flavoured liqueur. | - Angers, France.
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What is Curacao?
- Curacao orange peel flavoured liqueur. | - Universal liqueur.
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What is Grand Marnier?
- Bitter orange peel, spices & vanilla flavoured liqueur. - Cognac based.
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What is Mandarine Napolean?
- Sicilian mandarine peel & 21 botanicals. | - Triple distilled.
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What is Van der Hum?
- Cape Tangerines (Najte), herbs & spices flavoured liqueur. - South Africa - Brandy based.
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What is Cherry Brandy?
- Reddish brown cherry flavoured liqueur.
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What is Cherry Herring?
- Brand which makes a liqueur from cherries, crushed cherry kernels and spices, macerated in spirit and matured in oak for 3 years.
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What is Midori?
Melon flavoured green liqueur, produced in Mexico, originally from Japan.
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What is Creme de Cacao?
Brown or colourless chocolate & vanilla flavoured liqueur.
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What is Kahlua?
Coffee flavoured liqueur from Mexico which is rum based.
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What is Tia Maria?
Blue mountain coffee, vanilla and spices flavoured liqueur which is rum based from Jamaica.
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What is Amarula?
Marula fruit based cream liqueur from South Africa.
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What is Devonshire Royal Cream liqueur?
Devonshire Cream liqueur which is based on whiskey & brandy.
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What is Amaretto?
- Italian - Apricot kernels & spices - Almond flavour - brown
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What is Benedictine?
- French Liqueur - 27 Herbs and spices - Golden
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Where was Benedictine originally produced?
Originally produced by the Benedictine monks at the Monastry of Fécamp in Normandy.
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What does "DOM" on a bottle of Benedictine stand for?
DOM - Deo Optimo Maximo (to God most good most great)
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What is Chartreuse?
- French Liqueur | - 130 herbs, roots & spices
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Where is Chartreuse originally from?
- The recipe is prepared by Carthusian monks of the Chartreuse Order at La Grand Chartreuse Monastry. - Macerated and distilled in Voiron near Grenoble, France.
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What are the different types of Chartreuse?
- Green Chartreuse - 55% - Yellow Chartreuse - 40% - VEP Chartreuse - extra aged in oak
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What does VEP on a bottle of Chartreuse stand for?
VEP - Viellisement Excepionnellement Prolongé
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What is Frangelico?
- Italian liqueur - Hazelnut, coffee, chocolate, vanilla, berries, herbs & spices. - Light lemon color
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What is Freezomint?
Creme de menthe made by Cusenier.
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What is Fior d'Alpe?
- Italian liqueur - Alpine flowers and spices - Yellow, Orange or Red in color.
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What is Galliano?
- Italian liqueur - Herb flavoured - Yellow color
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What is Izarra?
- French liqueur - Herbs, prunes and walnut shells Macerated in Armagnac and honey. - Yellow color - Saffron and almond flavour - Green color - Green plants and peppermint flavour
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What is Kümmel?
- Dutch liqueur | - Caraway seed flavoured.
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What is Licor 43 (Cuarenta y Tres)?
- Spanish Liqueur - Citrus fruits, herbs and vanilla (43) - Yellow color
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What is Malibu?
- Jamaican light rum - Colorless - Coconut flavoured.
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What is Millefiori?
- Italian liqueur | - Orange & Angelica flavoured.
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What is Sambuca?
- Italian liqueur - Colorless - Liquorice, elderbush & anise flavoured.
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What is Strega?
- Italian liqueur - Yellow colored - Flavored with 70 herbs and spices. - Saffron for color.
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What is Drambuie, Glayva & Glen Mist?
- Scottish liqueur - Scotch whisky based. - Herbs & Heather honey flavoured.
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What is Irish Mist?
- Irish liqueur - Irish whiskey based - Herbs & Heather honey flavoured.
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What is Southern Comfort?
- American liqueur - Golden colored - Peach, Orange & spice flavored.
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What is Advocaat?
- Dutch liqueur - Yellow colored - Eggyolks, sugar, vanilla & brandy.
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What is Cafe Calypso?
- Coffee + Tia Maria + Double cream
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What is Cafe Caribbean?
- Coffee + Rum + Double cream
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What is Monk's Coffee or DOM?
- Coffee + Benedictine + Double cream
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What is Cafe Gaelic or Cafe Highland?
- Coffee + Scotch Whisky + Double cream
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What is Irish Coffee?
- Coffee + Irish Whiskey + Double cream.
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What is Cafe Prince Charles?
- Coffee + Drambuie + Double cream.
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What is Cafe Royale?
- Coffee + Royal Cognac + flamed.
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What is Rüdesheimer Kaffee?
- Coffee + Asbach Brandy + Double cream. | - German
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What is Witches Coffee?
- Coffee + Strega + Double cream.

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