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Vermouth, Amari, & Bitters Flashcards

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define Aromatized wine

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wines flavored with aromatic botanicals. often have additional alcohol added for stabilization

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vermouth

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aromatized, fortified wine

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Vini Amari / Chinati

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aromatized, unfortified wine

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Quinquina

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aromatized, fortified wine flavored with cinchina bark (aka quina)

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Americano

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aromatized, fortified wine flavored with wormwood and gentian

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Vermouth is typically made with a ____ base wine

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white - red vermouths are typically colorized via botanicals and/or food coloring

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Chambery

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town in the French Alps renowned for aromatized wine. notable producer: dolin

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Dolin

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vermouth producer in Chambery (town in French Alps)

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Noilly Prat

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(producer) - vermouth. Marseilles-style vermouth, known for barrel aged base wines and the resulting marsala-like product

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Italian vermouth center

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town of Torino in Piedmont

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Torino (italian) vermouth vs french vermouth

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italian vermouth is more floral and spicy, sweeter & darker vs the herbaceousness of french vermouth

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Name a producer of Torino vermouth

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Carpano

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Punt e Mes

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“one point of sweetness and half a point of bitterness”
Italian vermouth (with bitters) made by Carpano

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Spanish vermouth

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popular in spain, though has just recently began getting exported. Catalonia is the epicenter. Red vermouth primary style; lighter and less bitter than Torino style

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name a spanish vermouth

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Perucchi

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chinato d’erbetti

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“bitter and herbal” - can be made anywhere

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Barolo Chinato

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Barolo DOCG infused or blended with herbs, particularly quinine. aperitivo, digestivo, dessert wine (goes well with chocolate)

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cardamaro

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moscato based wine flavored with cardoon and thistle. typically oxidized and nutty

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quinquina vs vermouth

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both are flavored and fortified , however quinquina is primarily flavored with cinchona bark (quinine) rather than artemisia

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Lillet Blanc

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a mild quinquina - made in Bordeaux

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what is americano

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aomatized, fortified wines flavored with wormwood and gentian

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Cocchi Americano

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type of Americano - classic white is based on moscato - made in Piedmont - red made with brachetto and malvasia

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Contratto Americano

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rosso americano based on cortese

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fernet branca

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spirit amari (bittered spirit)
note that Branca is a producer - fernet is made by many different producers, and in different countries

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fernet

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an amaro

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fernet typically includes these two ingredients, known for their digestivo and antioxidant properties

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saffron and myrrh

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Zucca

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amaro

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Campari

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amaro with intense bitter orange flavor
aperitivo

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averna

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amaro
In the 1800s, there existed a sicilian businessman - after making quite a few donations to the church - he was gifted a secret heatlh elixir recipe. He made the recipe for his friends and family, and eventually his son commercialized the recipe. still family owned to this day

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Amaro Nonino

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made by the House of Nonino in Friuli. this amaro is based on grape brandy. house of nonino has a preference for local products in production. very smooth due to five yrs of aging in oak barrels

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Ramazzotti

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one of the oldest commercially produced amaro in Italy. herbal and spicy, like a licorice rootbeer. complex

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amaro montenegro

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this Amaro was created by an Italian explorer -said to contain botanicals from the four corners of the world - slightly sweeter and less bitter than most amari

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aperol

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slightly less bitter, lighter amaro

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zucca

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italian amaro - primary flavor is rabarbaro (rhubarb) - tart and bright

35
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the history of Chartreuse

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story begin in 1605 in a suburb of Paris, when the monks of the Carthusian Order were gived an ancient, mysterious document: “The Elixir of Long Life” the formula was never fully deciphered until over a 100 years later, and production began. still produced by monks to this day

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yellow chartreuse vs green chartreuse

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yellow is a sweeter version flavored with saffron

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how is chartreuse made

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with 130+ herbs. aged in oak cask for several yrs

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Suze

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french bitter liqueur from france

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Salers

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traditional french aperitif. based off of gentian root.

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benedictine

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cognac based liqueur, made with herbs

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b&b

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benedictine + brandy: drier and less herbaceous compared to benedictine

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Picon

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french bitter spirit, orange!

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Zwack Unicum

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Hungarian bittered spirit

44
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the 4 classic producers of bitters

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angostura bitters
peychaud’s bitters
fee brothers bitters
regans #6 orange bitters

45
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what are bitters

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herbs macerating in neutral spirit

46
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Peychaud’s bitters

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made in NO in 1830
savory, exotic, very aromatic

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Fee Brothers Bitters

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comes in over a dozen flavors, eg, aztec chocolate, black walnut

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