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Spirits

The document provides information about various types of distilled alcoholic beverages. It defines vodka as a colorless, odorless, and tasteless spirit made from potatoes or grains. It also lists various vodka brands and common vodka mixes. Information is also provided about tequila made from agave plants, rum distilled from sugarcane, whiskey distilled from grains, gin derived from juniper berries, and brandy distilled from grapes or other fruits. Production methods and popular brands are outlined for each type of alcoholic beverage.

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Spirits

The document provides information about various types of distilled alcoholic beverages. It defines vodka as a colorless, odorless, and tasteless spirit made from potatoes or grains. It also lists various vodka brands and common vodka mixes. Information is also provided about tequila made from agave plants, rum distilled from sugarcane, whiskey distilled from grains, gin derived from juniper berries, and brandy distilled from grapes or other fruits. Production methods and popular brands are outlined for each type of alcoholic beverage.

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Spirit

Spirit Description Pure spirit carefully filtered through a special form of charcoal. Odorless Colorless Tasteless

Proof

Alc. Conte nt 40%

History Came from Poland Adopted by Russia who gave the name Zhizenennia Voda which means Water of Life Literally means dear little water Rudolph Kunnet (Ukrainian) introduced Vodka in US in 1934. First distilled in Mexico

Ingredients

Production

Kinds/ Classification Neutral Flavored Citrus Kurant Ohranj Peppar Mandrin

Local Brand The Bar Antonov Cossack

Imported Brand Grey Goose Absolut Smirnoff

Famous Mixes Bloody Mary Cosmopolitan

Vodka

80 proof or higher

Fermented potatoes and other grains

1. Fermentation 2. Distillation and Rectification 3. Filtration and Purification 4. Dilution and Bottling

Tequila

Made from the blue agave plant

80 or higher

40%

Agave Plant

1. Harvesting 2. Selection 3. Cooking 4. Fermentation 5. Aging

Rum

Distilled alcoholic beverage made from sugarcane byproducts such as molasses.

150 or lower

45% or higher

Origin of the word rum means unclear It must be taken from the Latin word saccarum From West Indies in the 17th Century Caribbean and Latin America

Sugarcane

Fermentation Distillation

Tequila Blanco Don Enrique Tequila Gold Mixkila Tequila Reposado Tequila Anejo Mojitos Tequila Extra El Anejo Hombre Light Gold Spiced Dark Flavored Over proof Premium

Jose Cuervo Patron Sauza Calypso Light Calypso Gold

Tequila Sunrise Margarita Tequila Slammer Zombie Rum coke

Whisky

Fermented grain mash

80 or higher

35% 40%

Whisky = Scotland, Canada, Japan Whiskey = US and Ireland UISAGE and BEATHA means water of life

Grains Rye Malt Wheat Corn

Fermentation Distillation

Gin

Diuretic properties of juniper berries -> Genever

Holland in 1550 Franciscus de la Boe bradwijn

Rye Barley Wheat Berries

Malt Grain Single Malt Cask Strength Salted Malt Pure pot still Blended Rye Bourbon Irish Canadian Scotch Straight Tennessee Distilled Compound London Dry

Embassy White Castle

Johnnie Walker Chivas Regal Jack Daniels Jim Beams

Hot Toddy Scotch Mist

Ginebra San Miguel

Tanqueray Free Beef Eaters Gordon

Martini Gimlet Gin and Tonic Tom Collins

Brandy

Burned Wine

France/ Germany

Grape Blackberry Apple Apricot

Distillation and Fermentation

K: Fruits Residue Cognac Armagnac Dried fruit Mere C: V.S.O.P O.X. A.C V.S. X.O. Armagnac Vintage Napoleon Armagnac Varietal

Pegase XO Alexander Hennessy XO Singer Sidecar

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