Whisky

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Whisky is distilled from grain (barley, rye, maize, cereal) made in either a Continuous or Pot still. Whisky is produced in many with the four main ones being Scotch, Irish, Bourbon and Rye.

• Types of whisky
  1. Scotch
  2. Irish
  3. Bourbon
  4. Canadian

Scotch whisky

There are two distinct types – malt and grain.

Blended together they make a third Blended version –

Popular brands of scotch include:

• Johnnie Walker – Red label, Blue label, Black label, Green label and Gold label
• Ballantines
• The Famous Grouse
• Teacher’s
• Dewar’s
• Black and White
• Vat 69
• Chivas Regal
• Glenfiddich Single Malt 12 years old.
• Glenmorangie Single Malt 12 years old.

Irish whiskey

It is always spelt with an ‘e‘ and is made basically the same as whisky with some variations. The base cereals may not be wholly barley, drying is by coal fire not peat, and stills differ in design.

Examples of Irish Whiskey include:

• Jameson
• Paddy’s
• Tullamore Dew

Bourbon

Bourbon is made in USA originating in Kentucky. is made in USA and .Both are produced from grain (mainly maize) distilled in a Continuous still, and aged in charred oak barrels. Bourbon is aged in cold warehouses.

Popular brands include:

• Wild Turkey Kentucky (Bourbon)
• Jack Daniels (Tennessee Whiskey)
• Jim Beam Kentucky (Bourbon)
• Cougar Bourbon
• Canadian Club (Canadian Whiskey)

Rum

Rum is distilled from molasses which is a by-product of cane sugar. Rum is distilled by Pot or Continuous still and often blended. It is aged in oak and caramel can be added for colour.

Jamaican rum

Known for highly-flavoured rums, but today light rums are distilled too with a trend for these.

Barbados and Trinidad rum

Both specialise in lighter, colourless rums.

Popular brands of rum include:

• Captain Morgan – spiced gold, dark, deluxe, white and gold
• Cougar
• Bacardi – white, black and gold

Gin

Gin is produced by rectifying a pure spirit with berries and botanical herbs – juniper berries and coriander seeds are the main flavouring agents, along with calamus root, cardamom seeds, angelica, orange and lemon peels, almond and orris root.

Vodka

It is distilled from a base of grain or molasses and is highly rectified meaning impurities have been removed. No flavourings are added, indeed charcoal is used to filter it and produce a clean and smooth spirit.

Popular brands include:

• Absolute
• Grey Goose
• Finlandia
• Stolichnaya
• Smirnoff
• Skyy

Brandy

Brandy is a distilled from fermented fruit (usually grape).There are three type of brandy are very popular in around the world. They are Cognac, Armagnac and Calvados.

Cognac

Cognac is a kind of brandy distilled from Fermented grape juice. Cognac produced only in cognac region. Cognac is name after the town of cognac in France.

Grape for cognac are Ugni Blanc, Folle Blanc, colombard

Popular brands of Cognac

Hennessy, Courvoisier, Martell, Remy Martin

Armagnac

Armagnac is a kind of brandy distilled from fermented grape juice. Armagnac produced only in Armagnac region. Armagnac is name after the town of Armagnac in France.

Grape varieties for Armagnac are Ugni Blanc, FolleBlanc, Colombardand Baco 22A.

Calvados

Calvados is an apple brandy from French region of lower Normandy. Calvados is made from 200 kind of apple. There is Grade for all kind of Brandy,

Tequila

It is a Mexican spirit ranging from clear to pale gold in colour True Tequila is made in the areas surrounding the city of Tequila Some bottles feature the classic worm in the bottle. Tequila is made from Maguey cactus/Agave plants.

Popular brands include:

• José Cuervo
• El Toro
• Coyote

Service of Spirit

With spirits, there are several options available to customers.

• They may order a full nip (30 ml) with a mixer in a short or long glass, or they may order a half nip (15 ml) with a mixer in a short or long glass.
• Sometimes customers order a double (60 ml) but many venues have banned these due to Responsible Service of Alcohol concerns.
• Drinks may be ordered with ice, or without ice.
• Industry practice where the customer does not specify nip size, glass size or ice requirements is to prepare a drink comprising:

• A full nip
• Ice
• Long glass
• Guests may also order the spirit ‘neat‘ – which means without any mixer, and without ice – or they may order it ‘on the rocks’ which means neat with the addition of ice.

Mixers/soft drink with spirits

• Gin – tonic water (Gin & Tonic; G&T), lemon squash (Gin Squash), bitter lemon, lemonade, orange juice: ‘Pink Gin’ is gin with the addition of a few drops of Angostura bitters that have been swirled around the glass
• Brandy – dry ginger, cola, lemonade
• Whisky – dry ginger, cola
• Rum – cola
• Vodka – lemon squash, orange juice (Screwdriver), tomato juice (Bloody Mary).

Liqueurs

Liqueurs are spirits flavoured with fruits, herbs, roots and plants, sweetened and sometimes artificially coloured.

Many liqueurs trace their ancestry back to the monasteries where monks collected herbs and turned them into medicines: in fact, many do have digestive properties. Liqueurs are made by soaking flavouring materials in a spirit –

Advocaat

A low strength liqueur, thick yellow and creamy from raw eggs and spirit.

Anisette

Sweetened version of Anis, a name that comes from the star anise plant.

Apricot

Made by macerating apricots with brandy.

Bailey’s Irish Cream

Fresh cream blended with whiskey, neutral spirits, coffee and chocolate.

Benedictine DOM

1. DOM stands for Deo Optimo Maximo – To God most good, most great.
2. It is a famous and popular golden liqueur with a complex, herb flavour.

Chartreuse green and Chartreuse yellow

Brandy distilled with numerous herbs: yellow is sweeter – but weaker.

Cointreau

Colourless liqueur of the Curacao family made by the Cointreau company. Clear in colour, orange-flavoured with a dry finish

Crème de Bananas

Sweet, banana-flavoured liqueur which can be consumed on its own, or poured over ice cream.

Crème de Cacao

Sweet liqueur made from cocoa and vanilla beans.

Crème de Cassis

Sweet liqueur made from cocoa and vanilla beans.

Crème de Menthe

Sweet, mint-flavoured liqueur, available in either a clear or green colour.

Drambuie

Made from scotch whisky, herbs and honey: sweet and golden.

Grand Marnier

Distilled oranges steeped in cognac.

Irish Mist Liqueur

Made from heather, honey and whiskey.

Kahlua

Mexican coffee-flavoured liqueur.

Curaçao

Distilled from peel of bitter oranges.

Normally colourless but may be orange or blue using food colouring agents to achieve this.

Kummel

Distilled grain spirit flavoured with caraway seeds.

Maraschino

Sweet liqueur made from cherries.

Midori

Green, melon-flavoured liqueur.

Peach Brandy

Peaches steeped in brandy.

Royal Mint Chocolate

Like a liquid after dinner mint.

Sambuca

• Aniseed-flavoured liqueur – blue (deep blue/black), red or white/colourless.
• Often served with three coffee beans in the glass.

Strega

• Means ‘witch’ in Italian: features many herbs and barks of trees.

Tia Maria

• Distilled from sugar cane and flavoured with Blue Mountain coffee.

Beer

Beer is available in draught and packaged form. Draught beer is beer drawn through the tap from barrels or kegs. Packaged beer is beer in large and small bottles and cans.

Type of Beer-

1. Larger
2. Stout
3. Ale

Common Beer mix and serve include:

1. Shandy – Beer and lemonade
2. Red eye beer – with tomato juice
3. Black and tan – Beer and stout
4. Portergaff – Stout and lemonade
5. Stout with a dash – Stout with a dash of lemonade
6. Wedge of lime in neck of a Corona.

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