Today I would like to let you know the definitions of Liqueur, Cocktail, Wine, Aperitif, Sake and Beer. LIQUEUR is an alcoholic beverage produced by combining spirits with fruits, herbs and other flavouring elements and containing more than 2.5% by weight of sugar. One more definition can be - A liqueur is alcoholic beverage, which has a base of spirit (grain spirit, neutral spirit) which is flavoured with fruits, herbs, spices, flowers, seeds, plants and are sweetened and can be coloured or colourless. A liqueur is an alcoholic beverage made from a distilled spirit that has been flavored with fruit, cream, herbs, spices, flowers or nuts and bottled with added sugar or other sweetener (such as high-fructose corn syrup). Liqueurs are typically quite sweet; they are usually not aged for long after the ingredients are mixed, but may have resting periods during their production to allow flavors to marry. Liqueurs are historical descendants of herbal medicines; they were made i...
Some definitions of spirits that you should be knowing as third years - What is Whiskey? Whiskey is a spirit made by fermenting and distilling grain. By long standing tradition, Scottish distillers spell the name of the spirit as “WHISKY” and the Irish distillers spell their spirit as “WHISKEY”. The Canadians follow the Scottish spelling and the American follow the Irish spelling. What is Rum? Rum” is an alcoholic distillate made from sugar cane, or its derivatives like sugar cane juice, molasses or other sugar cane by-products. The base is combined with water & yeast and after fermentation if is distilled. Majority of rums are produced from molasses. Molasses-based rum is distilled via a column still; sugarcane-based rum is often distilled via a pot still. What is Vodka? Vodka is a neutral spirit made from the fermentation and distillation grain mash than rectified. It has no flavour, aroma, colour etc. Vodka is a drink, which originated in Eastern Europe. The name stem...