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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...

Dear Blog readers and Hotel Management Students, We all expected that you should be aware of the below mentioned terms and should be able to recall it by the end of third year. I am now listing down the important terms which are Alcoholic Beverages Potable Alcohol (Alcoholic Beverage) obtained Fermentation Distillation ABV = ALCOHOL BY VOLUME What are Alcoholic Beverages? A potable (meaning drinkable) liquid containing ethyl alcohol or ethanol of 0.5 percent or more by volume is termed as ‘alcoholic beverage’. Alcohol is mobile, volatile fluid obtained by fermenting a liquid containing sugar. The word ‘alcohol’ is derived from the Arabic al – kohl. Pure alcohol is colourless, clear liquid with a burning taste. It derives its colour from the wood of the cask in which it is matured, and / or from the caramel which may be added during its maturation or bottling How is Potable Alcohol (Alcoholic Beverage) obtained? All alcohol or alcoholic beverages are obtained by a process called ferment...