Types of Alcohol

Types of alcohol from around the world. Learn remarkable facts about the different types of alcohol , their contents and how to prepare them.

Types of alcoholSoju

18 Feb.

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Types of alcoholCampari

08 Sept.

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Types of alcoholAkvavit

30 June

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Sake

14 May

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Sake, the traditional Japanese alcoholic drink, is made from fermented rice. The alcoholic content of sake varies from 14-20 percent. Sake possesses a sweet and rich taste, reminding of flowers and fruits.

Rakia

07 Apr.

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Rakia is an alcoholic drink, widespread among the Balkan countries predominantly. Rakia is obtained after fermented fruits go through the process of distillation (boiling).

Vermouth

03 Apr.

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Vermouth is an aromatized wine, drunk neat or combined in cocktails with other alcoholic drinks. To aromatize vermouth, seeds, roots and flowers of different herbs are used, as well as fruits.

Gin

01 Apr.

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Gin is a high alcohol drink, which alcoholic drink aficionados know due to its presence in a wide range of cocktails that are popular worldwide. Real gin is made from the fruits of the juniper plant, as well as other fruits.

Tequila

31 Mar.

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Tequila is a popular spirit originating from Mexico. Tequila is obtained through the fermentation of the juice of a plant known as blue agave.

Rum

31 Mar.

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Rum is a distilled alcoholic drink, a favorite for a whole lot of people around the world. Rum is made from sugar cane, as well as from sugar cane syrup.

Amaretto

27 Mar.

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Amaretto is an Italian sweet liqueur, which is made from apricots or almonds, in some instances both. Amaretto can be widely used in cooking, including in ice cream cakes with almonds and chocolate, cheesecakes and layer cakes.

Scotch

26 Mar.

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Scotch is an alcoholic drink or more accurately, a whiskey. What's more specific about it is that it's made in Scotland. In fact, if a whiskey is made anywhere else it cannot rightly be classified as Scotch.

Cognac

25 Mar.

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Cognac is an alcoholic drink, more concretely a type of brandy. Today, quality cognac is made from a grape variety known as Ugni Blanc.

Brandy

24 Mar.

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Brandy is the umbrella term for alcoholic drinks produced by distilling wine or the fermented juice of other fruits - peaches, cherries, pears and others. Brandy as we know it today was contrived in the 12th century in the region of Armagnac, France.