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LIQUEUR DEFINITION An alcoholic beverage produced by combining spirits with fruits, herbs and other flavouring elements and containing more than 2.5% by weight of sugar. ORIGIN ·        Latin word- LIQUIFACERE- means to dissolve or melt ·        Liqueurs were used as medicine for stomach ailments ·        Since these medicines were harsh tasting  so they were sweetened with honey OTHER NAMES ·        CORDIAL  --  SWEET ( AMERICA ) ·        DIGESTIF  -- DIGESTIVE ( FRANCE ) CLASSIFICATION ·        Base spirit ·        Type of flavouring ·        Method of manufacturing In fruit liqueurs different portions of the fruits like peel, pulps etc are used. In plant li...

VODKA DEFINITION Vodka is a neutral spirit distilled from any fermented material and treated in a way so as to be without any distinctive colour, taste or aroma.    Origin    - Russia (17th century)    - Spread to Finland , Poland and rest of         North-East Europe Vodka has come from the Russian word “WODKA” meaning, ‘Little Water’ SOURCE •         Most plentiful and least expensive grains •         Principal grain is CORN •         Other grains used are wheat, rye, etc. FLAVOURED VODKAS Zubrowka •         Flavoured with Zubrowka grass from the forests of eastern Poland •         Yellowish tinge & aromatic bouquet •         Exceptionally s...

TEQUILA ·        Believed to be the first spirit made in the Americas ·        Jalisco town of tequila ·        National drink of Mexico ·        Legally made in and around the town of Tequila ·        Made from a cactus:  agave tequilana weber / azul           (also known as the Blue Agave / Century Plant / American Aloe / Mezcal) HARVESTING ·        Looks like pineapple, locals call pina. ·        Harvested by jimadors . ·        The spiky leaves are removed to get to the heart of the fruit known as pina. ·        It weighs 40-70 pounds. Composition ·        By law Minimum 51% bl...

RUM DEFINITION Rum is an alcoholic beverage distilled from fermented sugarcane by-products such as sugarcane juice, sugarcane syrup and molasses. It is distilled at less than 190 proof (95% abv) and bottled at not less than 80 proof (40% abv). ORIGIN ·        Rum derived from Latin word - Saccharum ·        Rum was first produced in the Caribbean countries in the 17th Century. ·        The sugar plantations were maintained by slaves who had been brought to the Caribbean from Africa by the British. ·        They distilled crude and harsh rum as early as 1647 in small pot stills in the sugarcane fields. ·        In those days, it was consumed without maturing and was the drink of English pirates and the British Navy. ·        This spirit was termed as “Rumbustio...