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Distilled liquor

Of or pertaining to any alcoholic beverage obtained by distillation from wine, fermented fruit or plant juice, or from various cereal grains that have first been brewed.

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corn whiskey

Beverages; Distilled liquor

A whiskey made from a mash of at least 80% corn. May or may not be aged.

creme

Beverages; Distilled liquor

A cordial with a very high sugar content. Its cream-like consistency gives it its prefix. It comes in the following combinations:

creme de yvette

Beverages; Distilled liquor

A liquor made from violets.

curacao

Beverages; Distilled liquor

A generic term for orange liqueurs made from the dried peels of bitter oranges from the Caribbean island of Curacao.

digestif

Beverages; Distilled liquor

A French term used to describe a spirit taken after a meal to aid in digestion; also called “after dinner drinks”. Some popular digestifs are B & B, Brandy Alexander, Grasshopper, Amaretto, along ...

dirty

Beverages; Distilled liquor

A term used to indicate that a martini contains olive juice.

distillation

Beverages; Distilled liquor

Distillation takes place in pear-shaped copper vessels called 'pot stills'. and at least two are required of different types.

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