TEQUILA
TEQUILA Tequila is a spirit produced from the blue agave plant. Unlike other major spirit categories, tequila can only be made in a few designated areas in Mexico. It can be aged in oak barrels or bottled straight from the still, allowing for a wide variety of styles and flavour...
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LIQUEUR Liqueurs, also known as cordials, are flavoured spirits containing no less than 2.5% sugar by weight and prepared by mixing or redistilling any type of spirit with fruit, plants, or other natural substances. All liqueurs require the same four steps in production: base spirit selection, flavour source, extraction method,...
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GIN Gin is a flavoured spirit, obtained by redistilling a high-proof spirit primarily in the presence of juniper berries and other flavouring agents. There is no single way that gin must be produced and a variety of styles exist depending on distillation techniques, botanical recipes and maturation processes. Origin: The...
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BRANDY Brandy is a class of spirits that is distilled from grape wine, the pomace left over from winemaking, or the fermented juice from other fruits. Most grape brandies are aged in oak, while the fruit and pomace brandies are unaged and clear. Origin: In the 16th century, brandy was...
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WHEAT BEER Belgian Dubbel is a rich malty beer with spicy and mild alcoholic characteristics. Some dark fruit aromas and flavours may be present, with no lingering hop flavour. It gets its caramel colour not from roasted malts but from a highly caramelized sugar syrup called “candi syrup.” ORIGIN FOOD PAIRING FISH GRILLED VEGETABLES FRUITS ORIGIN FOOD...
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STOUT A beer brewed with black unmalted barley, which imparts the dark colour and rich flavour characteristics. ORIGIN FOOD PAIRING BBQ FONTINA CHEESE CHOCOLATE ORIGIN FOOD PAIRING BBQ FONTINA CHEESE CHOCOLATE BEER STYLES PORTER Named because of its popularity with London transportation workers in the 1770s (due to low cost and longevity), porter was originally a mixture of different beer styles. Stouts were...
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SOUR ALE Beers are made by allowing wild yeast strains or bacteria into the brew. Before Pasteurization, almost all beer was sour in some way due to naturally occurring wild yeast strains. ORIGIN FOOD PAIRING BRIE SHELLFISH LIGHT SALAD ORIGIN FOOD PAIRING BRIE SHELLFISH LIGHT SALAD BEER STYLES AMERICAN WILD ALE Beer brewed in America using wild strains of yeast or bacteria instead...
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PALE ALE A beer made by warm fermentation using predominately pale malt. ORIGIN FOOD PAIRING HAMBURGERS COLBY GOUDA ORIGIN FOOD PAIRING HAMBURGERS COLBY GOUDA BEER STYLES ENGLISH PALE ALE English pale ale can be traced back to Burton-upon-Trent, a city with an abundance of rich, hard water. A mix of fruity, hoppy, earthy, buttery and malty aromas and flavours can be experienced. Typically...
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MEAD An alcoholic beverage created by fermenting honey with water, sometimes with various fruits, spices, grains, or hops. The alcoholic content of mead may range from about 8% ABV to more than 20%. The defining characteristic of mead is that the majority of the beverage’s fermentable sugar is derived from...
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