Schnapps is a type of distilled beverage. The word Schnapps is derived from the German word Schnaps. There are two different types of Schnapps. The first one is the traditional German kind. In Germany itself, as well as in Austria and the German-speaking part of Switzerland, the spelling Schnapps is virtually unknown and Schnaps, as [...]
READ MORE »Posts in category OTHER SPIRITS
OTHER SPIRITS – SLIVOVITZ
This is one of our best selling Slivovitz. Made from fine plums from Croatia, produced by means of traditional method of distililng fresh and ripe plums. This fresh plum distillate is then aged in wooden casks made of Slavonian Oak. The result of lovingly and carefully tended vineyards, of knowledge and great experience in distillation [...]
READ MORE »OTHER SPIRITS – POTEEN
Poteen is a kind of Irish, Irish whiskey, Irish whisky — made in Ireland chiefly from barley
READ MORE »OTHER SPIRITS – PULQUE
Pulque, or octli, is an alcoholic beverage made from the fermented juice of the maguey, and is a traditional native beverage of Mesoamerica. A Six pack of Agave Pulque.The maguey plant is not a cactus (as has sometimes been mistakenly suggested) but an agave, elsewhere called the “century plant”. The plant was one of the [...]
READ MORE »OTHER SPIRITS – SAKE
Sake barrels at Itsukushima ShrineSake (Japanese: ; pronounced IPA: [s?.k?] Listen?) is a Japanese word meaning “alcoholic beverage”, which in English has come to refer to a specific alcoholic beverage brewed mainly from rice, and known in Japan as nihonshu (??? “Japanese alcohol”). This article uses the word “sake” as it is used in English. [...]
READ MORE »OTHER SPIRITS – PASTIS
A glass of diluted pastis French Pastis: Pastis is an anise-flavored liqueur and apéritif from France, typically containing 40-45% alcohol by volume, although there exist alcohol-free varieties. When absinthe was banned in France in 1915, the major absinthe producers (then Pernod and Ricard, who have since merged as Pernod Ricard) reformulated their drink without the [...]
READ MORE »OTHER SPIRITS – POIRE WILLIAMS
Type: Brandy, unaged Also known asPear brandy Description:Generic for French pear eau de vie, distilled from Williams pears, and of some fame. Strong, and strongly-flavored. Often produced in a signature style whereby a live pear is grown in its bottle and filled with the distillate thereafter. Flavor:pear AvailabilityGenerally available. Produced and sold in France. Known [...]
READ MORE »OTHER SPIRITS – MEZCAL
Mezcal is a Mexican distilled spirit made from the agave plant. There are many different types of agaves, and each produces a slightly different mezcal. Agave is part of the Agavaceae family, also called maguey. While Tequila is a mezcal made only from the blue agave plant in the region around Tequila, Jalisco, spirits labeled [...]
READ MORE »OTHER SPIRITS – OUZO
The history of ouzo is somewhat murky, but some claim it may date back in one form or another to ancient times. Its precursor is tsipouro (or as it is known by Easterners as raki), a drink distilled throughout the Byzantine [1] and later Ottoman Empires, often in those days of quality approaching moonshine (similar [...]
READ MORE »OTHER SPIRITS – GRAPPA
Grappa is a fragrant grape-based pomace brandy of between 40% and 60% alcohol by volume (80 to 120 proof), of Italian origin. Literally a word for “grape stalk”, grappa is made by distilling pomace, grape residue (primarily the skins, but also stems and seeds) left over from winemaking after pressing. It was originally made to [...]
READ MORE »
Recent Comments