Alcoholic Beverages

Beverage

Are mainly consumed to quench thirst , feel fresh , to compensate the loss of body fluid due to perspiration

Alcohol

Is derived from the Arabic al-kohl.
Alcohol is generally defined as a liquid obtained through the fermentation of a sugar containing liquid . These are the beverage that contain ethyl alcohol or ethanol
The percentage of alcohol in a drink varies from 0.5

Fermented drink

Wine, Cider, Perry

Brewed & fermented drinks

Beer, Sake

Distilled beverages

Spirits
Whisky, Rum, Gin, Vodka, Tequila, Brandy
Liqueur
Aurum, Tia Maria
Eaux-de vie
Fruit brandy, Apple juice

Fermentation

Is a process in which sugar is converted into alcohol. It is a chemical reaction of yeast on sugar
This process is basic of preparing all alcoholic beverages
The alcoholic level of all fermented drink is normally between 4 to 14 % Fermentation process
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Distillation

Process in which alcohol is separated from the fermented juice by heating it.
The process of distillation is that the ethyl alcohol or ethanol is boiled at a low temperature at.
All spirits are produced by the distillation of alcoholic beverages
Example:

Stilling

Is a process of separating alcohol from water.

Two types of still used for distilling spirits

The pot still
Patent stilling

Fermanted Drinks

Classification of wine:
Stilled wine
� white
� red
� rose
Sparkling wine
� champagne
Fortified wine
� sherry
� port
� madeira � marsala � malaga

Stilled wine

Table wine or Dinner wine it is a whine which is obtained by the natural fermentation process without adding anything else to it.

Red wine

These wine are made using black grapes the skin is allowed to remain in the fermenting must as the coloring pigment present in the skin gives the colour to the wine
By following this method the red colour is obtained
Red wine are best served at room tempe

Rose wine

Made using red grapes they are even produced from the mixture of white and red grapes the skin is allowed to macerate in the must until the desired colour is being obtained by following this method the red colour is obtained

White wine

Using white grapes and even black grapes if wine is prepared using black grapes the skin of the black grapes has to be removed before crushing.

Sparkling wine

Contains carbon dioxide . They are being bottled with the carbon dioxide .
Carbon dioxide is not allowed to escape.
The gas is prevented from escape the alcohol present in the bottle is between 10 to 13 %.
The glass bottles used for sparkling wine has to

Fortified wine

Still wine + Brandy = fortified wine
This process increases the alcohol strength. It contains 15 to 24% of alcohol. It stops fermentation and it increases the wines shelf life
These drinks are served both as a pre meal and post meal drink Best known forti

Classifications

SHERRY
Sherry is an example of most demanded fortified wine.
It comes from 'Jerez' district in the south of Spain the word cherry is an Anglicization
of Jerez
PORT
Porto is an accompaniment of blue-veined cheese which is served traditionally served it is

CIDER

It is obtained from the fermentation of apple juice

CLASSIFICATION OF CIDER

Perry is obtained from the fermentation of pear juice. It is made that same way as cider.

BREWED & FERMENTED DRINKS

Examples:
Beer Sake

Beer

is brewed and fermented drink. Most beer are made from barley malt .ground up malt is added to hot water to make them get easily mashed. This process is called as 'mashing'. The alcohol content in deer is between 4 to 10%

Classification of beers

Lager: bottom fermented beer Lagers are probably the most common type of beer consumed. They were originated from the Central European country, which was named after the German "Lagern" (to store) Lagers are bottom- fermented, where the yeast culture ferm

SAKE

Is a Japanese drink which is obtained from their main crop rice.

GIN

It is a spirit distilled from cereals and flavored with flavouring agents like juniper berries, orange peel, lime, coriander seeds Gin originated from Holland

Types of gin

Holland gin: it is distilled twice using pot stilling methods
London dry gin: it is first distilled in patent stiller and then distilled for the second time in the pot stiller.

Brandy

It is a spirit distilled from grapes (wine). Flavored brandies are named after the fruit used to flavor it; some examples are cherry brandy, peach brandy, and apricot brandy.
It is stored between

Whisky

it is a spirit distilled from fermented barley, corn during fermentation the drink gets its amber colour.

Type of whisky

Scotch: it is world's finest whisky
Scotch whisky is distilled in Scotland
Irish : Irish whisky is distilled in Ireland
The Irish spells whisky as 'whiskey'
Canadian: Canadian whisky is distilled in Canada
American or us: American whisky is distilled in A

Tequila

Tequila originated from Mexico
It is a spirit distilled from the fermented juice of Agave Tequilana Weber
(Agave Tequilana Weber - it is a plant a type of plant)

Agave Tequilana Weber

Blue agave or tequila agave
It is an important economic product of Jalisco, Mexico
It suitable for the preparation of alcoholic beverages.`

Rum

It is a spirit distilled from molasses or sugarcane juice
(Molasses - which is a byproduct of sugarcane)

Types of rum:

Light rums: Light rums are light or clear in color.
They are also referred to as white rum.
They are often aged (or) stored for long years in glass lined barrel to prevent the rum from absorbing the colour of the barrel while storing them
They have very l

Vodka

It is a spirit distilled from barley, corn, ray, potatoes
It is a clear drink which is tast less odder less Vodka originated from Russia.
The term 'vodka' is derived from the Slavic word voda (water)
It is a national drink of Russia and Spain. Vodka is no

Types of vodka:

Neutral vodka:
It is distilled from grains or potato juice.
Neutral vodka are highly rectified by filtering it through a activated charcoal
This is done to get rid of the flavor and smell of potato.
Flavored vodka:
These are vodka that is flavored using n