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Dash
- The smallest bar measurement, or a splash. |
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Digestif
- An after-dinner drink to stimulate the
digestion process. |
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Dark
Rum - Aged rum, sometimes colored with
caramel. |
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Double
- A drink that has twice the amount of
alcohol as normal. |
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Draw
- A Request for a draft beer. |
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Dry
- A wine term meaning the absence of sweetness.
A term applied to a Martini meaning use
of little vermouth. A term applied to
gin meaning very low in sweetness. |
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Eggnog
- A beverage made of raw eggs, milk, sugar,
spice, and liquor (traditionally rum,
but now also brandy or whisky). |
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Espresso
- Coffee made by forcing steam through
the coffee grounds rather than the traditional
boiling water method. |
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Fruit
Brandies - Brandy that is made from fruit
other than grapes and is usually distilled
from fruit wines. |
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Forbidden
Fruit Liqueur - A liqueur made from a
particular type of grapefruit (shaddock)
as well as honey and brandy. |
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Framboise
- French name for raspberry, used to refer
to raspberry liqueur. |
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Fruit
Liqueur - Liqueur made with any type of
fruit. The most common way to make liqueur
is to either let the fruits macerate in
alcohol, or to distill them. |
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Garnish
- A fruit or item that is used to add
appeal to the appearance or the taste
of a drink. |
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Gin
- Created in the mid 1600's, gin, the
English shortening of Genever, a Dutch
word for juniper, is a neutral spirit
that is made from wheat or rye. It gets
its flavor from the highly aromatic blue-green
berry of the juniper, an evergreen bush
that is commercially grown in northern
Italy, Croatia, the United States and
Canada. It also gets additional flavoring
from anise, angelica root, cinnamon, lemon,
orange peel, coriander, and cassia bark. |
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Golden
Gin - A gin that is a dry, pale, straw
colored spirit that gets its color from
being aged in charred oak barrels. |
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Gewurztraminer
- A delicious medium to dry white wine
high in sugar but low in acid. |
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Graduated
Measuring Cup - This measuring cup, similar
to a kitchen measuring cup, enables you
to stir the ingredients with a long spoon.
Some cocktails have two or more versions
that may include using a shaker or the
graduated measuring cup. |
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Grain
Alcohol - It is ethanol, made from the
distillation of fermented grains and containing
more or less 10% of water. |
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Grappa
- An Italian brandy made from the stalks
of grapes. |
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Grenadine
-A flavoring syrup that is red and used
for coloring and sweetening drinks. It
is made from pomegranates, strawberry
and raspberry fruits. |
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Vodka - Honey-flavored vodka made by Palmos. |
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