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Sour Mash: The term is usually applied to bourbon whiskey; this whiskey is made from a blended grain mash consisting of new mash and a portion of mash from a preceding mash.

Sour Mash Whiskey: A broad category of whiskey whereby a portion of old mash is mixed in with new to help advance the character and smoothness of the flavor.

Sours: Made of lemon juice,ice, sugar, with any basic liquor.

Southern Comfort: The oldest American liqueur, well known the world over, Southern Comfort is a blend of bourbon, peaches, and peach liqueur. It is dry and strong (100 proof) as liqueurs go. Produced in St. Louis.

Spumante: Italian sparkling wine.

Steinhager: A German gin

Stolichnaya: A high quality vodka produced in the Soviet Union and favored by many serious vodka drinkers on the other side of the iron curtain, where they enjoy vodka without mixers of any type. Some st . . . View Full Definition

Straight Whiskey: In the United States, a blended straight whiskey is a blend of several mature rye or bourbon whiskeys, as opposed to a blended whiskey in which bourbon or rye whiskey is mixed with an inferi . . . View Full Definition

Strega: An Italian liqueur flavored with citrus fruits, supposedly based on a witches's brew. Name means 'witch'.

Sugar Syrup: A sweetener for cocktails, made by dissolving sugar in boiling water

Suze: A wine-based liqueur that is flavored with gentian root.

Swedish Punch (Caloric Punch): A Scandanavian liqueur made from batavia, arak, tea, lemon peel and 70 other spices. Also called caloric punch for its warming properties.

Swedish Punsch: Aromatic rum-based drink, flavoured with wines and syrups

Sweet Vermouth: An Italian made, herb flavored wine. Used in making drinks such as Rob Roy's and Manhattans.

Swizzle: Originally a tall rum cooler filled with cracked ice that was swizzled with a long twig or stirring rod or spoon rotated rapidly between the palms of the hands to produce frost on the glass.

Taboo: Taboo is a light, refreshing drink bursting with flavour, made from an intriguing blend of white wine, exotic fruit juices and vodka.

Tahiti: 'It's full-bodied, sensual and warm going down with a soft aroma of vanilla, a rich flavour of burnt caramel and a hint of exotic sunshine, lime and coconuts.

Tanqueray: Clear and pungent, with citrus and juniper aromas. Very flavoursome with a tart cut, snappy spice and alcoholic heat on the finish

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