Liquor Glossary
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Cabernet: A type of red wine, high in tannin and medium to full bodied with a distinctive flavor of black currant (Cabernet Sauvignon)
Caloric Punch: A Scandanavian liqueur made from batavia, arak, tea, lemon peel and 70 other spices. Also called caloric punch for its warming properties.
Calvados: One of the world's great brands of apple brandy. Produced in Normandy.
Campari: A highly popular Italian patent apertif. Usually served on the rocks with soda, Campari is very dry with a strong quinine taste.
Canadian Club: A high quality, highly popular brand of Canadian whiskey.
Canadian Whiskey: Like American whiskeys, Canadian whiskey is made primarily from corn, rye, and malted barley, and is distilled by a process similar to that used in making bourbon, except that a sweet mash i . . . View Full Definition
Cappuccino: A coffee with frothy milk on top, sprinkled with cinnamon and grated chocolate
Captain Morgan Spiced Rum: A Puerto Rican rum made with spice and natural flavorings. 80 proof.
Chablis: A white burgundy wine named after the town of Chablis, located in the Burgundy area of France.
Chambord: A french liqueur made from small black raspberries
Chambraise: A French liqueur made from small strawberries
Champagne: A sparkling white wine named after a region just east of Pans, France where it was first produced.
Chartreuse: A famous herbal French liqueur still produced by the Carthusian monks in France from a formula dating back to 1605 and containing 130 herbs and spices. This exquisite liqueur is available in . . . View Full Definition
Chaser: A mixer that is tossed down the throat after one has drunk a straight shot of whiskey or other spirit instead of being combined with a spirit in the glass. The origonal chaser was a boiler-m . . . View Full Definition
Cheri-Suisse: A Swiss liqueur that tastes like chocolate covered cherries.
Cherry Brandy: Cherry flavored brandy. 70 proof.
Cherry Marnier: A French cherry liqueur with a hint of almond
Cider: An alcoholic drink made from the fermentation of apple juice
Clamato Juice: A clam juice based, Bloody Mary type mix used in making Bloody Caesars. Non-Alcoholic.
Club Soda: Salted water or water with other aditives often added to many mix drinks.
Cobbler: A tall summer style drink that consists of ice, wine or liqueur, and a considerable variety of fruit slices, cherries, berries, and so forth.
Coco Lopez: A sweet, syrupy, coconut based drink mixer. Non Alcoholic.
Coco Ribe: A Virgin Island's coconut and rum flavored liqueur. 42 proof.
Coffee Liqueur: Coffee flavored liqueur. 53 proof.
Cognac: A type of brandy that is produced only in the Cognac region of western France and is universally recognized as the finest and most elegant liqueur in the world. Not a drop of any other wine . . . View Full Definition
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