@@manuelseverino9982 I dont want to be petty but i think the more important criterea to call it cognac is, that the whole production needs to take place around the french town of Cognac, according to the french AOC.
We Scots call it whisky, because that's _exactly_ what it is! It got it's name from Gaelic... *Uisge,* meaning *water of life* Americans took it upon themselves to shorten _Scottish whisky_ to Scotch.
Gin is not made from Juniper Berries as mentioned in the video. It’s fermentable base is made from either grain, sugar beets, grapes, potatoes, sugar cane or plain sugar. After distillation it’s flavored with juniper berries and other botanical ingredients. Cheers!
Thanks, as a simple homemaker lady I always wanted to know all these details but felt ashamed to ask anybody. Thanks to RU-vid, thanks to you, keep informing
All boil down to Ethanol alcohol concentrate. The only difference is the flavour that ethanol easily acquires,and the color, which is artificially added. All bring one to a certain mood, if taken reasonably and moderately.
Yes. Not all bars have it, but many of them do. Assuming you are at a real bar and not a college style get drunk as fast as possible bar, your bartender should be able to help you. It is normally served diluted in sugar water as Absinthe is usually 70-90% alcohol. Just be aware that it might be expensive as it is largely a specialty item due to the low demand.
@@samanta2540 no. Liquors is a wider classification and will include more of alcohol thats in ur bar, where as spirits will include only the distilled alcohol. Liquor is basically the basic term used to mention alcohol
@@bartendersdiary5380 What are the bar spirits of alcohol? Vodka, Tequila, Gin, Rum, Whiskey, Brandy What are the different types of liqueurs? Triple sec, Sambuca, Crème de cacao, Amaretto. Is this correct?
Scotch is definitely not known for its "smoky flavor". Most worldwide popular scotch has no smoke to it at all (Macallan, Glenlivet, Glenfiddich). Only Islay and part of Highlands use peat in their whisky.
@@valeriebella3741 It's my personal favourite, being smoother on the throat, whereas cheaper vodkas can taste harsh. Like any form of alcohol, vodka will get you drunk, if you consume enough. Trying any new brand of alcohol, be it spirits, beers or ciders, different from the one you usually drink, takes a period for the body to adjust.
*Underground Boss* Whisky is called whisky in Scotland. Americans called it Scotch (short for Scottish whisky) to differentiate between whisky from Scotland and other countries, such as Ireland.
@@CoffeinCowboy Vermouth is actually a fortified wine. It's sort of complicated. Vermouth is a wine that is fortified by brandy. Brandy is a distilled wine itself.
Beer is not a spirit or a liquor, It is a brew. Made by "brewing" water in a variety of adjuncts like wheat, corn, barley, and rice. at 9% alcohol by volume or less, it is not even in the same league as the big nine. However it is my beverage of choice.
Same I've gone to bars and just like listening and learning yeah I drink (dont tend to order..)and know more then most my age because let's be honest who wants to be that guy, first time ordering in a bar and doesn't know wtf he is ordering
@@iammonke9203 Whisky, gin, rum, tequila, wine (brandy is basically a distilled wine), beer and cider. Liquors are flavoured spirits, thickened more often than not with sugar syrup. Some wines are fortified with spirits. Vermouth is unusual, being a wine that is usually fortified by a distilled wine...brandy. Red Vermouth is linked to Italy and white Vermouth to France. If you plan on taking to alcohol I 'd advise taking one drink to begin with. Give it some time and observe how it affects you, physically and mentally. Different drinks have different affects on different people. The more you consume of a particular drink the more extreme it's effects. Taste has a lot to do with enjoying a drink, too. Personally, I cannot stand gin. I hate the taste and smell. Flavours can disguise that, however, gin makes me introverted, so I can quickly tell if someone has give me gin as a test or by accident. Mixing drinks is not a great idea, unless you know what you're doing. Red and white wine can be problematic, if you switch from one to the other without experience of how it will affect you. Spirits and wines, spirits and beers, spirits and ciders, too. Beers and ciders (called snakebite) take their toll on most folk. Changing brand can also have an effect. Me, I've been drinking for four and a half decades. I occasionally go crazy (Lol) but mostly stick to beer and vodka or beer and dark rum. Cheers!
sake is a fermented rice bevrage that is not distilled, so it is not liquor like they talked about in this video. They do make distilled sake in Japan called shochu, but it is not very popular outside of japan
Sorry for the really late reply. You can message me on FB. (Link in description.) But keep in mind this video is a basic explanation on liquor (as i mentioned in the video.) I purposely don't go in depth on the information.
That's right. Sorry, the information is not fully correct. Unfortunately, I can not edit the video after it's uploaded, I wish I could. I'm hesitant to take down the video because it's my most viewed video by far, so that will really hurt my algorithm. I hope people will read the comments to understand Gin better. Thank you for your input.
I saw elsewhere that the definition of vodka is just "originally distilled to over 90% ABV". and that any vodka under 90% is just diluted down from a distillation that was initially 90%+. Any truth to that claim?
Ignorance of the fact Scotch is an abbreviation of Scottish whisky, I guess. They aren't educating bartenders in the basics, anymore. Nine drinks broken down into three groups...whisky, brandy and gin.
@@billyandrew How is Scotch an abbreviation of Scottish and whisky? Scotch is an old fashioned term for Scottish. Plenty of Scottish things are referred to as Scotch. Just look at Scotch eggs.
Scotch is what ill-informed Americans call whisky that is made in Scotland. It is whisky, plain and simple. Uisge...Gaelic, meaning _water of life_ and you're welcome.
1:28 "Bourbon can be considered the premium version of Whiskey" -> What do you mean by that? What would be the non premium Version? Irish, Scotch or maybe Japanese?
Coffein .Cowboy it cannot :D The label „premium“ is usually used for spirits with a distinct and complex flavor profile. For Whisky this would be the case for single malt whiskys, most of which are from Scotland. Their complexity and uniqueness is also the reason, why they are not used in cocktails most of the time.
@@themasterjoni7667 It's just a marketing label. Even Smirnoff calls itself premium vodka. Sure there are planty spirits were you can really consider them as high quality premium drink, but must of the time you will find this label on cheap crap.
@@CoffeinCowboy Sure, I shouldn't have used the Word "label". What I meant is that people who have much experience in the field of alcoholic beverages Like bartenders or someliers would associate Features like complexity with the Word premium
Bourbon is not better or worse than other whiskey's, it just has to be made in America and some conditions have to be followed to call it a bourbon, the same way scotch is Scottish and Irish whiskey is made in Ireland. Which is considered best depends on each person's own preference? Whiskey is just the umberella term pretty much
When I was younger I would down nips of bourbon and try to hold down my gag reflex. I had zero respect for it and thought it was the nastiest sh*t. Until I got older and learned to sip it nice and smooth then I realized the proper etiquette.
Love your videos. Keep them coming. I’m currently in bartending school and I’m doing as much research as I can outside from my classes. You’re a lot of help!
Hey Daniela, glad to hear that the videos are helping. You probably graduated from bartending school by now, so good luck finding a job! There are many different types of bars out there so choose wisely and drink responsibly. haha
I like sweet, but prefer whiskey over rum, bourbon being a second favorite. Rum is usually spiced i've noticed, and that ruins it for me, or am i just looking at the wrong rums?
Hey buddy, when you think of rum you should think of Bacardi. They're one of the most well-known rum distributors in the world. If you don't like spiced rum I would suggest Bacardi Superior White Rum. It goes well with cocktails like mojitos, and the ones i mentioned in the video (pina coladas and Daiquiris.
Luckily not all Rum is spiced. Though that seems to be the one most advertised in liquor stores, there is a high market for them. However, there are still many rums made without spice. I am not much of a liquor guy myself, however I have tried Plantation Barbados Rum, which is very good in my opinion. It is easily distinguishable by looking at how it's bottled. It usually comes wrapped in a "net" of hay like material, which really seems to accentuate the "Islander" vibe. It's mild, rather sweet, relatively smooth and also very inexpensive at around 25 dollars.
Dark rum... *Captain Morgan's, Black Heart,* many brands... Don't try Bacardi's dark rum, though, unless you like a fishy taste and oily texture to your rum as they use old fish barrels to store it. I made that mistake and won't repeat it again. Lol.
One could first argue there's only 4 -- Vodka, Tequila, Rum and Brandy. Whisky is barrel-aged vodka. Gin is juniper-distilled vodka. One could further argue there's only 1 -- Vodka. Vodka distilled from some source then aged, redistilled and flavored however.
