Scales for Measuring Alcohol Strength
Scales for Measuring Alcohol Strength
There are three scales of measuring proof namely:
Gay Lussac or GL system: In this system, the proof is equal to...
Liqueurs, Broad Categories of Liqueurs)
LIQUEUR
DEFINITION
An alcoholic beverage produced by combining spirits with fruits, herbs and other flavouring elements and containing more than 2.5% by weight of sugar.
ORIGIN
Latin word- LIQUIFACERE-...
Aperitif
APERITIF
INTRODUCTION – The word aperitifs originated from the Latin word “Aperitivers” which means to open up. In our context, it is to open up...
Food Wine Combination
The Food and Wine combinations that most of us grew up with were the “Red wine with beef” and “White wine with fish or...
Old World Wines- Germany
Amongst all the architecture, the history, the art and its literature, Germany holds a great winemaking production. This fascinating country has history with some...
Old World Wines- Portugal
Official Wine Categories
DOC or DOP
At the top level of the European wine hierarchy, Portugal has 31 DOCs/DOPs. At the moment, both of these terms...
Tequilla
Tequilla
Definition-
Tequila is fermented & distilled alcoholic beverage made from the blue agave plant and produced in specific geographic area of Mexico known as Tequila,...
Rum ( History, Production Process, Brands)
Rum Definition /Meaning
Rum is an alcoholic beverage distilled from the fermented by-products of sugar cane i.e. molasses. In Hindi it is known as...
New World Wines- USA
Wine Laws of USA
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms established American Viticultural Areas, or AVAs, to define growing regions distinguished by geographical and...
Introduction to Alcoholic Beverages
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
As per the Indian standard, alcoholic drinks are those drinks which contained alcohol from 0.5 to 42.8% v/v alcohol & as per world...
