Classification of Alcoholic Beverages

FERMENTED BEVERAGES

• Wine- Grapes• Beer- Barley, wheat, rice, etc• Sake-Rice• Cider- Apples• Perry- Pears• Mead- Honey• Pulque- Agave sap• Toddy/Tadi- Palm sap

Wines

• Still table wines• Sparkling table wines• Fortified wines• Aromatised wines• Also: New Age, vintage,organic, biodynamic

Wine Classification

• By color- Red, white, rose• By body- Light, Medium & Full-bodied• By sweetness- Dry, Medium, Sweet• By harvest year- Vintage• By grapes- Varietal• By region- Generic Old World( European),

New World

Varietal Wine (Chardonnay)

Varietal Wine (Cabernet Sauvinon)

Labels of Varietal Wine Bottles

Regional Wine Labels

Red/ White Wine

Rose Wine

Fortified Wine: Sherry(L) Port(R)

Aromatised Wine (Vermouth)

Sherry Styles

Port Wine

Sparkling Wine (champagne)

Beer

Lager & Stout

Apple Cider

Perry

Sake- Tokkuri & Sakazuki

Sake

Sakazuki (flat saucer-like cup), Ochoko (small cylindrical cup), and

Masu (cypress wood cup)

Sake

• Sake bomb • Moromi

Toddy

Toddy

Pulque (agave sap-Mexico)

Pulque

Mead

Mahua (Madhuca longifolia)

Mahua fruit

DISTILLEDBEVERAGES

• Whisky/Whiskey- Barley, Corn, Rye, rice• Brandy- Grape wine• Rum- Sugarcane juice, Molasses• Gin- Barley, corn, Rye• Vodka- Wheat, Barley, Rye, Potatoes• Tequila & Mescal- Agave Sap• Bitters• Liqueurs

Scotch Whisky Brands

American Whiskey Brands

Rum Brands

Cachaça (Cane spirit, Brazil)

Brandy : Cognac

Cognac Glasses

Pisco (Peruvian Brandy)

Gin Brands

Gin Brands

Gin Botanicals

Gin Botanicals

Gin botanicals

Vodka Brands

Flavored Vodkas

Tequila Brands

Tequila shot/ Mescal

Lesser Known Spirits

• Akvavit- Grains. Scandinavia• Pisco- Grape brandy. Peru, Chile• Cachaça- Cane spirit. Brazil• Tiqiura- Manioc/Tapioca. Brazil• Awamori-Rice. Japan• Soju/Sochu- Rice. Korea• Fenny- Casher fruit/ Palm sap. Goa• Arrack- Palm sap,Molasses- India,Sri Lanka

Tiquira (cassava spirit, Brazil)

Tiquira (cassava spirit, Brazil)

Akvavit

Awamori(Distilled sake from Okinawa, Japan)

Soju (Rice spirit, Korea)

Feni/Fenny (Goa)

Arrack & Raki(Turkey)

Bitters

Bitters

Liqueurs

THANK YOU

PRANITH VONTELA