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CHAMPAGNE
The Champagne fairs were a circuit of six
cloth fairs in the towns of Champagne and Brie, changing
location every two months and spanning the year from January
to October. At their height, in the 13th century...
[about
champagne]
RUM
Rum is a distilled beverage made from sugarcane by-products
such as molasses and sugarcane juice by a process of
fermentation and distillation. The distillate, a clear
liquid, is then usually aged in oak and other casks. While
there are rum producers...
[about rum]
LIQUEUR
Very important drink type in Alcolol litarature. Producing
liqueur is not easy so that we can call it like as
“scientific art”...
[about
liqueur]
TEQUILA
Tequila is made from a cactus named Blue Agave. Blue Agave,
a kind of decaration plant, needs 8-12 years to be matured.
This cactus is found in the vicinity of Tequila town in
Mexico and Tequila contains alcohol between % 40 - 45. It is
produced by distilling the water puree of this cactus and it
tastes sour...
[about
tequila]
GIN
Franciscus De La Boe, who is the chemist of Holland Leiden
University, was trying to find a medicin that keeps people
energetic and that heals them when they become ill...
[about gin]
WINE
Every steps in choosing Wine has different aim and worth.
Evaluating according to shape of bottles is one of this
steps, too. In some conditions, shape of bottle can give us
more information than etiquette for example: If there is red
Wine in a cylinder bottle, which...
[about wine]
BEER
The Hittites was farming barley, wheat, honey, apple and
grape, 4000 years ago. Their leading food bread was made
from wheat and beer was made from barley. The Hittites was
drinking beers in religious ceremonies and they liked to
drink thes...
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VODKA
Vodka has been produced in many countries since 11. century.
Vodka is produced mostly and in a quality way in Russia and
that's way most of the people think that Vodka is a Russian
drink. Some sources say that Vodka is first by...
[about vodka]
WHISKY
The word "Whisky" is derived from Visze Beata (Water of
life) in Kelt language. The motherland of Whisky is Scotland
and Whisky is made from cereal grains. The Irish production
of this drink is based on old times like the Skotch
production...
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COCKTAIL
Any of various alcoholic beverages consisting usually of
brandy, whiskey, vodka, or gin combined with fruit juices or
other liquors and often served chilled...
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cocktail]
COGNAC
Very fine grape brandy and the best known type of brandy
in the world. Produced in the Cognac region in western
France, just north of Bordeaux. Cognac is double distilled
from fermented grape juice and aged in oak barrels - usually
Limousin oak - to mellow it and impart colour and additional
aromas and flavours. The primary grape varieties used in
making Cognac are Ugni Blanc, Folle Blanche and Colombard...
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