Potent Potables Study Guide

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rum 33x $282 avg J:27 DJ:6

J $100 1997 It's the traditional spirit added to eggnog, though whiskey or brandy may also be used

J $500 1988 Tia Maria is a West Indian liqueur made with this liquor

DJ $1,000 1996 The Demerara type of this spirit is highly flavored & therefore valued for blending

vodka 20x $285 avg J:11 DJ:9

J $100 1998 Okhotnichya, a type of this clear liquor, is flavored with honey

J $500 1987 Suntory, Gilbey's &Absolut

J $100 1996 Once made from potatoes, this liquor associated with Russia is now produced primarily from cereal grains

sloe gin 20x 15.0% stumper $445 avg J:15 DJ:5

J $200 1991 To make a sloeberry cocktail, add a dash or 2 of bitters to this liqueur

J $500 1996 It was home-produced during Prohibition by adding essence of juniper to alcohol

J $1,000 2009 The main ingredients in an Alabama slammer are amaretto, Southern Comfort & the sloe type of this

tequila 15x 13.3% stumper $360 avg J:13 DJ:2

J $200 1998 A brave bull is made from Kahlua & this Mexican liquor--& that's no bull

J $600 2021 Mexicans drink the most per capita of this spirit named for a Jalisco town; Americans, the most overall

J $1,000 DD 1989 Type of liquor that's the subject of thefollowing1983 hit by Shelly West:"Jose Cuervo /You are a friend of mine /I like to drink you with..."

root beer 15x 13.3% stumper $340 avg J:13 DJ:2

DJ $400 1987 In the late 19th c., Charles Hires changed the name of his "herb tea" to this

J $600 2002 Philadelphia pharmacist Charles Hires invented this beverage in the mid-1800s

J $800 2003 Have a frosty mug of Mug, a brand of this soft drink, first produced in San Francisco in the early 1950s

champagne 13x $392 avg J:7 DJ:6

J $100 1996 Grades of this bubbly beverage run from brut to doux

DJ $600 1993 Legend assigns the invention of this to Dom Perignon in the late 1600s

DJ $1,200 2003 A mimosa is equal parts orange juice & this potent potable

brandy 11x 9.1% stumper $600 avg J:5 DJ:6

J $100 1985 When his name is used to describe a brandy, it usually means it's over 5 years old

J $600 2015 Yes, Alexander, the French spirit eau-de-vie is a type of this

DJ $1,000 1996 Made of plums in the Balkans, slivovitz is a type of this spirit

bourbon 9x 11.1% stumper $533 avg J:6 DJ:3

J $100 1987 Early Times, Ancient Age &Old Crow

J $800 2023 Whiskey made in the middle of downtown Lexington or Louisville

J $1,000 DD 2009 Southern sippers often make the alliterative request for this corn mash whiskey "and branch" (water)

a martini 9x $278 avg J:7 DJ:2

J $100 1999 The classic version is 1 1/2 oz. gin, 3/4 oz. dry vermouth, lemon twist or olive

J $500 DD 2000 A Mae West movie included the line "You ought to get out of those wet clothes and into a dry" one of these

J $300 1989 A bartender might serve this cocktail "in a trim" little glass

vermouth 8x 12.5% stumper $600 avg J:2 DJ:6

DJ $400 1997 As many as 40 herbs & flavorings go into this wine-based martini ingredient

J $600 2011 To make a brantini, stir together brandy, gin & a dash of the dry type of this

DJ $1,200 2005 Asking for a "perfect martini" isn't an impossible demand; it means to use both the dry & sweet types of this

Scotch 8x $325 avg J:6 DJ:2

J $100 1987 Recipes for a Highland Fling designate this type of liquor

J $500 1993 A thistle cocktail calls for sweet vermouth & this liquor--"fling" in some bitters, too

DJ $200 1996 Andrew Usher & Company is credited with beginning the practice of blending this whiskey

sherry 8x 25.0% stumper $675 avg J:4 DJ:4

J $300 1997 Harvey's Bristol Cream is a famous brand of this

J $500 1994 Amoroso is a rather dry type of this fortified Spanish wine

J $1,800 DD 1985 Type of wine that originated in Jerez, Spain

tea 8x 25.0% stumper $425 avg J:7 DJ:1

J $300 1988 If you order this cold drink on "Long Island", you're apt to get 5 distilled spirits, not brewed leaves

J $500 1998 The lapsang souchong type of this beverage is treasured for its smokey flavor & aroma

J $400 2024 Pure Leaf is a popular brand of this cold beverage

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Chartreuse 7x 42.9% stumper $600 avg J:7

J $300 1993 The yellow type of this liqueur with a "colorful" name is weaker than the green

J $500 1998 O Dem Golden Slipper cocktails contain the yellow type of this herbal liqueur created by monks

J $1,000 2022 This yellow-green liqueur is made by Carthusian monks

Irish whiskey 7x $371 avg J:5 DJ:2

DJ $200 1990 Today all brands of this whiskey except Bushmills are made in Midleton near Cork

J $800 2022 This type of booze is also a letter in the NATO phonetic alphabet

J $400 1994 It's the kind of whiskey you need to make a paddy cocktail

Irish coffee 7x $629 avg J:3 DJ:4

J $100 1993 This ever-popular office beverage has been called "break fluid"

J $800 2009 A liqueur of this flavor (Kahlua, perhaps) gives that pretty muddy color to a Mississippi mud cocktail

DJ $1,600 2019 Balzac wrote that this hot drink can make "ideas quick march into motion like battalions of a grand army"

aquavit 6x 16.7% stumper $633 avg J:3 DJ:3

J $300 1991 A Danish Mary is the same as a bloody Mary except instead of vodka, it contains this Scandinavian liquor

J $500 1995 This Scandinavian spirit is often flavored with caraway

DJ $1,000 1997 Alborg on the Jutland peninsula is a center for the manufacture of this spirit, Denmark's national drink

wine 6x $383 avg J:6

J $200 1985 St. Paul wrote to Timothy: "Drink no longer water but use a little" of this "for thy stomach's sake"

J $500 1986 St. Regis made the 1st mass-market nonalcoholic one

J $300 1989 The Bible says, "Money ans wereth all things," while this "maketh merry"

Southern Comfort 5x 20.0% stumper $660 avg J:4 DJ:1

J $200 1985 This peach-flavored bourbon is popular on both sides of the Mason-Dixon Line

J $800 2006 Stay at Woodland Plantationif you love this genteel liqueur; it has been depicted on the liqueur'slabelsince 1934

J $1,000 2009 In a So Co & cola, So Co is short for this

Drambuie 5x $440 avg J:4 DJ:1

DJ $200 1990 Its name comes from Scottish Gaelic for "the drink that satisfies", dram buidheach

J $500 1996 Served over ice, the 2 ingredients in a Rusty Nail are Scotch & this Scotch & honey liqueur

J $300 1986 To make a "Rusty Nail" you combine Scotch & this Scottish liqueur

Benedictine 5x 20.0% stumper $580 avg J:3 DJ:2

J $400 1993 Though monks don't go on honeymoons, a Honeymoon cocktail contains this liqueur created by monks

J $500 1989 A B. & B. cocktail consists of 1/2 brandy & 1/2 this herb-flavored liqueur

DJ $1,000 1991 Formulated in Normandy in 1510, this liquor is named for the monks who invented it

Cognac 5x 20.0% stumper $860 avg J:1 DJ:4

J $500 1985 Blended brandy that comes from a French district of the same name

DJ $1,000 1989 The best of this brandy made in the Charente district, is called "Grande Champagne"

DJ $600 1995 The region of France that can legally produce this brandy was strictly defined by law

water 5x 20.0% stumper $480 avg J:1 DJ:4

DJ $200 1987 The most common liquid that fits this category

J $800 2002 As a byproduct of his investigations into oxygen, Joseph Priestley invented this modern beverage

DJ $400 2019 In 1732 Thomas Fuller wrote, "We never know the worth of" this "till the well is dry"

sake 4x $350 avg J:4

J $100 1992 A Hokkaido cocktail calls for gin, triple sec & this fermented rice beverage

J $800 2015 More similar to beer than wine in production, it begins with steamed rice & mold

J $200 1995 Made from fermented rice, it's considered one of Japan's national drinks

mead 4x $700 avg J:2 DJ:2

J $400 1996 Norse king Fjolne is said to have been drowned in this honey-based drink

DJ $600 1990 Alcoholic beverage made from fermented honey, it's announcer Johnny Gilbert's favorite

J $1,000 2006 This fermented honey-&-water beverage was a favorite of Chaucer's miller & of the god Thor

Italy 4x 25.0% stumper $400 avg J:2 DJ:2

J $400 2014 Varicella you don't want; valpolicella, one of this country's top red wines, you do

DJ $400 1994 Lambrusco is a semisweet red wine from the central part of this country

DJ $400 1993 Barolo is a robust red wine from the Piedmont region of this country

honey 4x 25.0% stumper $275 avg J:3 DJ:1

J $100 1991 As you might expect, a bee's knees is sweetened with this

DJ $600 1997 The name of mead goes back to madhu, the Sanskrit word for this mead ingredient

J $100 1989 Since it's made with this, Barenjager liqueur comes with a plastic bee stuck on the label

a sidecar 4x $575 avg J:3 DJ:1

J $400 1991 A World War I cognac cocktail named for the motorcycle accessory its inventor used to reach the tavern

J $500 1994 When applejack is used in place of regular brandy, this cocktail becomes an Applecar

J $600 2025 You're not driving, so enjoy this drink of brandy, triple sec & lemon juice in the same-named motorcycle attachment

punch 4x $475 avg J:4

J $100 1991 The "fish house" type of this drink served in a bowl contains rum & brandy, but luckily, no fish

J $800 2003 To strike with a fist or make a hole in a ticket

J $400 1984 Derived from Hindu word for "5", describing number of ingredients mixed in a large bowl

milk 4x $250 avg J:2 DJ:2

J $300 1992 Add this ingredient to a Black Russian & you'll have a White Russian

J $100 1987 The 1st settlers of Rome, who were shepherds, offered this lactic liquid to the gods

DJ $200 1994 This ingredient that's fermented to make kumiss may come from a mare, a camel or a cow

bitters 4x 25.0% stumper $825 avg J:2 DJ:2

DJ $400 1987 Made from angostura bark, this "is sine qua non for both a real Manhattan & a real Old Fashioned"

J $800 2024 An old fashioned is whiskey, a sugar cube (or simple syrup), an orange slice, a maraschino cherry & a couple of dashes of these

DJ $2,000 2005 New Orleanians know the Peychaud's brand of this liquid adds a necessary taste to a Sazerac cocktail

an onion 4x $525 avg J:4

J $300 1999 (Hi, I'm Thomas Gibson.) A Gibson cocktail is identical to a martini, except that the olive is replaced by this

J $600 2020 Olive is to martini as this vegetable is to Gibson

J $600 2019 A classic martini gets an olive, but a Gibson martini has a pearl one of these instead

a mint julep 4x 25.0% stumper $625 avg J:3 DJ:1

J $400 2009 The Willard Hotel in D.C. still serves this Southern bourbon classic the way Henry Clay liked it in the 1800s

J $500 1986 It's said Jefferson Davis used to lace this bourbon drink with a tablespoonful of French brandy

J $1,000 DD 2009 The name of this drink made with bourbon & mint comes from the Persian for "rose-water"

a Shirley Temple 4x $250 avg J:4

J $200 2013 Mix ginger ale & grenadine & garnish with fruit & you get the alcohol-free cocktail named for this child star

J $300 1998 Made with grenadine, ginger ale & a cherry, it was named for an underage movie star

J $200 2002 The ginger ale and grenadine drink once called a pussyfoot is better known by this dimpled darling's name

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