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Glossary of Bar Terms, Liquors & Ingredients
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Orange Flower Water - a particularly fragrant distillation of orange petals that is used sparingly to accent mixed drinks.

Oransoda, Lemonsoda, Pelmosoda - fruity soft sparkling drinks made with fresh, natural juice.

Orgeat - almond syrup.

Oude Meester ginger liqueur - South African ginger liqueur.

Oude Meester peppermint liqueur - South African peppermint liqueur.

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Parfait Amour - a purple liqueur that is flavored with citrus fruits, cloves and other spices. Name means "Perfect Love".

pastis/ouzo/ojen - a European liqueur that clouds up when mixed with water, hence the name pastis.

Pernod - French pastis.

Phillips Holiday Nog - egg nog style liqueur.

Pimm's - English in origin, this liqueur has a base of London Gin and flavored with fruit extracts.

Pineau de Charentes - a fortified red wine that is similar to port.

Pisco - a colorless brandy that is produced in Latin America.
Main producers are Peru and Chile.

Poire William - a liqueur which is flavored with Williams pears.

Port - a dark dessert wine from Portugal.

Pousse-cafe - an after-dinner drink made with liqueurs of varying weights and colors. The liqueurs must be delicately poured into the glass so that several separate layers of liquid are the result.

Praline liqueur - a cordial flavored to taste like buttery pecan pralines.

 

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Prosecco - an Italian sparkling wine.

Punsch/Swedish Punch - a rum-based drink to which other forms of alcohol - including wine - are added, together with spices such as cinnamon. It is sweetened and then cask-aged.

Punt e Mes - see vermouth.

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RaspberryLliqueur - a raspberry-flavored cordial, sometimes called creme de framboise.

Rhum Barbancourt - Hatian rum.

rock and rye - an amber-colored American liqueur originally made from rye whiskey and rock candy.

rum - a spirit produced from the fermented juices of sugar cane, sugar cane syrup, sugar cane molasses or other sugar cane byproducts. It is traditionally produced in the Caribbean.

rye - a whiskey distilled from a mash containing not less than 51% rye grain, traditionally produced in the United States and Canada.




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