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Apple cider with champagne and brandy is called an apple crisp. [11] The flirtini is made with pineapple juice, champagne and vodka. [12] The megmosa [13] [14] is a similar type of cocktail, composed of equal parts champagne and grapefruit juice. The sherbet mimosa [15] consists of champagne and a scoop of sherbet, instead of orange juice.
Soft: a wine that is not overly tannic. [6] Sour: a wine with unbalanced, puckery acidity. Often applies to mistreated wines with excessive acetic acid, giving a vinegar-like bite. [23] Spicy: a wine with aromas and flavors reminiscent of various spices such as black pepper and cinnamon. While this can be a characteristic of the grape varietal ...
With wine and beer less readily available, liquor-based cocktails took their place, even becoming the centerpiece of the new cocktail party. [ 37 ] Cocktails became less popular in the late 1960s and through the 1970s, until resurging in the 1980s with vodka often substituting for the original gin in drinks such as the martini .
How sweet a wine will taste is also controlled by factors such as the acidity and alcohol levels, the amount of tannin present, and whether the wine is sparkling or not. A sweet wine such as a Vouvray can actually taste dry due to the high level of acidity. A dry wine can taste sweet if the alcohol level is elevated.
Gray, as in vin gris (gray wine). Orange, as in Skin-contact wine, a white wine that has spent some time in contact with its skin, giving it a slightly darker hue. Red wine (although this is a general term for dark wines, whose color can be as far from "red" as bluish-violet) Rosé (meaning pinkish in French) Tawny, as in tawny port.
The whiskey sour is a mixed drink containing bourbon whiskey or rye whiskey, lemon juice, sugar, and optionally a dash of egg white to make it a Boston Sour. It is shaken and served either straight or over ice. The traditional garnish is half an orange slice and a maraschino cherry. If floated with claret red wine it's called a New York sour. [9]
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White wine can be made from any colour of grape as the skin is separated from the juice during fermentation. A white wine made from a very dark grape may appear pink or 'blush'. A form of Rosé is called Blanc de Noirs where the juice of red grapes is allowed contact with the skins for a very short time (usually only a couple of hours).