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Okolehao. ʻŌkolehao is a Hawaiian alcoholic spirit whose main ingredient was the root of the ti plant. 'Ōkolehao's forerunner was a fermented ti root beverage or beer. When distillation techniques were introduced by English seamen in 1790, it was distilled into a highly alcoholic spirit. Hawaiians discovered that if the ti root is baked, a ...
Gentian liqueur (also known as Enzian or Gentian schnapps, Genziana liqueur or simply Genziana) is a clear liqueur produced using the roots of the gentian plant. It is typical of several regions of Italy, but especially Trentino and Alto Adige , as well as of parts of France, where it is called liqueur de gentiane , [ 1 ] which is produced by ...
An alcoholic drink is a drink that contains ethanol, commonly known as alcohol. Alcoholic drinks are divided into three general classes: beers , wines , and distilled beverages . They are legally consumed in most countries, and over one hundred countries have laws regulating their production, sale, and consumption. [ 1 ]
Root beer. Root beer is a sweet North American soft drink traditionally made using the root bark of the sassafras tree Sassafras albidum or the vine of Smilax ornata (known as sarsaparilla; also used to make a soft drink called sarsaparilla) as the primary flavor. Root beer is typically, but not exclusively, non-alcoholic, caffeine -free, sweet ...
Liquorice is a herbaceous perennial, growing to 1 metre (40 in) in height, with pinnate leaves about 7–15 cm (3–6 in) long, with 9–17 leaflets. The flowers are 8–12 mm ( – in) long, purple to pale whitish blue, produced in a loose inflorescence. The fruit is an oblong pod, 20–30 mm ( – in) long, containing several seeds. [ 17]
Vermouth ( / vərˈmuːθ /, UK also / ˈvɜːməθ /) [ 1][ 2] is an aromatized fortified wine, flavoured with various botanicals ( roots, barks, flowers, seeds, herbs, and spices) and sometimes colored. The modern versions of the beverage were first produced in the mid to late 18th century in Turin, Italy. [ 3] While vermouth was ...
99 Berries. Chambord ( raspberry) Crème de cassis ( blackcurrant) Guavaberry. Hideous (raspberries, other berries and citrus fruits) Lakka ( cloudberry) Lillehammer ( lingonberry) Mirto (Sardinian traditional bitterish liqueur made with myrtle, used as digestive drink at the end of meals) Murtado ( ugniberry)
Mama Juana (or Mamajuana) is a spiced alcoholic beverage made by infusing a mixture of rum, red wine, and honey with tree bark and herbs. The taste is similar to port wine and the color is a deep red. It originates in the Dominican Republic.