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Parfait Amour - Cordial made of citron, cinnamon, coriander, and brandy. Passion fruit - A liqueur made in Hawaii from peaches or mangos. Pastis/ouzo/ojen - A European liqueur that clouds up when mixed with water, hence the name pastis. Peanut lolita - A liqueur made from peanuts. Pear liqueur - A Hungarian made liqueur, some even have a pear in the bottle. Peppermint schnapps - A mint flavored liqueur similar to creme de menthe, but lighter bodied and less sweet. Pernod - A famous French anise-flavored liqueur and Absinthe substitute. Perrier - A highly effervescent bottled water that the French use in highballs instead of club soda. It has a sharp edge that works well as a counterpoint to the stickiness of fruit juices. Highly popular on this side of the Atlantic, Perrier can be taken alone or with lime juice. Peter heering - A famous, deep red, cherry-flavored liqueur made in Denmark, formerly known as Cherry Heering. Peychoud's +bitters - Made in louisiana from an old closely guarded French family recipe. It is a pungent anise flavored bitter. Phillips Holiday Nog - Egg nog style liqueur. Pick-me-up - Any concoction designed to allay the effects of overindulgence in alcoholic beverages. Pimm's cup - A Pimm's No. 1 is a liqueur-style prepackaged preparation with a gin base. Pimm's No. 2 has a whiskey base, while No. 3 is a rum base and No. 4 a brandy base. Pineapple juice - The juice of pineapples (usually bottled or canned). 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. Porter - A heavy, dark-brown, strongly flavored beer. The dark color and strong flavor comes from roasted malt. Usually higher in alcohol than regular beers. Pousse-cafe - A sweet, multilayered after-dinner drink. Success in making it depends upon keeping each layer separate and distinct from the others-a neat trick. The secret is knowing the relative heaviness of of the various liquids that make up the Pousse-cafe. Pralines - A New Orleans liqueur that recreates the butter pecan/brown sugar/vanilla flavor of the traditional praline candy Proof - The measure of the strength of the alcohol. One (degree) proof equals one-half of one percent of alcohol. For example, 100 proof equals 50% alcohol. Prosecco - An Italian sparkling wine. Prunella - A liqueur made from meat, plum pits, figs, and vanilla beans. 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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