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Sabra - An orange flavored liqueur with a hint of chocolate, from Israel. Sake - This traditional drink of Japan, a bit on the sweet side, is commonly referred to as "rice wine", when in fact it is actually rice beer. Although it resembles a wine in taste and appearance, it is not made from grapes. It is fermented from rice and malted barley. Sake is usually served warm, as the heat brings out its superior bouquet. Sambuca - An Italian liqueur flavored with anise. The Italians often serve it "with flies", which is actually 3 or 4 coffee beans on top of a glass of Sambuca which is then flamed. Sangarees - Made with whiskey, gin, rum or brandy, with port wine floated on top, or with wine, ale, porter or stout, with a sprinkle of nutmeg. Actually a tall, sweet, old fashioned (sans bitters). Sauternes - A delicate sweet white wine from the Bordeaux region of France, made from grapes that have been infected with noble rot. Schnapps - The word "schnapps" (from the German Schnappen, to snap) refers to a mixture of vodka, gin, brandy or other spirit. In Scandinavia the word is snaps and almost always means Akvavit. In the U.S. the term has taken on a new meaning to identify a whole new generation of intensely flavored, sweet, inexpensive liqueurs of moderate strength (22 to 30% alcohol by volume). The Dekuyper brands of Applebarrel and Peachtree schnapps, while not the first in the US market, are generally credited with launching the schnapps craze due to a technical breakthrough that yielded a fresh rather than cooked fruit flavor. Other flavors such as cola, cinnamon, rootbeer, tropical (hot shot), butter scotch, strawberry hazelnut, lemonade, apricot, peppermint, blueberry, bubble gum, tequila, and numerous others are making the schnapps a dominant force in the liqueur market. The most unique schnapps has to be Gold schnapps, which is peppermint schnapps with very fine flakes of gold foil added in. Scotch - Scotch whiskey is produced only in Scotland. Some Scotch whiskeys sold in the United States are produced in Scotland and then bottled in the U.S. Most are blends of malt whiskeys and grain whiskeys and typically contain the products of fifty or more distilleries, with the better and more expensive brands containing more malt than grain. Some Scotches are blends of different malts and these are known as vatted malts. In recent years, unblended scotches or single malts like Glenfiddich have achieved a considerable popularity. Sherry - A dessert wine from southern Spain. Shooter - A straight shot of spirits taken neat. Shot ; shot glass - A small amount of alcohol. A shot glass is the drinking glass-shaped container in which such an amount is measured or served. Simple syrup - Simple syrup can be made in a saucepan, gradually stir one pound granulated sugar into 13 oz. hot water to make 16 oz. simple/sugar syrup. Used as a mixer/sweetener for drinks. Sint Maarten Guavaberry - This liqueur is made from local guavaberries on the island of St. Maarten/St. Martin. Skyy Citrus Vodka - Vodka flavored with lime, lemon, tangerine, orange, grapefruit. Skyy Cosmo Mix - Non-alcoholic mix flavored with lime, cranberry, orange. Slings - Made like sangarees with the addition of lemon juice and a twist of lemon peel. Served in an old fashioned glass. Slivovitz - A brandy made from plums, fermented and distilled. Very high alcohol content. Sloe Gin - Sloe gin is a liqueur made from the sloe berry, a kind of small, wild plum, which is soaked in gin. Smashes - Small juleps, served in old fashioned glasses. Made with muddled sugar, ice cubes, whiskey, gin, rum or brandy and soda. Garnished with sprigs of mint and fruit. Soda - A sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavoring. Sour Mash - The term is usually applied to bourbon whiskey; this whiskey is made from a blended grain mash consisting of new mash and a portion of mash from a preceding mash. Sours - Made of lemon juice, ice, sugar, with any basic liquor. Similar to highly concentrated punch. Garnished with a lemon slice and a cherry. Southern Comfort - The oldest American liqueur, well known the world over, Southern Comfort is a blend of bourbon, peaches, and peach liqueur. It is dry and strong (100 proof) as liqueurs go. Produced in St. Louis. Sprite - Sprite is a clear, lemon-lime-flavored (called lemonade in Australia), non-caffeinated soft drink, produced by the Coca-Cola Company. It was introduced to the United States in 1961. This was Coke's response to the popularity of 7 Up, which had begun as "Lithiated Lemon" in 1929. It comes in a primarily green and blue can or a green transparent bottle with a primarily green and blue label. Currently, Sprite is sold in over 190 countries. Spumante - Italian sparkling wine. Steinhager - A German gin Stolichnaya - A high quality vodka produced in the Soviet Union and favored by many serious vodka drinkers on the other side of the iron curtain, where they enjoy vodka without mixers of any type. Some store their Stoli in the freezer, where it thickens up slightly, and serve it in chilled liqueur glasses. Straight whiskey - A whiskey that is distilled from grain but not blended with neutral grain spirits or any other whiskey and aged in a charred oak barrel for at least two years. Strega - Cordial made from orange peel, spices and very strong spirits, very sweet. Italian in origin. Sugar Syrup - A combination of water and granulated sugar that, when boiled, condenses into a clear, sweet, syrup, used in many recipes. Suze - A wine-based liqueur that is flavored with gentian root. Swedish punch - A Scandinavian liqueur made from batavia, arak, tea, lemon peel and 70 other spices. Also called caloric punch for its warming properties. Sweet and sour mix - Sweet and Sour Mix can be made with 1 - 1 1/2 tbs. Lemon Juice and 1 tsp. of Powdered Sugar. It is used as a mixer for drinks. Swizzle - Originally a tall rum cooler filled with cracked ice that was swizzled with a long twig or stirring rod or spoon rotated rapidly between the palms of the hands to produce frost on the glass. Swizzle stick - A twig with a few forked branches on its end. It is usually inserted into the glass. Used for stirring. |
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