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Mixology glossary
This glossary is designed to help you get more familiar with many of the ingredients, spirits, or phrases associated with bartending. Click on the first letter of your search to find out more.
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| Parfait Amour |
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| A sweet flavoured , mauve coloured liqueur with a strong perfume. Made with almond, citrus fruits, and vanilla. |
| Pasha |
| A liqueur from Turkey. |
| Pastis |
| French term for all anise based and absinthe type liqueurs. |
| Pastis de Marseilles |
| An anise based liqueur from France. |
| Peach Bitters |
| Peppermint schnapps |
| A mint flavoured liqueur. |
| Pernod |
| A famous proprietary absinthe-type liqueur from France without the wormwood ingredient that was a part of the original absinthe formula. |
| Peter Heering |
| see: Cherry Heering |
| Peychaud's Bitters |
| Pimento Dram |
| A Jamaican liqueur made with the buds of the pimento tree. |
| Pimm's No.1 Cup |
| Pimm's No. 1 is a spirit made in England from dry gin, liqueur, fruit juices and spices. It was created in 1859 by the English oyster bar owner James Pimm. The recipe is still a secret, and only six people know how it is made. |
| Pineau des Charentes |
| An apertif from the cognac region of France. |
| Pisco |
| A brandy from Peru. (main ingredient in Pisco Punch and Pisco Sour) |
| Poire Williams |
| Eau-de-vie made with Williams or Bartlett pear. |
| Pony Glass |
| A stemmed glass holding one to two ounces for liqueurs and brandies. |
| Port (Porto) |
| Port or Porto is fortified wine from the Douro region of Portugal. While the term Port is used as a generic term to describe all port-type wines, only wines produced in Portugal may use the Porto appellation. |
| Pousse Cafes |
| These are sweet, striped drinks made from a series of liguers poured in succession so that they float on each other. Follow the instructions carefully to get the full layering affect. |
| Praline |
| A liqueur with a praline flavour. |
| Prosecco |
| Prosecco is a variety of white grape grown in the Veneto region of Italy, and also gives its name to the sparkling wine made from the grape. The grape is grown in the regions north of Venice. Its late ripening has led to its use in dry sparkling (spumante) and semi-sparkling (frizzante) wines, with their characteristic bitter aftertaste. Like other sparkling wines, Prosecco is served chilled. Most commonly it is served unmixed, but it also appears in several mixed drinks. It was the original main ingredient in the Bellini cocktail, and it can also replace champagne in other cocktails. |
| Prunelle |
| A sweet, pale-green, BRANDY-based LIQUEUR flavored with SLOES (wild plums). |
| Punt e Mes |
| An apéritif wine from Italy with orange quinine flavours. |
