‘Sake’ - Rice wine from Japan
Posted on July 7, 2008 - Filed Under Liqueur | Leave a Comment
“Sake” means alcohol in Japanese and is pronounced as ‘Sa-ki’ or ‘Sa-kei’. In Urdu, Saki is someone who is your host for alcohol, a cup bearer. How on earth these two are linked only God can tell but in this post I would briefly trudge upon ‘Sake’.
‘Sake’ in day-to-day parlance is mostly used for the [...]
What is cointreau or Triple-Sec
Posted on July 4, 2008 - Filed Under Liqueur | Leave a Comment
Cointreau (pronounced [kwan'-tro]) is a kind of triple sec liqueur. Its actually a brand name of the company by same name and this is produced at Saint-Barthélemy-d’Anjou, near Angers, in west France. So, first lets find out what is ‘triple sec’. In most simplistic terms, a triple sec is a concoction of bitter and sweet [...]
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