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Blanco, white spirit, white, plata or silver tequila refers to a young, unaged tequila.

A French liqueur made by the Carthusian Monks since 1737 according to the instructions given to them by François Annibal d'Estrées in 1605. It is a distilled alcohol aged with 130 herbs, plants and flowers. The name derived from the monks' Grande Chartreuse monastery in the Chartreuse Mountains. Chartreuse is known to age and improve in the bottle. Green Chartreuse is the original high proof version; 55% ABV.

A liqueur distilled from Marasca cherries, that grow along the Dalmatian coast.

The second most common juice used in cocktails. This citrus juice is about 6% acid; 4% from citric and 2% from malic, with small amounts of succinic acid (this is what gives it a little bloody taste). Lime juice should be used the day it is squeezed, some like it freshly squeezed and others like it a few hours old.

A young mezcal that has not been aged for more than 2 months.

A celery flavored bitters with a hint of lemon, created from an 19th century recipe.