
Lithuania
999 Bitters
Trejos devynerios
A strong herbal vodka steeped with 27 different herbs, one of Lithuania's best-known traditional bitters.
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Lithuania
Trejos devynerios
A strong herbal vodka steeped with 27 different herbs, one of Lithuania's best-known traditional bitters.

Valais, Switzerland
A clear eau-de-vie distilled from Luizet apricots grown on the terraces of the Rhône valley, drunk cold after a meal.

Neuchâtel, Switzerland
A high-strength spirit distilled with wormwood, green anise and fennel, served diluted with iced water dripped slowly over a sugar cube until it clouds.

United States
A New Orleans classic: absinthe poured over crushed ice and slowly diluted with water and a little sugar syrup, turning cloudy as it louches.

Canada
A Canadian spirit made by aging apple brandy in oak barrels that previously held maple syrup, yielding a sweet, smoky liqueur.

Guadeloupe
Rhum Agricole
The finest Caribbean rum style; made from fresh sugarcane juice, not molasses; Guadeloupe has 9 working rum agricole distilleries; may be white, aged, or dark; many have won national and international competitions; the rhum agricole that is Guadeloupe's pride.

Madeira, Portugal
Madeiran sugarcane spirit; base for poncha.

Argentina
An Argentine spirit distilled from sugarcane or grapes, drunk neat or in cocktails in the northwest. A strong, clear liquor, often homemade in the Andean provinces.

Colombia
Aguardiente
Anise-flavoured sugarcane spirit around 29% ABV, distilled in the Andean region and drunk ice-cold in shot glasses passed round the table. Colombia's default celebration bottle, toasted with "¡salud!" until the freezer stock runs dry.

Norway
The Norwegian name for aquavit, the national spirit with caraway and dill, served with Christmas and festive meals.

Ghana
Sodabi
Palm wine or sugarcane juice distilled locally into a rough, strong clear spirit.

Denmark
Aquavit
A Danish national spirit, distilled from potato and grain, flavored with caraway, dill, and herbs.

Florence, Italy
Alchermes is a named Italian spirit from Florence, defined by its local ingredients or grape, preparation, and balance of aroma, acidity, sweetness, or bitterness.

Catania, Italy
Amaranca is a named Italian spirit from Metropolitan City of Catania, defined by its local ingredients or grape, preparation, and balance of aroma, acidity, sweetness, or bitterness.

Italy
Sweet almond-flavoured liqueur, especially Saronno.

Peru
A landmark Peruvian bitters used in pisco cocktails and sold as a distinctive Amazonian botanical product.

Italy
Italian herbal bitter digestif made by macerating herbs, bark, citrus, and spices in alcohol. Brands include Averna, Fernet-Branca, Montenegro, and Ramazzotti.

Marche, Italy
Amaro Dell’Erborista is a named Italian spirit from Muccia, defined by its local ingredients or grape, preparation, and balance of aroma, acidity, sweetness, or bitterness.

South Africa
A South African cream liqueur made from the marula fruit, sweet and creamy, served on ice or in coffee. A national and global icon, rich and fruity

Andorra
Ratassia de la Carmeta
Andorran herbal liqueur, produced at altitude with natural environmental conditions; Ratassia de la Carmeta is a registered brand; a traditional digestif made with herbs and spices; similar to Catalan ratafia; enjoyed after meals or as a warming drink; the liqueur of the Andorran mountains; found at local producers and restaurants; a traditional digestif.

Spain
Anis
An anise-flavored liqueur, dry (seco) or sweet (dulce), with Chinchon being the most famous producing town, drunk as a digestif or in coffee.

Åland Islands
Apple spirit/brandy from Åland made from a mixture of sweet and sour apples from local orchards; stored in French oak barrels for minimum 6 years; similar to French Calvados but with rounder taste; served as an après-dinner digestif at room temperature; a flagship Åland craft spirit.

Italy
Aperol is a named Italian spirit from Padua, defined by its local ingredients or grape, preparation, and balance of aroma, acidity, sweetness, or bitterness.

United States
An American apple brandy, historically made by freeze-distilling hard cider; aged in oak for a smooth, appley warmth.

Jamaica
Appleton Estate
Aged pot-and-column rum from the Nassau valley in St Elizabeth, distilled on the same estate since the 1740s and sold by age statement.

Lower Austria, Austria
Marillenschnaps
Clear fruit brandy made from apricots, especially from the Wachau region, double-distilled for purity, intense apricot aroma, a legendary Austrian spirit.

Bhutan
ཨ་རག
Rice, maize, millet or wheat fermented and distilled at home into a cloudy spirit, often served warm with butter and a fried egg stirred in.

Iran
عرق سگی
Home-distilled raisin spirit, clear and rough, made illicitly and drunk quietly at private gatherings.

Bali, Indonesia
A Balinese palm or rice spirit, clear and strong, often served with honey and lime.

Lebanon
عرق
A clear grape spirit twice or three times distilled with aniseed, diluted with water and ice so it turns milky white.

Sudan
A clear spirit distilled illegally from fermented dates, drunk neat in the countryside and at private gatherings.

Asmara, Eritrea
ዐረቄ
A traditional Ethiopian clear distilled liquor, similar to katikala. Commercial versions are often flavored with anise, giving it a taste reminiscent of ouzo. Also spelled araki.

Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Single-distilled grape brandy from Gascony, rustic and complex.

Yerevan, Armenia
Կոնյակ
Brandy distilled from Armenian white grapes and aged in Caucasian oak, made in Yerevan since 1887 and sold by age statement from three to twenty years.

Hesse, Germany
Asbach Uralt is an amber German brandy from Rüdesheim, distilled from wine and matured in oak for vanilla and dried-fruit notes.

Italy
Aurum is a named Italian spirit from Province of Pescara, defined by its local ingredients or grape, preparation, and balance of aroma, acidity, sweetness, or bitterness.