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Sherry

Sherry is a fortified wine produced from white grapes in the Jerez region of Andalusia, Spain. It is distinguished by it...

Spanish Alcoholic Jerez Fortified Wine

9.2 Excellent

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Port Wine

Port wine is a fortified wine produced exclusively in the Douro Valley of northern Portugal, one of the world's oldest d...

Portuguese Alcoholic Douro Fermented Grape

9.2 Excellent

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Whisky

Whisky is a globally consumed distilled alcoholic beverage made from fermented grain mash, including barley, corn, rye,...

Barrel Aged Spirit Alcoholic Distilled

9.2 Excellent

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Rum

Rum is a distilled alcoholic beverage produced by fermenting and then distilling sugarcane juice or sugarcane byproducts...

Caribbean Spirit Alcoholic Distilled

9.1 Excellent

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Shaoxing Wine

Shaoxing wine is a traditional Chinese fermented rice wine produced in Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province, using glutinous rice...

Aged Chinese Cooking Alcoholic

8.5 Great

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Vermouth

Vermouth is an aromatized, fortified wine flavored with a variety of botanicals, including herbs, spices, roots, and bar...

Aperitif Alcoholic Botanicals Fermented Wine

8.4 Great

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Shio koji

Shio koji is a Japanese seasoning and marinade made from a mixture of koji (cooked rice inoculated with the mold Aspergi...

Japanese Umami Grain Marinade

8.3 Great

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Pisco

Pisco is a colorless or amber-colored grape brandy produced in the winemaking regions of Peru and Chile. It is created b...

South American Alcoholic Distilled Fermented Grape

8.3 Great

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Huangjiu

Huangjiu, translating literally to "yellow wine," is a traditional Chinese fermented beverage produced from grains such...

Aged Fermented Chinese Alcoholic

8.2 Great

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Cachaca

Cachaça is a distilled spirit originating from Brazil, produced through the fermentation and distillation of fresh sugar...

Brazilian Alcoholic Distilled Fermented Sugarcane

8.2 Great

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Arak

Arak is a clear, anise-flavored distilled spirit traditionally produced and consumed in the Levant, including Lebanon, S...

Middle Eastern Alcoholic Anise Distilled

8.0 Great

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Amazake

Amazake is a sweet, low- or non-alcoholic Japanese beverage made from fermented rice using Aspergillus oryzae, historica...

Japanese Beverage Sweet Koji

7.9 Good

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Raki

Raki is a traditional unsweetened, anise-flavored alcoholic beverage widely recognized as the national drink of Turkey....

Turkish Alcoholic Anise Distilled

7.9 Good

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Perry

Perry is an alcoholic drink made by fermenting the juice of perry pears (distinct cultivars from culinary pears), histor...

British Beverage Alcoholic Fermented Fruit

7.7 Good

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Prosecco

Prosecco is an Italian sparkling wine produced primarily in the Veneto and Friuli Venezia Giulia regions of northeastern...

Italian Alcoholic Veneto Sparkling Wine

7.7 Good

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Baijiu

Baijiu is a clear, distilled Chinese spirit produced primarily from sorghum through a solid-state fermentation process u...

Chinese Alcoholic Distilled Fermented Grain Spirit

7.6 Good

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Tapuy

Tapuy is a traditional Filipino rice wine produced through the fermentation of cooked glutinous rice using indigenous ye...

Traditional Beverage Filipino Alcoholic

7.2 Good

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Brem

Brem is an Indonesian fermented-rice product associated particularly with Java and Bali. In parts of Java, the name comm...

Traditional Balinese Sweet Alcoholic

7.0 Good

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Soju

Soju is a Korean distilled alcoholic spirit traditionally made by distilling a fermented rice mash. Modern commercial so...

Korean Clear Alcoholic Distilled

6.8 Fair

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Lao-Lao

Lao-Lao is a traditional Laotian distilled spirit made from fermented glutinous rice. The name commonly refers to rice w...

Traditional Alcoholic Distilled Lao

6.0 Fair