Baku Kitchen! An independent reference of traditional food

Wine & Spirit

524 dishes.

2M2MCrisp pale lager poured with grilled prawns and piri-piri chicken42 Below42 BelowWheat vodka flavoured with feijoa, manuka honey or kiwifruit.AbsintheAbsintheGreen anise and wormwood spirit clouded with iced water.AdvocaatAdvocaatThick egg-yolk liqueur eaten with a spoon under whipped cream.AfinataAfinataDeep purple liqueur of wild blueberries steeped in spirit and sugar.Aguardente de cajuAguardente de cajuClear spirit distilled from fermented cashew apples, sharp and fruityAguardente de medronhoAguardente de medronhoFiery clear spirit distilled from wild arbutus berries in the Algarve hills.Aguardiente antioqueñoAguardiente antioqueñoAnise-scented sugarcane spirit drunk neat from small shot glasses at partiesAguardiente de cañaAguardiente de cañaRaw unaged cane spirit, harsh and cheap, drunk in the countrysideAilaAilaNewari rice liquor poured from a height into clay cups at festival feastsAiragAiragLightly alcoholic fermented mare's milk, tangy and fizzy summer stapleAkpeteshieAkpeteshieFiery clear spirit distilled from palm wine or sugarcaneAkvavitAkvavitCaraway snaps drunk ice-cold with herring lunches.AlmazaAlmazaPale lager drunk cold with mezze along the coast.AlojaAlojaFermented drink of ground carob pods, cloudy and low in alcoholAmarulaAmarulaCream liqueur made from marula fruit, poured over ice after dinnerAmerican IPAAmerican IPABitter, citrus-scented pale ale loaded with American hopsAndong SojuAndong SojuTraditional distilled rice liquor from Andong, far stronger and cleaner than green-bottle sojuApfelweinApfelweinTart cider poured from a stoneware jug into ribbed glasses.Appleton Estate rumAppleton Estate rumAged pot-still rum with heavy fruit and molasses characterAquavitAquavitCaraway potato spirit; linie barrels age crossing the equator.AraAraHomemade distilled spirit of fermented rice, maize or wheatArakArakAniseed grape spirit poured with water and ice until it turns cloudy.Arak BaliArak BaliClear spirit distilled from palm or rice wine, drunk neat or with lime and honeyArakiArakiRaw clear spirit distilled from dates, sorghum or cassava in drum stillsArekeArekeClear home-distilled grain spirit, strong and smoky, poured at rites of passageArekiArekiClear home-distilled grain spirit poured in small glasses at feastsAreni wineAreni winedry red wine from the Areni grape grown in Vayots DzorArkiArkiclear home-distilled spirit made from dates, millet or sorghumArmenian brandyArmenian brandyoak-aged grape brandy from the Ararat valley, famously favored by ChurchillAssyrtikoAssyrtikobone-dry, mineral white grown on Santorini's volcanic soilAustralian ShirazAustralian ShirazDense peppery red from Barossa and Hunter vineyards, the country's flagship wineBaijiuBaijiuPotent clear liquor distilled from sorghum, toasted at banquetsBajtraBajtrasweet liqueur made from prickly pears that grow on rubble wallsBakaBakaFermented sugarcane juice, cloudy and sour, drunk from the potBangchangBangchangCloudy home-brewed beer of fermented maize, rice or millet, served warm
  • Tuak

    Cloudy Iban rice wine served in glasses at longhouse celebrations. A wine & spirit recipe from Malaysia.

  • Masato

    Amazonian fermented cassava drink, sour and milky, served in gourds. A wine & spirit recipe from Peru.

  • Cane juice

    Potent home-distilled sugarcane spirit. A wine & spirit recipe from Liberia.

  • Bounty rum

    Dark blended rum drunk with coconut water or in punch. A wine & spirit recipe from Saint Lucia.

  • Basi

    Ilocano sugarcane wine fermented in earthen jars with tree bark and herbs. A wine & spirit recipe from Philippines.

  • Raki

    Anise spirit that turns milky with water; sipped slowly through a meze meal. A wine & spirit recipe from Turkey.

  • Vin gris de Boulaouane

    Pale dry rosé from the sandy Doukkala plains, Morocco’s best-known wine. A wine & spirit recipe from Morocco.

  • Vin de Constance

    Golden sweet Muscat from Constantia, unfortified and honeyed. Ready in 15 min to serve prep and 3 to 4 years…

  • Ogogoro

    Raw local gin distilled from fermented palm sap, drunk neat in shot glasses. Ready in 2 hr of tapping and…

  • Borgoe Rum

    Surinamese rum from cane molasses, drunk neat or with cola. Ready in 5 min prep and 5 to 8 years…