Wine & Spirit
524 dishes.
Mozambique2MCrisp pale lager poured with grilled prawns and piri-piri chickenNew Zealand42 BelowWheat vodka flavoured with feijoa, manuka honey or kiwifruit.SwitzerlandAbsintheGreen anise and wormwood spirit clouded with iced water.NetherlandsAdvocaatThick egg-yolk liqueur eaten with a spoon under whipped cream.RomaniaAfinataDeep purple liqueur of wild blueberries steeped in spirit and sugar.MozambiqueAguardente de cajuClear spirit distilled from fermented cashew apples, sharp and fruityPortugalAguardente de medronhoFiery clear spirit distilled from wild arbutus berries in the Algarve hills.
Aguardiente antioqueñoAnise-scented sugarcane spirit drunk neat from small shot glasses at partiesCubaAguardiente de cañaRaw unaged cane spirit, harsh and cheap, drunk in the countrysideNepalAilaNewari rice liquor poured from a height into clay cups at festival feasts
AiragLightly alcoholic fermented mare's milk, tangy and fizzy summer stapleGhanaAkpeteshieFiery clear spirit distilled from palm wine or sugarcaneDenmarkAkvavitCaraway snaps drunk ice-cold with herring lunches.LebanonAlmazaPale lager drunk cold with mezze along the coast.ArgentinaAlojaFermented drink of ground carob pods, cloudy and low in alcoholSouth AfricaAmarulaCream liqueur made from marula fruit, poured over ice after dinnerUnited StatesAmerican IPABitter, citrus-scented pale ale loaded with American hopsSouth KoreaAndong SojuTraditional distilled rice liquor from Andong, far stronger and cleaner than green-bottle sojuGermanyApfelweinTart cider poured from a stoneware jug into ribbed glasses.JamaicaAppleton Estate rumAged pot-still rum with heavy fruit and molasses characterNorwayAquavitCaraway potato spirit; linie barrels age crossing the equator.BhutanAraHomemade distilled spirit of fermented rice, maize or wheatJordanArakAniseed grape spirit poured with water and ice until it turns cloudy.IndonesiaArak BaliClear spirit distilled from palm or rice wine, drunk neat or with lime and honeySouth SudanArakiRaw clear spirit distilled from dates, sorghum or cassava in drum stillsEthiopiaArekeClear home-distilled grain spirit, strong and smoky, poured at rites of passageEritreaArekiClear home-distilled grain spirit poured in small glasses at feasts
Areni winedry red wine from the Areni grape grown in Vayots DzorChadArkiclear home-distilled spirit made from dates, millet or sorghumArmeniaArmenian brandyoak-aged grape brandy from the Ararat valley, famously favored by ChurchillGreeceAssyrtikobone-dry, mineral white grown on Santorini's volcanic soil
Australian ShirazDense peppery red from Barossa and Hunter vineyards, the country's flagship wineChinaBaijiuPotent clear liquor distilled from sorghum, toasted at banquetsMaltaBajtrasweet liqueur made from prickly pears that grow on rubble wallsSeychellesBakaFermented sugarcane juice, cloudy and sour, drunk from the potBhutanBangchangCloudy home-brewed beer of fermented maize, rice or millet, served warm
Aguardiente antioqueñoAnise-scented sugarcane spirit drunk neat from small shot glasses at partiesCubaAguardiente de cañaRaw unaged cane spirit, harsh and cheap, drunk in the countrysideNepalAilaNewari rice liquor poured from a height into clay cups at festival feastsAiragLightly alcoholic fermented mare's milk, tangy and fizzy summer stapleGhanaAkpeteshieFiery clear spirit distilled from palm wine or sugarcaneDenmarkAkvavitCaraway snaps drunk ice-cold with herring lunches.LebanonAlmazaPale lager drunk cold with mezze along the coast.ArgentinaAlojaFermented drink of ground carob pods, cloudy and low in alcoholSouth AfricaAmarulaCream liqueur made from marula fruit, poured over ice after dinnerUnited StatesAmerican IPABitter, citrus-scented pale ale loaded with American hopsSouth KoreaAndong SojuTraditional distilled rice liquor from Andong, far stronger and cleaner than green-bottle sojuGermanyApfelweinTart cider poured from a stoneware jug into ribbed glasses.JamaicaAppleton Estate rumAged pot-still rum with heavy fruit and molasses characterNorwayAquavitCaraway potato spirit; linie barrels age crossing the equator.BhutanAraHomemade distilled spirit of fermented rice, maize or wheatJordanArakAniseed grape spirit poured with water and ice until it turns cloudy.IndonesiaArak BaliClear spirit distilled from palm or rice wine, drunk neat or with lime and honeySouth SudanArakiRaw clear spirit distilled from dates, sorghum or cassava in drum stillsEthiopiaArekeClear home-distilled grain spirit, strong and smoky, poured at rites of passageEritreaArekiClear home-distilled grain spirit poured in small glasses at feastsAreni winedry red wine from the Areni grape grown in Vayots DzorChadArkiclear home-distilled spirit made from dates, millet or sorghumArmeniaArmenian brandyoak-aged grape brandy from the Ararat valley, famously favored by ChurchillGreeceAssyrtikobone-dry, mineral white grown on Santorini's volcanic soilAustralian ShirazDense peppery red from Barossa and Hunter vineyards, the country's flagship wineChinaBaijiuPotent clear liquor distilled from sorghum, toasted at banquetsMaltaBajtrasweet liqueur made from prickly pears that grow on rubble wallsSeychellesBakaFermented sugarcane juice, cloudy and sour, drunk from the potBhutanBangchangCloudy 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.
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Masato
Amazonian fermented cassava drink, sour and milky, served in gourds. A wine & spirit recipe from Peru.
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Cane juice
Potent home-distilled sugarcane spirit. A wine & spirit recipe from Liberia.
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Bounty rum
Dark blended rum drunk with coconut water or in punch. A wine & spirit recipe from Saint Lucia.
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Basi
Ilocano sugarcane wine fermented in earthen jars with tree bark and herbs. A wine & spirit recipe from Philippines.
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Vin gris de Boulaouane
Pale dry rosé from the sandy Doukkala plains, Morocco’s best-known wine. A wine & spirit recipe from Morocco.