The BoozeMakers Glossary

Every term that matters, in plain English — then taken further. Where it helps, each entry adds how the term shows up in the glass, the rule behind it, and the marketing myth it's usually wrapped in.

63+ terms

Bourbon & Whiskey

Bourbon Glossary

Mash bill, bottled-in-bond, angel's share, rickhouse, sour mash — 60+ American whiskey terms in plain English.

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31+ terms

Scotch & Whisky

Scotch Whisky Glossary

Single malt, peat, PPM, sherry cask, cask strength, chill filtration, Islay — the Scotch vocabulary decoded.

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25+ terms

Irish Whiskey

Irish Whiskey Glossary

Single pot still, triple distillation, poitín, single grain, the Coffey still — the vocabulary of the world's most misunderstood whiskey.

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29+ terms

Tequila & Agave

Tequila Glossary

Additive-free, tahona, reposado, NOM, mixto, cristalino — the agave vocabulary that actually tells you what's in the bottle.

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24+ terms

Rum

Rum Glossary

High-ester funk, dosage, Demerara, pot still, overproof, solera, agricole — the vocabulary of the world's least-regulated spirit, decoded.

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23+ terms

Gin

Gin Glossary

London Dry, juniper, botanicals, New Western, Navy strength, genever, vapor infusion — what actually tells you what's in the bottle.

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29+ terms

Cigars

Cigar Glossary

Wrapper, maduro, vitola, ligero, ring gauge, retrohale, plume vs mold — the cigar vocabulary that helps you buy and smoke better.

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25+ terms

Sake

Sake Glossary

Junmai, ginjo, daiginjo, seimaibuai, koji, nigori, SMV — the sake vocabulary decoded for people who already know their whisky.

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