Classification of Alcoholic 
Beverages
FERMENTED BEVERAGES 
• Wine- Grapes 
• Beer- Barley, wheat, rice, etc 
• Sake-Rice 
• Cider- Apples 
• Perry- Pears 
• Mead- Honey 
• Pulque- Agave sap 
• Toddy/Tadi- Palm sap
Wines 
• Still table wines 
• Sparkling table wines 
• Fortified wines 
• Aromatised wines 
• Also: New Age, vintage,organic, biodynamic
Wine Classification 
• By color- Red, white, rose 
• By body- Light, Medium & Full-bodied 
• By sweetness- Dry, Medium, Sweet 
• By harvest year- Vintage 
• By grapes- Varietal 
• By region- Generic Old World( European), 
New World
Varietal Wine (Chardonnay)
Varietal Wine (Cabernet Sauvinon)
Labels of Varietal Wine Bottles
Regional Wine Labels
Red/ White Wine
Rose Wine
Fortified Wine: Sherry(L) Port(R)
Aromatised Wine (Vermouth)
Sherry Styles
Port Wine
Sparkling Wine (champagne)
Beer
Lager & Stout
Apple Cider
Perry
Sake- Tokkuri & Sakazuki
Sake
Sakazuki (flat saucer-like cup), 
Ochoko (small cylindrical cup), and 
Masu (cypress wood cup)
Sake 
• Sake bomb • Moromi
Toddy
Toddy
Pulque (agave sap-Mexico)
Pulque
Mead
Mahua (Madhuca longifolia)
Mahua fruit
DISTILLED 
BEVERAGES 
• Whisky/Whiskey- Barley, Corn, Rye, rice 
• Brandy- Grape wine 
• Rum- Sugarcane juice, Molasses 
• Gin- Barley, corn, Rye 
• Vodka- Wheat, Barley, Rye, Potatoes 
• Tequila & Mescal- Agave Sap 
• Bitters 
• Liqueurs
Scotch Whisky Brands
American Whiskey Brands
Rum Brands
Cachaça (Cane spirit, Brazil)
Brandy : Cognac
Cognac Glasses
Pisco (Peruvian Brandy)
Gin Brands
Gin Brands
Gin Botanicals
Gin Botanicals
Gin botanicals
Vodka Brands
Flavored Vodkas
Tequila Brands
Tequila shot/ Mescal
Lesser Known Spirits 
• Akvavit- Grains. Scandinavia 
• Pisco- Grape brandy. Peru, Chile 
• Cachaça- Cane spirit. Brazil 
• Tiqiura- Manioc/Tapioca. Brazil 
• Awamori-Rice. Japan 
• Soju/Sochu- Rice. Korea 
• Fenny- Casher fruit/ Palm sap. Goa 
• Arrack- Palm sap,Molasses- India,Sri Lanka
Tiquira (cassava spirit, Brazil)
Tiquira (cassava spirit, Brazil)
Akvavit
Awamori(Distilled sake from Okinawa, Japan)
Soju (Rice spirit, Korea)
Feni/Fenny (Goa)
Arrack & Raki(Turkey)
Bitters
Bitters
Liqueurs
THANK YOU 
PRANITH VONTELA

Classification of alcoholic beverages