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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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Geuze

Geuze is a traditional Belgian beer created by blending young and old spontaneously fermented lambic ales. The mixture u...

Traditional Sour Beer Belgian Effervescent

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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Sake

Sake is a Japanese rice wine fermented using Aspergillus oryzae mold in a process called multiple parallel fermentation,...

Traditional Japanese Rice Wine Beverage

9.1 Excellent

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Kriek Lambic

Kriek Lambic is a traditional Belgian beer style produced by steeping sour Morello cherries in spontaneously fermented l...

Traditional Sour Beer Belgian Fruit

9.1 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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Lambic Beer

Lambic is a traditional Belgian beer produced by spontaneous fermentation, in which cooled wort is exposed to wild micro...

Traditional Belgian Sour Spontaneous Fermentation

9.0 Excellent

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Doenjang

Doenjang is a traditional Korean fermented soybean paste made from dried soybeans that are boiled, shaped into blocks ca...

Korean Traditional Umami Soy

8.5 Great

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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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Oud Bruin

Oud Bruin is a traditional sour brown ale style originating from the East Flanders region of Belgium. It is produced usi...

Traditional Oak Aged Belgian Malt

8.5 Great

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Saucisson sec

Saucisson sec is a traditional French dry-cured sausage made from pork, salt, and seasonings, fermented and air-dried ov...

French Traditional Meat Dry Cured

8.4 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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Tsukemono

Tsukemono is a broad category of Japanese preserved vegetables cured using salt, brine, rice bran (nuka), miso, or sake...

Traditional Japanese Condiment Lacto Fermented

8.4 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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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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Basi

Basi is a traditional Ilocano alcoholic drink made from fermented sugarcane juice. It is associated especially with the...

Traditional Alcoholic Philippine Ilocos

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

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Burukutu

Burukutu is a traditional alcoholic beverage made by fermenting grains, especially sorghum and millet, in parts of West...

Traditional Beverage Alcoholic Nigerian

5.9 Mediocre