Digestiv (from lat. Digestivus , FR. Digestif "digestive aid") - the general name of drinks that are served after a meal. It is believed that digestif helps digestion of food. In the Middle Ages in France at the end of the meal they drank a drink based on wine , sugar and spices .
Digestif can be compared with an aperitif served before meals, but digestif is usually stronger. There is an unwritten rule: serve light drinks as an aperitif, and dark ones as a digestif.
Usually it is cognac , Armagnac and other varieties of brandy or whiskey , such as grappa , calvados . Liqueurs and balms , as well as fortified wines with a rich taste - sherry , madeira , port can serve as a digest. Strong drinks are used because the taste of thin, light wines will not be perceived after a hearty meal. It is also believed that the digestif should be combined with the drinks used at the meal. So, if the food was accompanied by beer , then malt whiskey would be more appropriate than cognac or Armagnac.
Some types of cocktails are also used as a digestif. Non-alcoholic drinks, such as tea or coffee , although they are usually drunk after meals, are not considered digests.
Digestif Cocktails
Digestif cocktails - one of the types of digestifs, cocktails and mixed drinks (mixes, mix-drinks), which are traditionally drunk during or after meals, as their composition contributes to the absorption of food [1] .
This is a large group of various cocktails with a variety of flavors - sour, sweet, sweet and sour, etc. This variety is explained by the fact that a variety of drinks and products are used to prepare digestif cocktails: hard drinks and wines , liquors and syrups, fruit juices, eggs, honey , cream , etc. [1]
Depending on the taste of the cocktails, and therefore on the components included in the recipe, and the methods of preparation, they are divided into numerous subgroups: [1]
- Cocktails Sauer
- Frozen cocktails
- Cocktails flip
- Smash Cocktails
- Cream Cocktails
- Layered cocktails
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 Technology for the preparation of cocktails and drinks: Textbook. allowance for elementary prof. Education / L. S. Kucher, L. M. Shkuratova. - M.: Publ. Center "Academy", 2005. - 352 p. - ISBN 5-7695-1973-8 . - S. 91.