42 beverages and bar utensils glossaries

From coffee and tea to alcoholic drinks and bar utensils, the glossaries included here have all the terms you need if you specialise in translating texts from this industry. Or maybe you have an interest in this area. We have split the glossaries into categories for ease of use.

Coffee and tea

About.com – A short but friendly list of coffee drinks and coffee-related words (each of which is explained in a comprehensive way).

Food Editorials – A short list of basic coffee-related terms, explained briefly.

Real Coffee – This site has come up with a very well-researched list of terms related to coffee (including, but not limited to coffee varieties).

Serious Eats – A very short but thoroughly researched visual glossary of the most popular types of coffee drinks.

Tea Land – This is a glossary where you can find terms related to tea and types of tea, listed alphabetically.

Coffee Geek – A very well researched glossary which focuses on espresso related terms and terminology, organised alphabetically: the espresso glossary.

Food Editorials – A short list of basic coffee-related terms, explained briefly.

Alcoholic drinks

Big Red Liquors – This is a short but comprehensive list of terms related to spirits (not ghosts or moods, but strong alcoholic drinks).

Brew Monkey – A glossary centred around beer and brewing terminology, with a brief and easy to understand definition for each of the terms.

Cocktails – A glossary containing terms related to alcoholic beverages and their ingredients.

Decanter Wines – This is a list that explains terms related to Spanish wines and winery techniques.

Draught Beer Quality – A list of draught beer-related terms briefly explained.

Drink of the Week – A list of terms related to liquors, bar and ingredients (including their brief definitions).

Drinks – On this page you will find a glossary of words connected to wine tasting which are briefly explained in an easy-to-understand way.

Drinks Mixer – This is an alphabetically arranged list of bar terminology and beverages (also including their nutritional information).

Eden Wines – This website features a very well-researched glossary of terms related to German wines, also offering explanations for each term.

Food & Beverage Services – On this website page you can find a list of alphabetically ordered beverage-related terms and a short explanation for each of them.

How to Brew – As the name suggests, you can find here a brewing glossary featuring both basic and advanced terms related to the brewing industry.

HPA (Health Promotion Agency) – This is a short list that contains terms related to alcohol and alcoholism and a brief but comprehensive definition for each of them.

Info Drinks – Definitions of terms connected to drinks can be found in this glossary.

NIH (National Institutes of Health) – On this website you will find a list of terms connected to alcohol and alcoholism (including health issues caused by it), together with a definition for each of them.

Master of Malt – This website lists and explains the most important whisky-related terminology.

obbd – Oxford Bottled Beer Database – This webpage features a collection of beer-related terms explained by various users.

Old Scrump’s Cider House – This is a glossary containing cider, perry and cider making terms, and each one of them is thoroughly explained.

Soho Whisky – A short glossary explaining the most important words related to whisky (including types of whisky and processing terminology).

Restaurant Report – This website features a short glossary of the most popular beer-related terms (with a focus on beer tasting).

Robert Parker – This is a collection of wine-related terms and their explanations (featuring terms related to wine characteristics especially).

Sally’s Place – This glossary contains a series of terms connected to beer styles, general beer terms, brewing terms, brewing equipment, brewing ingredients and beer tasting.

The Edinburgh Malt Whisky Tour – This is a list of terms connected to whisky (types, features, manufacturing, etc.)

ScotchTasting.info – You can find here a list of terms related to scotch whisky tasting, each of the terms being explained in a comprehensive way.

Wikibooks – A glossary containing terms related to bartending and cocktails (including their recipes).

Wikipedia – You can find here the definitions of a lot of terms related to the wine industry (including acronyms and abbreviations).

Wine Lovers Page – Not only does this website come with useful general information regarding wine grapes, but it also brings a list that explains the existing varieties.

Food & Beverage Services – On this website page you can find a list of alphabetically ordered beverage-related terms and a short explanation for each of them.

The Grape Stomper – This glossary will help you decipher the wonderful language of wine and wine making. Give it a try!

Great Brewers (Sheehan Family Companies) – Another great beer glossary to help you make sense of the lingo used by “beer geeks”

Bar utensils

Good Cocktails – A fantastic resource on bartending utensils. Illustrated and cross-referenced.

About.com – This website provides the main categories of bar utensils, and much more tools and information on clicking each of them.

Art of Drink – A short list containing the most common and required bartending tools: the basic equipment.

Miscellaneous

British Soft Drinks Association – This website has put together a list of terms related to soft drinks (including acronyms and abbreviations).

Barman’s Journal – This resource consists of terms related to bar equipment, spirits, liquors and ingredients.

Antique Bottles – For those of you interested in antique bottles or collecting them, take a look at this glossary of antique bottle terms.