42 beverages and bar utensils glossaries

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”