Substitutes for alcohol & vinegars
160 cards, each listed with its best swap. Open one for the amount and every option, stamped.
In this drawer
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- Aged balsamic vinegar (Tradizionale)best swap: Reduced supermarket balsamic vinegar
- Amarettobest swap: Almond extract + simple syrup
- Amarobest swap: Averna
- Amaro Noninobest swap: Averna
- Amaronebest swap: Valpolicella Ripasso
- Amer Piconbest swap: Campari
- Amontillado sherrybest swap: Dry sherry plus a splash of cream sherry
- Aperolbest swap: Campari
- Apple balsamic vinegarbest swap: Apple cider vinegar plus honey or maple syrup
- Apple cider vinegarbest swap: Distilled white vinegar
- Armagnacbest swap: Cognac
- Avernabest swap: Fernet-Branca
- Averna amarobest swap: Campari
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- Baileysbest swap: Homemade Irish cream
- Balsamic vinegarbest swap: Red wine vinegar + sugar
- Banyuls vinegarbest swap: Sherry vinegar
- Barolobest swap: Langhe Nebbiolo or Nebbiolo d'Alba
- Beaujolaisbest swap: Pinot Noir
- Beerbest swap: Non-alcoholic beer
- Benedictinebest swap: Chartreuse
- Bittersbest swap: Angostura bitters
- Black vinegarbest swap: Balsamic vinegar
- Blanc vermouthbest swap: Dry vermouth
- Blue curaçaobest swap: Triple sec
- Bordeaux winebest swap: Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot blend (a Bordeaux-style red from anywhere)
- Bourbonbest swap: Whiskey (any type)
- Brandybest swap: Cognac
- Brown rice vinegarbest swap: Unseasoned rice vinegar
- Burgundy winebest swap: Pinot Noir
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- Cabernet Sauvignonbest swap: Syrah, Shiraz or Malbec
- Calvadosbest swap: Apple brandy
- Camparibest swap: Aperol
- Cane vinegarbest swap: Unseasoned rice vinegar
- Cavabest swap: Prosecco or any dry sparkling wine
- Chablisbest swap: Pinot Grigio, Muscadet or Picpoul
- Chambordbest swap: Raspberry liqueur
- Champagnebest swap: Cava or Cremant
- Champagne vinegarbest swap: White wine vinegar
- Chartreusebest swap: Green Chartreuse
- Cherry Heeringbest swap: Cherry liqueur
- Cherry liqueurbest swap: Cherry juice
- Chiantibest swap: Any dry Sangiovese
- Chicha de jorabest swap: Dark or amber lager
- Chinese red vinegarbest swap: Unseasoned rice vinegar plus A little sugar
- Chinese vinegarbest swap: Rice vinegar
- Cocchi Americanobest swap: Campari
- Coconut vinegarbest swap: Cane vinegar (sukang maasim, sukang Iloco)
- Coffee liqueurbest swap: Kahlua
- Cognacbest swap: Brandy
- Cointreaubest swap: Triple sec
- Cooking sakebest swap: Dry sherry
- Cooking sherrybest swap: Dry white wine
- Cooking winebest swap: Any drinkable dry wine, plus salt
- Cream sherrybest swap: Port wine
- Creme de cacaobest swap: Chocolate syrup
- Creme de cassisbest swap: Blackcurrant liqueur
- Creme de noyauxbest swap: Amaretto
- Creme de violettebest swap: Creme de yvette
- Creme de yvettebest swap: Creme de violette
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- Madeira winebest swap: Sherry
- Makgeollibest swap: Dry sake or mijiu, with sugar and rice vinegar
- Malbecbest swap: Merlot
- Manzanilla sherrybest swap: Fino sherry
- Maple vinegarbest swap: Apple cider vinegar plus maple syrup
- Maraschino liqueurbest swap: Cherry liqueur
- Marsala winebest swap: Madeira wine
- Mavrodaphnebest swap: Ruby or tawny port
- Meadbest swap: Dry white wine plus honey
- Merlotbest swap: Cabernet sauvignon or a cabernet blend
- Mezcalbest swap: Tequila
- Midoribest swap: Melon syrup
- Moscatel vinegarbest swap: White balsamic vinegar
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- Palm vinegarbest swap: Coconut vinegar
- Peach schnappsbest swap: Peach syrup
- Pedro Ximenez sherrybest swap: Cream sherry
- Persimmon vinegarbest swap: Unseasoned rice vinegar plus A pinch of sugar
- Peychaud's bittersbest swap: Creole-style bitters
- Pimento drambest swap: Allspice liqueur
- Pineapple vinegarbest swap: Apple cider vinegar
- Pinot Noirbest swap: Gamay or Beaujolais
- Plum winebest swap: Mirin plus lemon juice
- Pomegranate vinegarbest swap: Red wine vinegar plus pomegranate molasses
- Port winebest swap: Sherry
- Proseccobest swap: Champagne
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- Raspberry vinegarbest swap: White wine vinegar whisked with raspberry jam
- Red winebest swap: Beef broth
- Red wine vinegarbest swap: White wine vinegar
- Rice vinegarbest swap: White wine vinegar
- Rice winebest swap: Sake
- Rice wine vinegarbest swap: White wine vinegar
- Riojabest swap: Tempranillo from anywhere, or Ribera del Duero
- Rose winebest swap: Dry white wine (Pinot Grigio, Sauvignon Blanc, unoaked Chardonnay)
- Ruby portbest swap: Tawny port
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- Sakebest swap: Dry white wine
- Sambucabest swap: Anisette
- Sangiovesebest swap: Chianti, Rosso di Montalcino or Morellino di Scansano
- Sauternesbest swap: Tokaji Aszu
- Seasoned rice vinegarbest swap: Unseasoned rice vinegar + sugar + salt
- Shanxi mature vinegarbest swap: Chinkiang (Zhenjiang) black vinegar
- Shaoxing winebest swap: Dry sherry
- Sherry vinegarbest swap: Red wine vinegar
- Shirazbest swap: Malbec
- Slivovitzbest swap: Kirsch
- Sparkling winebest swap: Prosecco, cava or Cremant
- St-Germainbest swap: Elderflower cordial
- Stout beerbest swap: Porter
- Stregabest swap: Yellow Chartreuse
- Sushi vinegarbest swap: Rice vinegar + sugar
- Sweet kosher winebest swap: Concord grape juice plus a splash of vinegar
- Sweet sherrybest swap: Cream sherry
- Sweet vermouthbest swap: Dry vermouth + sugar
- Sweet white winebest swap: Dry white wine plus sugar or honey
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