Whisky/Whiskey

Question 1

Most common grains used in whisk(e)y?

Answer 1

Barley, Corn, Wheat, and Rye

Question 2

How is barley malted?

Answer 2

The barley is encouraged to grow in a dark damp room, small roots come out after a few days (green malt). Heat halts the growth.

Question 3

How are non barley grains prepared for whisky production?

Answer 3

Crushed, mixed, cooked, then added to malted barley or bought-in enzymes

Question 4

What is wort?

Answer 4

The malted/cooked grain mixture created for fermentation.

Question 5

How do distillers unpack and unroll starch?

Answer 5

Cooking crushed grains in how water

Question 6

Why is barley malted?

Answer 6

To create enzymes needed for converting starch into glucose

Question 7

Bourbon is must be made of at least 51% ….

Answer 7

Corn

Question 8

Is Bourbon required to be high or low strength by law?

Answer 8

Low

Question 9

What post distillation additives are not allowed in Bourbon?

Answer 9

Sugar, and caramel colour

Question 10

What is a Straight Rye or Bourbon?

Answer 10

Matured for at least 2 years in new oak. No added flavour.

Question 11

What is the Lincoln Count Process?

Answer 11

Same rules as Bourbon, but requires maple-wood charcoal filtering before entering barrel.

Question 12

What is a Sour Mash?

Answer 12

Acidic residue from base of column still is added back to the fermenter.

Question 13

Key points of Bottled in Bond

Answer 13

Made in one distillery in one year, aged for min of 4 years in wood containers, only water can be added. Must be bottled at 100 proof. (not limited to whiskey)

Question 14

What is a Single Malt Scotch?

Answer 14

Fermented and distilled in just one distillery.

Question 15

What is used in blended scotch?

Answer 15

At least one single malt and one single grain whisky

Question 16

What is a single grain whisky?

Answer 16

Malted barley with either corn or wheat, distilled to a high strength

Question 17

What are the 5 whisky regions of Scotland?

Answer 17

Islay, Highland, Campbeltown, Speyside, and Lowland

Question 18

Rule for having an age statement on a Whisk(e)y

Answer 18

Youngest whiskey must be the stated age on bottle.

Question 19

Scotch is aged in what types of barrels?

Answer 19

Old Oak, typically American whiskey, and Jerez sherry casks.

Question 20

What country commonly uses a base whisky and a flavouring whisky?

Answer 20

Canadian (corn base with a rye flavouring)

Question 21

What 2 things may set Irish whiskey apart from Scotch?

Answer 21

Unmalted barley adding nutty and oily characteristics, and triple pot distillation for a purer, lighter style of whiskey.

Question 22

What whisky style is Japan most inspired by?

Answer 22

Scotch

Question 23

What whisky style is Japan most inspired by?

Answer 23

Scotch