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1
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In the EU vodka must have this minimum ABV

A

37.5%

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2
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this Okinawan style of shochu is always distilled from long grain Indica rice

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Awamori

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3
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What is Genever

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Spirits originated in Denmark aged in a pot still sweeter and less alcoholic than London dry gin juniper and malt dominant aromatics

Contains 15% malt wine

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4
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where is Plymouth gin made what year was it revived

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Plymouth
coates and Company
England
1996

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5
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What distillery revived old Tom gin

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Hayman’s distillery

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6
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what was the whiskey rebellion of 1794

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When the whiskey boys in the US protested a 1791 excise tax on whiskey, the production of whiskey specifically. George Washington indicated martial law
10,000 men

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7
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Vodka from Russia

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Russian standard
beluga

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8
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Vodka from Poland

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Chopin
Zubrowka
Belvedere

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9
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Mexican distilled spirits DOs

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Bacanora
Mezcal
Sotol
Tequila
Charanda

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10
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Requirements for Madurado en vidiro

(Mezcal)

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Matured in glass 12 months cool dark place

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11
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Authorized Agave varietals for Mezcal

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Agave Angustifola
Agave Esperrima
Agave Weberi
Agave Pataorum
Agave Salmiano

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12
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what plant species is authorized for Sotol DO

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Dasylirion Wheeleri (succulent, rather than agave)

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13
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aging requirements scotch whiskey

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Age minimum three years
oak cask max capacity 700 L

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14
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Regions of production in Scotland

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Highland
lowland
Speyside
Islay
Campbeltown
The Islands

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15
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Highland distilleries

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Oban
Glenmorangie
Dalwhinnie
Dalmore

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16
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Lowland distilleries (least smoky)

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Glenkinchie
Auchentostan
Bladnoch

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17
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Major Scotch producing islands

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Skye
Jura
Mull
Arran
Orkney
Islay

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18
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Peatiest style of scotch

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Ardbeg
Lagavulin
Laphroig
Bruichladdich
(Islay)

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19
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Who is Reverend Elijah Craig? why important?

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Distilled Kentucky’s first whiskey 1789

became known as bourbon whiskey

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20
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Requirements for rye whiskey

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51% rye aged in new charred barrels
minimum two years

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21
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What are requirements for Tennessee whiskey

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Filtered with maple charcoal prior to aging

manufactured in state of Tennessee 51% corn aged in new charred oak barrels

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22
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Vodka from Sweden

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Absolute

Svedka

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23
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Vodka from US

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Skyy
Titos

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24
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Tequila may include up to this percentage sugar from sources other than agave

A

49%

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25
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Main agave for Bacanora DO (recognized in Mexico)

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Agave Angustofolia (Yaquiana)

Joven/Oro: A blend of Bacanora Blanco with Bacanora Reposado or Añejo.

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26
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aging requirements for tequila

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Reposado: 2 mos oak or encino oak
Anejo: 1 year in oak or encino oak
Extra Anejo: 3 years oak max 600L

Law of 1977

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27
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reposado Mezcal:

anejo Mezcal:

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Reposado: Aged in oak barrel two months

Anejo: Aged in oak barrels no more than 200 L for at least one year

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28
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what is blended scotch whisky

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Blend of one or more single malt whiskys with one or more single grain whiskys

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29
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what is single grain scotch whisky

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Any scotch distilled/produced at a single distillery
may include unmalted barley and other grains, like wheat or corn.

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30
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Requirements for labeling statements of age on scotch whisky

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Year of distillation may not be included unless year of bottling, period of maturation or age of whisky also included

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31
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scotch must be aged this long

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Minimum three years in Oak cask maximum capacity 700 L

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32
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Can scotch be exported in wood

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No

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33
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Distillation of scotch produces a spirit of no more than this percentage ABV

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94.8%

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34
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Highland scotch includes these islands

A

Mull
Jura
Skye
Orkney

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35
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other geographic indications for Scotch

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Lowland
Speyside
Islay
Campbeltown

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36
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requirements for London dry gin

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Traditional still
higher quality ethyl alcohol than base standard
methanol must not exceed 5 g/hL of 100% volume alcohol
natural flavorings
result must be 70% ABV
sugar can be added can’t exceed .17 g/L
water can be added ‘
can’t be colored
can add the term dry

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37
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Vodka from Finland

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Finlandia

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38
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vodka from France

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Ciroc
Grey Goose

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39
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What is Imojochu

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Sweet potato shochu from Southern Miyazaki Prefecture

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40
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What is Kubanskaya

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Russian lemon flavored Vodka

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41
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What is Baiju

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Chinese liquor made from proso millet, maize, glutinous rice, long grain rice and wheat

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42
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What is Wuliangye?

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The name given to Baiju in 1905

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43
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What is heads and tails in distillation?

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Heads and tails discarded, heads contain methyl alcohol and toxic. Tails discarded because they contain unwanted flavor compounds

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44
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What is the gaelic term for “water of life,” where Whiskey got it’s name

A

uisgebeatha

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45
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Scotch whisky must contain this abv%

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40%

After 32 years in barrel abv drops down

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46
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Orkney producer of Scotch

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Highland Park

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47
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Origin of the word Moonshine

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Law in 1725 in England created tax for malting barley in daytime

Scottish began to distill by the light of the moon, origin of the word “moonshine”

Irish simply started using a large proportion of unmalted barley in their whiskies. Thus, Irish whiskey is typically lighter in character.

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48
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Irish whisky must be distilled this many times

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three

49
Q

What does “Glen” mean in scotch

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A water source

50
Q

Equivalent of Grappa from Galicia

A

Orujo

51
Q

Distilled spirit from plums in Eastern Europe

A

Slivovitz

52
Q

This philosopher noticed if you boil sea water it is potable

A

Aristotle

53
Q

Two columns of a continuous still called this

A

Analyzer and Rectifier

54
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Gins from Holland

A

Bols
Nolet
Ketel One

55
Q

Who Started the first whisky distillery in Japan

A

Tokebetsuru

Formed with another partner Suntory, partner split off to form Nikka

56
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Taiwanese whisky distillery

A

Kavalan

Produces “The Soloist”

57
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Three producers of Grappa

A

Jacopo Poli
Nonino
Gaja

58
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A Norwegian Gin Producer

A

Bareksten

59
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Largest region of six production regions of Scotch

A

Highland

60
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Speyside was once a subzone of this Scotch producing region

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Highlands

61
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Producers of Speyside

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Glenlivet, Glenfiddich, and the Macallan

with water from the river Spey!

62
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Distillers of Campbeltown

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Glen Scotia, Glengyle, and Springbank

63
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Producer on Isle of Skye

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Talisker

64
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Pioneers of Sherry Cask aged Scotch

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Glenmorangie and Balvenie

65
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Irish whisky producers

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Old Bushmills, Cooley, and New Midleton, maker of Jameson, Redbreast

66
Q

Peated Irish whisky?

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peat-fired, Single Malt Connemara produced by Cooley

67
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Aging requirement Irish whisky

A

The whiskey must be aged for a minimum three years prior to release; in practice most whiskies age for at least seven.

68
Q

Canadian Rye whiskey is generally blended: T or F?

A

True, and must be aged for three years

69
Q

What is mixto in Tequila production

A

mandating a minimum 51% blue agave—other sugars make up the remainder of the ferment

70
Q

Extra Anejo Tequila (2006) has this aging requirement:

A

minimum of three years in cask
Max 600 L

71
Q

Agaves of Mezcal:

A

Agave angustifolia
Agave asperrima
Agave weberi
Agave potatorum
Agave salmiana

72
Q

Tequila comes from this blue agave

A

Agave tequiliana

73
Q

Where is Demerara Rum from?

A

Guyana (Made from molasses and sometimes aged over a decade)

74
Q

Four styles of rum

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light rum, dark rum, Demerara rum, and rhum agricole.

75
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Most light rum is made this way:

A

distilled by the continuous method and filtered with charcoal after a short period of cask aging to remove any color

76
Q

What is Cachaca?

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Cachaça, the Brazilian spirit that provides the base for the caipirinha cocktail, is produced from fermented sugarcane and is essentially light rum

77
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This Rhum AOC can claim to be the southernmost AOC of France, in the Carribean!

A

Martinique AOC

Continuous still mandated
Enrichment prohibited

“Blanc”: Min. 8 weeks in tank following distillation
“élevés sous bois”: Min. 12 months in oak with a minimum of 250 g/hl in volatile elements other than ethyl and methyl alcohol
“Vieux”: Min. 3 years in an oak cask of less than 650 liters with a minimum of 325 g/hl in volatile elements other than ethyl and methyl alcohol
VO: min. 3 years in oak barrels
VSOP/Réserve Spéciale/Cuvée Spéciale/Très Vieux: min. 4 years in oak barrels

XO/Hors d’Age/Extra Vieux/Grande Réserve: min. 6 years in oak barrels*
Vintage: 6 years in an oak cask of less than 650 liters. Vintage indicates the year of distillation

78
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Producers of Martinique

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The Favorite, Depaz, Saint James, La Mauny, JM, Simon and Neisson

79
Q

Three Mezcal labelings that came about in 2016

A

Mezcal
Mezcal Artesanal
Mezcal Ancestral

80
Q

Highest proof that Bourbon can enter the barrel

A

125 proof

81
Q

What style of Mezcal requires roasting in Pits?

A

Ancestral

82
Q

What spirit would you find a doubler or thumper for distillation?

A

Bourbon

83
Q

What is Alligator Char on a bourbon barrel

A

Number 4 char, barrel is charred for 55 min

84
Q

Only producer on Isle of Lewis (Scotch)

A

Abhainn Dearg (also known as Red River)

85
Q

Producer of Isle of Jura (Scotch)

A

Isle of Jura

86
Q

Only Producer of Isle of Arran

A

Arran

87
Q

In Mezcal production, what is bagazo?

A

maguey fiber

88
Q

Requirements for Bottling in Mezcal

A

Must be bottled in Mexico (unlike tequila, which may ship in bulk) in maximum 5L bottle
Label must include class, category, species of agave(s), and the name of the state in which it was produced. Anejo and Matured in Glass must give age in years.

89
Q

Permitted additives of Mezcal

A

up to 5% of volume:
insects
fruit
herbs
honey
coloring agents
meat

90
Q

Map of Scotland distilleries

A
91
Q

Distillation can occur because of this simple premise

A

At sea level, ethyl alcohol boils at approximately 173 degrees Fahrenheit (78 degrees Celsius);

Water is 212 F

92
Q

What is the principle behind fractional distillation

A

The separation of two liquids with different boiling points

93
Q

Another term for continuous still

A

also called the Coffey, column, or patent still

94
Q

How are flavor additives introduced to a base spirit? Three methods

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maceration : Maceration and infusion are similar techniques that involve steeping a flavoring agent in alcohol; maceration is a slower, cold method

Infusion: hot method but similar to maceration

percolation: resembles coffee brewing, as the base spirit is pumped through the flavoring material

95
Q

Until 1980, Britain based its legal calculation of the alcoholic strength of liquor on this test:

A

the ability of gunpowder to combust when doused in the spirit.

96
Q

Today, the alcoholic content of all alcoholic beverages in the EU and the US, whether fermented or distilled, is stated as a percentage of alcohol by volume (ABV) at ___ degrees celsius:

A

20 degrees

97
Q

Range of Abv% for Vodka and GIn

A

vodka and gin may reach 40–50% ABV

98
Q

The range abv% for whiskey, brandy, and rum:

A

is much wider, with some cask-strength whiskies—those that are not diluted with water prior to bottling—reaching over 60% ABV.

99
Q

the bestselling premium vodka in the US

A

Grey Goose—French vodka distilled in a pot still

100
Q

Tito’s Handmade Vodka is an artisan American spirit made on a much smaller scale in a pot still from this:

A

from 100% corn in Texas.

101
Q

Styles of London Dry Gin

A

Beefeater, Tanqueray, Bombay Sapphire, Gordon’s, and Boodles

102
Q

Dutch Dr. Sylvius de Bouve developed the first crude gin as a medicinal oil known as _____

A

Genever

103
Q

What is Corenwyn in Genever?

A

(“corn wine”) is a cask-aged version in which malt wine composes at least 51% of the distillate.

104
Q

Proper Gin for Pink Gin Cocktail?

A

Pink Gin

105
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What is Old Tom Gin, and what distillery revived it

A

Old Tom gin, another English style rarely encountered today, is lightly sweetened. A wooden plaque hung on the outer wall of a pub and shaped like the head of a black cat—“Old Tom” was 19th-century slang for a black cat—could supplicate passers-by with a shot of the gin, poured from indoors through a slot in a cat’s mouth, for a penny or two

Hayman’s Distillery

Old Tom gin is the “Tom” in the classic Tom Collins cocktail and the base of the19th-century Martinez cocktail, possibly the precursor to the martini

106
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What are the five legal categories of Scotch established in 2009

A

Single Malt Scotch Whisky: distilled from malted barley in a pot still at a single distillery

Single Grain Scotch Whisky: Single Grain Whisky is produced at a single distillery, but may include unmalted barley and other grains, like wheat or corn.

Blended Malt Scotch Whisky: produced from a blend of malt whiskies

Blended Grain Scotch Whisky: Blended Grain Scotch Whisky is produced from two or more grain whiskies

Blended Scotch Whisky: a mixture of malt and grain whiskies produced at a number of different distilleries

107
Q

As of this year all Scotch Whisky must be bottled in Scotland

A

2009

108
Q

Single Malt Scotch is generally aged this long

A

at least ten years, with some whiskies released at 25 or 30 years of age

109
Q

Canadian Whisky is generally blended and must be aged this long before sale

A

Three years.

Glenora Distillers, on Cape Breton Island of Nova Scotia, distills malt whisky in the style of Scotch.

110
Q

Levels of Char

A

A No.1 Char is 15 seconds, No.2 is 30, No.3 (more common) is 35 seconds, and the classic No.4 Char is 55 seconds. The No.4 Char is also known as the “alligator char,”

111
Q

Raicilla de la Costa uses this Agave:

Raicilla de la Sierra uses this agave:

A

Raicilla de la Costa: Agaves Angustifolia Haw & Rhodacantha

Raicilla de la Sierra: Agaves Maximiliana Baker, Inaequidens Koch & Valenciana”

112
Q

States of production for raicilla

A

Jalisco and Nayarit (Bahía de Banderas)

113
Q

What is “Jimado” in the production of Raicilla

A

Process of eliminating the stalks and pencas (leaves) to leave the head of the pineapple totally white

114
Q

What is “tatemado” in the production of Raicilla

A

The “cooking” process which lasts for 24 hours in the Sierra, and 48 in the coastal region in underground firepits

115
Q

Original States of Mezcal production

A

Oaxaca
Guerrero
Durango
San Luis Potosi
Zacatecas

116
Q

These states are authorized for Mezcal production:

A

Oaxaca
Guerrero
Durango
San Luis Potosi
Zacatecas
Tamaulipas
Michoacan
San Luis de la Paz (in Guanajuato)
Puebla
Sinaloa

117
Q

States of production for Sotol

A

Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango

118
Q

Distillation for Raicilla requires this:

A

Direct fire in clay pot; whose process must include the maguey fiber

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