Miscellaneous Flashcards
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What are ardent spirits, and what does the word ardent mean?
Ardent Spirits is the historical name for spirits. The word ardent comes from the Latin word “to burn” referring to the use of heat in distillation.
Where does the word alcohol come from?
The Arabic al-ko’hol, meaning spirit.
What is an alcohol?
An organic chemical in which a hydroxyl (OH) radical is affixed to a carbon atom. It may be bound to other carbon atoms and single hydrogen atoms.
What is the type of potable alcohol found in alcoholic beverages?
Ethyl Alcohol
Who was Jean-Baptiste Cellier-Blumenthal?
A French distiller who built the first operating distillation column in 1813.
Who was Robert Stein?
A Scottish whiskey producer who patented an early continuous column still in 1826.
Who was Aeneas Coffey?
Patented a version of the column still in 1830 in Dublin (although used mainly in London and Scotland).
Where does the term distill come from?
The Latin word destillare, which means “trickle down”.
What does alembic mean?
It is the Arabic word for a still.
What were some of the oldest discovered remains of fermented beverages and where were the found?
Aromatized wines, in China (1250 BCE) ad Iran (5400 BCE)
What was Hippocras?
A wine infused with wormwood (artemisia absinthium) highly sought after in ancient Greco-Roman cultures.
What was Hippocras consumed as?
A stimulant and restorative, deemed to have healthy and invigorating tonic effects.
