Spirits

Question 1

Irish Whiskey is:

Answer 1

• Barley based whiskey

- made only in Ireland

Question 2

Canadian Whiskey is:

Answer 2

-made from corn, wheat, rye, barley

Question 3

Bourbon must be:

Answer 3

• must be produced in USA [most is made in Kentucky]
• min 51% corn
• aged in new charred american white oak

Question 4

Tennessee Whiskey must be:

Answer 4

• must be made in Tennessee
• min 51% corn
• must be filtered through a bed of tennessee sugar maple charcoal

Question 5

Scotch Whiskey is:

Answer 5

-Whiskey produced on the Island of Scottland

Question 6

Single Malt Scotch is:

Answer 6

• 100% malted barley

- pot still, single distillery, bottled in scotland

Question 7

Blended Malt scotch Whiskey is

Answer 7

-a blend of one or more single malt whiskeys

Question 8

Cognac is:

Answer 8

• brandy made from white wine

- twice distilled in copper pot still

Question 9

Armangac is:

Answer 9

• brandy made from white wine blends

- traditionally distilled in continuous still

Question 10

Calvados is:

Answer 10

• fermented from apples and pears

- from Normandy France, (northern france on Atlantic coast]

Question 11

Tequila is:

Answer 11

• fermented blue agave [51% minimum]

- from the Tequila demarcated region

Question 12

Gin is:

Answer 12

• traditionally fermented cereal grains like vodka [can be others]
• Flavored with number of herbs/spices [predominantly Juniper]
• once flavored it is then redistilled

Question 13

Vodka is:

Answer 13

• traditionally from cereal grains or potatoes (but any fermentable material)
• distilled multiple times to achieve clarity/purity of spirit
• typically continuous still but sometimes copper pot

Question 14

Rum is:

Answer 14

• from sugarcane or molasses

- either continuous or pot depending on style desired

Question 15

Blended whiskey is:

Answer 15

-a Blend of malt and grain whiskey

Question 16

Irish Whiskey Aging

Answer 16

-3 years minimum in barrel

Question 17

Canadian Whiskey Aging

Answer 17

-3 years minimum in barrel

Question 18

Single Malt Scotch Aging

Answer 18

-aged min 3 years

Question 19

Cognac and Armangac Aging

Answer 19

-min 2 years in french oak casks

Question 20

Calvados Aging

Answer 20

-min 2 years in french oak casks

Question 21

Tequila Aging

Answer 21

• Silver/Blanco: unaged
• Reposado: aged 60 days to 1 year in oak cask
• Anejo: 1-3 years in oak cask

Question 22

Plymouth Gin is:

Answer 22

Produced only by Plymouth Coats co. in England

Question 23

Vodka Producers:

Answer 23

• Stolichnaya (Russia)
• Belvedere (Poland)
• Grey Goose (Poland)
• Titos (American)
• Ketel One (Holland)

Question 24

Gin Producers:

Answer 24

Tanqueray
Bombay Sapphire
Gordons
Brooklyn Gin

Question 25

Scotch Producers:

Answer 25

- Glenlevit - Glenfiddich - Macallan

Question 26

Brandy Is:

Answer 26

Distilled Wine

Question 27

Rum Producers:

Answer 27

- Mount Gay - Baccardi - Captain Morgan [spiced] - Myers (dark)

Question 28

Bourbon Producers

Answer 28

Makers Mark Jim Beam Knobs Creek

Question 29

Rye Whiskey Producers

Answer 29

Templeton Rye | Pikesville Rye

Question 30

Irish Whisky Producers

Answer 30

Jameson | Bushmills