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Name an Austrian spirit

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Blume Marellin- apricot Eau de Vie

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Which four Cognac companies dominate 80% of exports?

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Remy Martin
Martell
Courvoisier
Hennessy

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What is the name of German cherry brandy?

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Kirschwasser

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What is banacora?

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This is an agave derived liquor made in Sonora. It was illegal until 1992. Since 2000 it has been an origin DO from the government. It is made from agave Pacifica.

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Name 3 EU recognized GIs for spirits

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Pisco in Peru
Guatemala Rum
Tequila (2019 new)
Plymouth Gin

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What is sotol?

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This is a distilled liquor made from the Dasylirion Wheeler plant. It is made in Chilhuaha, Durango and Coahuila. It was originally thought to be made from agave, but the Dasylirion plant is more like a palm leaf.

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What is Charanda?

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This is a distilled spirit made from sugarcane in Central Mexico. It is similar to rum. A product of Micohoacan area.

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What are the two types of Peruvian pisco?

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Puro- pure style made from Quebranta grapes

Aromaticas- made from Arbilla, Italia, Torontel grapes

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Where is Pisco permitted to be made in Peru?

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Only from the five DO’s Lima, Ica, Arequipa, Moquegua and Tacna.

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What is aguamiel?

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Agave nectar, cooked and crushed to become tequila and mezcal. This ferments to 3-5% to a beverage known as pulque.

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These terms refer to what?

Espadin, Tobala, Madre Cuixtle

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These are varieties of agave used for mezcal production

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Tamaulipas, Durango, Guerrero, Oaxaca, and Michoacán are what?

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These are the states where mezcal can be produced.

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Name three agave spirits that aren’t tequila.

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Mezcal
Sikua
Raicilla- made similar to mezcal. Fire roasted wild agave, mashed, fermented and distilled. Originated in Jalisco and can only be made here.
Bacanora- agave pinas roasted in volcanic rock-lined pits for two weeks. Distilled. This has its own DO.

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Where is Ciroc vodka from and what is it made from?

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This is a French vodka made from grapes

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Where are Belvedere and Chopin from?

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Both are Polish vodkas, Belvedere is made from Rye, Chopin is made from potatoes or rye.

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Where is Kettle One from and what is it made from?

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This is a wheat vodka from the Netherlands

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Where is Absolute vodka from?

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From Sweden, made from wheat.

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What year was the Whisky rebellion and what cause this?

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The 1791 excise tax that was placed on whisky caused the whisky rebellion of 1794.

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When did Elijah Craig distill Kentucky’s first whiskey?

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1789

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What is the definition of Tennessee whiskey?

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51% corn
Aged in charred oak
Aged and manufactured in TN
Filtered with maple charcoal, “Lincoln County Process.”
Sour mash whiskey- a portion of the spent mash is incorporated into a newly fermented mash.

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What is the “Lincoln County Process?”

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Maple charcoal filtration for Tennessee whiskey.

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Where does the dominant flavor of Scotch come from?

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The dominant flavor of Scotch comes from malting barley for fermentation and infusing with smoke (from the peat).

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What are the 2009 Scotch Whiskey Regulations?

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Min 40% alcohol
Must be produced from a mix of water, malted barley, and other grains
Must be a distillation of no more than 94.8%
Fermentation and distillation must occur at the same location in Scotland
Water and Carmel color are permitted
Single Malt must be bottled in Scotland from 2012 onward.

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Define a Single Malt Scotch

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Distilled at a single distillery in a pot still from water and malted barley.

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What is a Single Grain Scotch?
Any Scotch whickey that doesn’t qualify as single malt or blended Scotch. Made from unmalted barley, wheat or corn.
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What is the biggest difference between a Single Malt Scotch and a Single Grain Scotch?
Single Grain is made with unmalted barley and Single Malt is made with malted barley.
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What is a blended malt Scotch?
Blend of two or more single malt whiskeys that have been produced at more than one distillery.
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Define a blended grain Scotch.
Two or more single grains (unmalted barley) that have been produced at more than one distillery.
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Define what a blended Scotch is?
Blend of one or more Single Malt (malted barley), with one or more single grain (unmalted). Made from a blend of malt and grain whiskeys.
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Name some distilleries that are in the Highlands.
Oban Glenmorangie Dalwhinnie Dalmore
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Where is Dalmore, Oban, Glenmorangie, and Dalwhinnie distilleries located?
In the Highlands.
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Which subregion of Scotland produces the lightest and least style?
The Lowlands. Glenkinchie, Auchentoshan and Bladnoch are all located here.
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Where would you find the distilleries Bladnoch, Glenkinchie and Auchentoshan?
In the Lowlands.
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Glenlivet, Glenfiddich and Macallan are all located where?
In Speyside
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Glen Scotia, Glengyle, and Springbank are all in this region of Scotland?
Campeltown. These are the only three distilleries in the region.
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Highland Park distillery is located where?
The Isle of Orkney
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Where is Talisker located?
The Isle of Skye
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Ardbeg, Lagavulin and Laphroaig are where?
Islay
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What are the islands that produce Scotch?
Islay, Skye, Mull, Jura, Arran
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What is the definition of Irish whiskey?
Typically unmalted. Triple distilled. Must be aged 3 years. There is no legal requirement for rye content in rye whiskey.
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How are Grand and Petite Champagne regions of Cognac different from the rest?
They have a high content of chalk compared to the rest which have a harder limestone, sand and clay.
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What is the most planted grape in the Cognac region?
Ugni blanc is 98% of plantings. Folle Blanche and Colombard are very rare.
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What is the “Brouillis” in Cognac production?
This is the first distillation 28-32% alcohol which is returned to the boiler to produce the second “Bonne Chauffe,” and divided into the “tete,” and the “coeur,” and the “queue.”
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What is “Bonne Chauffe,” in Cognac production?
This is the second distillation of the “Brouillis.” It is divided into the “tete,” and “coeur,” “secondes,” and the “queue,” or tails. The Coeur is saved for Cognac.
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What are the label terms for Cognac?
VS= 2 years VSOP= 4 years VVSOP=5 years XO= 10 years
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Where is the only French region that allows a hybrid grape?
Armagnac, one of the permitted grapes is Baco Blanc.
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What are the permitted grapes for Armagnac?
Ugni Blanc, Colombard, Folle Blanche, Baco Blanc
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What are the aging requirements for Armagnac?
Must be aged 1 year in oak
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How is Armagnac distilled?
Can be distilled twice in a Charantais pot still or once in a continuous still.
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Name some brandies from other regions of France besides Cognac and Armagnac.
Fine de Bordeaux Fine de Bourgogne fine de la Marne
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Name some styles of brandies from other parts of the world besides France.
Weinbraund- German Brandy de Jerez Solera Grand Reserva Aguardente
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What is baragceira?
This is a pomace spirit from Portugal
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What would you call a pomace spirit from France and Italy?
Marc, grappa
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What is the difference in a continuous still and a pot still?
Continuous still produces a more flavorful, less pure spirit which is less alcoholic than a double distillation in a pot still.
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What is the minimum aging for Calvados?
Aged for 2 years in oak.
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Slivovitz, Quetsch and Prunelle are all which flavored?
Plum flavored brandies
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What is Boukha?
A fig brandy from Tunisia
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What is the flavor and country of Barack Palinka?
This is an apricot brandy from Hungary.
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What is cachaca?
This is a fermented sugarcane rum liquor from Brazil.
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What are the three major categories of rum and what is the reason for this?
English, French and Spanish. English was imported from English colonies, the French from French speaking territories, and the Spanish were formerly part of the Spanish Empire.
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What is Falernum?
Blend of rum, cloves, and sugar cane from Barbados.
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Dominican, Panama and Venezuelan rums are all aged for how long?
2 years
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What are the rules for Puerto Rican rum?
1 year aging in white oak barrels. Must be produced in Puerto Rico. Must be distilled with a continuous still.
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How long is straight Bourbon aged?
2 years
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What are the rules for “bottled in bond,” Bourbon?
Must be aged 4 years at a federally bonded warehouse. Bottled at 100 proof. Must be made in one distillation season at one distillery with one distiller.
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Who is the largest distiller outside of Kentucky?
MGP of Indiana is the biggest and produces whiskeys which many small distilleries purchase for their production.
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Who was the first to label his whiskey “bourbon?”
Jacob Spears, although Elijah Craig was the first to age the product in charred oak casks.
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What is “white dog?”
This is the clear spirit after distillation of Bourbon
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What are four different categories of gin?
Juniper-flavored spirit drinks. 30% ABV, redistilled with botanicals. Gin- juniper-flavored spirit, natural flavors added to the spirit but the predominant flavor must be juniper. 37.5%. Color may be added. Distilled gin- redistilling ethanol in the presence of juniper and other natural botanicals. 37.5% London Gin- distilled to 70% ABV, no added sweetening more than 1% g/l, no color or added flavor.
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What is the US definition of gin?
Gin can be defined as a beverage no less than 40% ABV, flavored with juniper. Gin produced through distillation or redistillation of aromatics can be called “distilled gin”
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Where are Bombay, Booth’s and Bookers gins produced?
England
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Where is Leopold’s gin produced?
Colorado
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Where are Gordon’s and Seagrams gin produced?
Scotland and Canada
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Where is the rum Ron Zacapa produced?
Guatemala
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Where is Captain Morgan produced?
The US Virgin Islands
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Where is Meyers rum from?
Jamaica
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Where is Diplomatico rum from?
Venezuela
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Where is Goslings rum from?
Bermuda
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What is Kümmel?
A German caraway flavored liqueur
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What is the style of Mezcal that is made with raw chicken?
Pechuga- a raw chicken breast is hung over the distillation. “Pechuga” means breast. Other meats are also used.
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What is Zibarte?
This is a German wild plum distillate
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What is the name for German brandy?
Weinbraund
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What is bagaceira?
This is pomace spirit from Portugal
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What is the difference in flavor in distilling in a continuous still versus a pot still?
A continuous still produces a more flavorful, less pure and less alcoholic spirit that a double distillation in a pot still.
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How is the production and aging different in Calvados Domfrontais and Calvados?
In Calvados, the requirement is distillation twice in a copper pot still and 2 years minimum aging. In Domfrontais, which is the newest AOC in the region, it is required to be distilled once in a continuous still and then aged for three years.
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How long must Dominican, Panamese, and Venezuelan rums be aged for?
All aged for 2 years.
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What is Demerara Rum?
This is a light rum of Guyana. Made from molasses and aged for 10 years or more.
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What is the base spirit for a bee’s knees cocktail?
Gin
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For 2018 what were the top three spirits brands worldwide by volume Sold?
Jinro soju, South Korea Officer’s Choice Whisky Emperador brandy, Philippines Indian whiskeys made up four of the top ten spots.
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Name a few Indian whiskey companies?
``` Royal Stag (Pernod-Ricard) Imperial Blue (Pernod-Ricard) Allied Blenders and Distillers, Officer’s Choice ```
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What is the #1 rum brand as of 2018?
Tanduay from the Philippines overtook Bacardi in the #1 spot.
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What is the world’s top selling vodka brand?
Smirnoff- and it’s #5 top spirits brand for 2018. Owned by Diageo
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What spirit is Emperador?
This is the world’s best brandy brand, it is from the Philippines.
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What is the world’s largest whisky brand?
Allied Blender’s Officer’s Choice. Unlike most Indian whiskey which is made from molasses, this brand is actually made from grains.
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How is soju traditionally made?
Made by distilling alcohol from fermented grains. Rice wine for distilled soju is fermented for about 15 days. This was produced this way until 1965 when it was banned by the government to alleviate rice shortages. It was then created using highly distilled ethanol from sweet potatoes and tapioca, and flavored and sweetened. Prohibition was lifted in 1999 but cheap soju is still made this way. There is a trend for diluted soju and popular is the 17% ABV styles
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What are the aging terms for Martinique Rhum?
VO- min 3 yeas in barrel VSOP- min 4 years in barrel XO- minimum 6 years in barrel

Z 2019 MS Alexis Iaconis (48 decks)

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