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Where is Averna from?

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Sicily

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Where is Amaro Braulio from ?

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Valtelina

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Where is Amaro Nonino Quintessentia produced?

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Friuli
aged 5yrs in french barrique & sherry cask

uses Nonino Grappa as base spirit

used in Paper Plane Cocktail

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Name the 3 styles of Pisco Produced in Peru?

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Puro - single variety Pisco
Acholado - blend of varieties
Mosto Verde - Distillation of fresh must interrupting fermentation

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What are these grapes used for?
Quebranta
Negra Criolla
Mollar
Uvina

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non aromatic grapes used for Pisco in Peru

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What is a Falca?

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A pot still where distillate passes through long neck/tube called a Canon is used for Pisco production

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What is an Alambic?

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Alambic still is where the distillate passes through a Swans Neck.

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Which is the oldest Pisco Producer and when was it established?

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Pisco Porton, Hacienda la Caravedo 1684

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Where is the Charanda DO?

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Mexico, spirit based on sugar cane from red volcanic soils

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What are the following states known for?
Oaxaca, Guerrero, Durango, San Luis Potosí, Zacatecas

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Original Mezcal Production

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What is the most planted Agave variety?

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Angustifolia

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Name the 3 Category Designations of Mezcal .

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Mezcal
Mezcal Artesanal
Mezcal Ancestral

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What does the designation of Madurado en Vidrio mean on a Mezcal label?

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Aged for min 12mts in Glass in a dark place

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What is Raicilla?

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Spirit made from specific Agave Varieties in Jalisco and Nayarit, Mexico

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What is Sotol ?

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Mexican Spirit made of Dasylirion Wheeleri plant and up to 49% other sugars from other source

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Which 5 states can Tequila be produced from?

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Jalisco, Nayarit, Guanajuato, Michoacán, Tamaulipas

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What is the name of Blue Agave only allowed to be used in Tequila? How is this often labeled as?

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Agave tequilana
Tequila Azul

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What plant does the name Sambuca derive from?

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Sambucus - an elderberry tree

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What is “con la mosca”

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Sambuca served with 3 coffee beans
= represents health, happiness & prosperity

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Name 3 Cocktails served with Sambuca.

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Sambuca Black
Sambuca Sour
Sambuca Espresso Martini

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What is Borovička , base product and where is it from?

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Juniper based Brandy from Slovakia

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What is Tatratea, base product and where is it from?

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herbal based Tea Liqueur from Slovakia

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Name 3 Serbian Spirits.

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Rakija - fruit spirit
Slivovicia - distilled from Fermented Plums
Viljamovka - Williams pear spirit
Komovica - grape brandy from pomace
Dunjevaca - Quince spirit

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What is the min Abv of Scotch?

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40%

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What is the max Litre size a Scotch Whisky can be aged in ?
700lt
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What is the min content of Abv in Gin?
37.5%
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In which part of Scotland are the following Distilleries based? Ben Nevis Ardmore Glengoyne Dalwhinnie
Highlands
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In which part of Scotland are the following Distilleries based? Macallan Glenrothes Arberlour Glenfarclas
Speyside
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In which part of Scotland are the following Distilleries based? Kilchoman Port Charlotte Bunnahabhan
Islay
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On Which Scotch Island do you find the distillery Abhainn Dearg - Red River?
Isle of Lewis
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Which Islands go under the Geographical Umbrella of Highland Whiskey?
Mull, Jura, Skye & Orkney
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Name 4 Distilleries in the Lowlands.
Auchontoshan Glenkinchie Bladnoch Rosebank
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Name 3 distilleries based in Campbelltown.
Springbank Glen Scotia Glengyle
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What is the max distillation % that Scotch Whisky can be distilled at?
below 94.8% abv so that it retains the flavour and aroma derived from its raw materials
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What is a Single Grain Scotch Whisky?
A Scotch Whiskey that has been distilled at a single distillery from water and malted barley with or without whole grains from other malted or unmalted cereals and which does not comply with the Scotch Malt Whiskey definition.
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What is Tsipouro?
Greek Grappa Anis Aroma
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What is a Grappa Master Distiller called?
Grappaiolo
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What mean Affinata on a bottle of Grappa?
bottled after less than 12mts stored in wooden containers.
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What does the term invecchiata or vecchia describe on a bottle of Grappa?
bottled after more than 12mts stored in wooden casks.
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What aging requirements does the term Stravecchia or Riserva described on a bottle of Grappa?
bottled after more than 18mts maturation in wooden casks.
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What means Aromatizzata on a bottle of Grappa.
Flavoured/natural plant essence have been added after distillation.
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Name the leading Grappa producing region in Italy
Veneto
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Name the 6 main regions for Grappa production
Veneto Alto Adige Trentino Lombardy Friuli Venezia Giulia Piedmonte
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What is the min abv for Grappa with and without GI.
without GI: 37.5% with GI: 40%
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what is unfermented pomac for grappa production called?
Virgin (ususally white grapes)
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What is Guignelot made of and what country
Wild Cherry France
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Pimento Dram
Jamaican old spice Liqueur based on Rum
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Name the 3 AOPs for Pommeau.
Pommeau de Normandie Pommeau de Bretagne Pommeau de Maine
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Name the 3 AOC for Calvados
Calvados AOC Calvados Domfrontais AOC Calvados Pays d'Auge AOC
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Name the aging requirement for Calvados and Calvados Pays d'Auge.
Fine/VS = 2yrs + Vieux/Reserve = 3yrs + VO/VSOP = 4yrs + Hors d'Age/XO/Napoleon = 6yrs +
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Name the aging requirements of Calvados Domfrontais
Vieux/Reserve = 3yrs + VO/VSOP = 4yrs + Hors d'Age/XO/Napoleon = 6yrs + min 30% pear
52
Name 4 DOs in Mexico based on Agave.
Mezcal Tequila Bacanora Raicilla
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Name 2 DOs in Mexico based on other ingredients than Agave and what are they.
Sotol = Dasylirion Wheeleri Charanda = Sugar Cane
54
Name the countries of the following producers & product: Myers Damoiseau El Dorado Dictador Atlantico
Myers - Jamaica Damoiseau - Guadeloupe El Dorado - Guayana (Demerara) Dictador - Colombia Atlantico - Domenican Republic
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What are the 2 main zones of cultivation in Tequila in Jalisco?
Highlands Lowlands
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What is the liquified sugar called collected after the cooking process of Agave Pinas in Tequila production?
aguamiel - honeywater
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What is an autoclave?
a pressurised cooker in Tequila production
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What is the grinding wheel called in Tequila production?
Tahona
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What is the name of the spirit produced after the first distillation of Tequila? and what is the approx abv?
Ordinario - approx 30% abv
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How is Mezcal produced?
pinas are roasted between 2 - 5 days in rock pits fire is lit, heating the stones, which toned down after + pinas are placed + covered with earth or agave fibre or palm leaves heat cooks the agave + pinas aquire smoke taste
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What is aguamiel?
This is the liquified sugar collected after cooking process of pinas in Tequila production
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What is Abocado?
process of softening the taste of Tequila by adding controlled amounts of: Caramel oak extract glycerin sugar syrup
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Name the scientific and more common name of Agave used for Mezcal.
Angustifolia Haw commonly: Espadin
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How do you explain the worm in a Mezcal bottle to a customer?
Its a moth larvae found on an agave plant, people belief in adds the magic of the plant.
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What is Espadin?
Local name of Agave plant used for Mezcal Angustifolia Haw
66
Name the Base product & region/country of the following Liqueurs: Nocino Picon Lakka Ginjinha
Nocino - Walnut - Emilia Romagnia Picon - Bittersweet orange - France Lakka - Cloudberry - Finland Ginjinha - Sour Cherry - Obidos/Portugal
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Name the Base product & region/country of the following Liqueurs: Parfait Amour Minaki Krupnik Aurum
Parfait Amour - Violet - Netherlands Minaki - Blueberry - Canada Krupnik - Fruit/Honey - Poland Aurum - Orange - Abbruzzo (brandy)
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Name the Base product & region/country of the following Liqueurs: Goldwasser Rakomelo Angostura Tentura
Goldwasser - Vodka/herb.spice - Gdansk Poland Rakomelo - honey/tsikoudia - Crete Angostura - rum/angelica/herbs - Trinidad Tobago Tentura - herbs - Patras, Greece
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What is the grape spirit called that is made in Vinho Verde?
Bagaceira Brandy
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Which spirit belong these aging requirements to? Velha Reserva: at least 2 years aging in casks - Very old: at least 3 years of aging in casks - VSOP (Very Superior Old Pale): at least 4 years of aging in casks - XO (Extra Old): at least 6 years of aging in casks
Bagaceira brandy, vinho Verde
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Name the product base of the following Serbian drinks: Medovaca Vinjak Komovica Pelinkovac Dunjevaca
Medovaca - honey Vinjak - grape cognac Komovica - grape pomace /grappa Pelinkovac - wormwood -Artemisia absinthisium Dunjevaca - Quince
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Which was the first Kentucky Whiskey and what year?
Elija Craig, 1789
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Who distilled the first Grappa in 1779?
Bartolo Nardini
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Which well known drink did Bruno Borie from Ch Ducru Beaucaillou bring back from the brink of extinction?
Aperitif Lillet
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Which well known Bordeaux personality helped revive the Aperitif Lillet in the last century? What Chateau is he owning?
Bruno Borie owner of Ch Ducru Beaucaillou
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What is Dunder?
the non alcoholic acidic residue left in the bottom of the still after distillation
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What is a Retorts and in what production is it often used?
Retorts are separate copper vessels put in between potstills, allowing to produce a mark in one distillation in Rum production. Creates a higher concentration of Esters for heavier more aromatic rums. ie Jamaica
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Explain Navy Rum.
sub category of dark rum, based on light column still rum blended with soft sweet Demarara rum aromatic lift from tiny amounts Jamaican pot still rum Wedderburn Produced for British Army until 1970
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What do the following names refer to? Common Cleans Plummers, Wedderburn, Continental flavoured
Grading of concentration of esters in Jamaican pot still rum
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Name the 5 styles of Rum
White Rum - no oak aging Golden Rum - short oak aging Dark Rum - long oak aging Navy Rum - blended white & Demarara Rum Spiced Rum - based on Golden rum spiced
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What is the final Spirit strength of Rhum Agricole?
38 - 48% abv
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What is the allowance of RS in new spirit Rhum Agricole/Cachaça?
max 6g/l RS
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What is the RS of Cachaça labeled 'sweetened Cachaça'?
6 - 30g/l RS
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Name 3 Caribean Islands where Rhum Agricole is produced other than Guadeloupe and Martinique.
Virgin Islands Haiti Grenada
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Name 3 producers of Martinique Rhum Agricole
JM La Maury Bally
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Name the 3 Labelling terms and their aging requirements for Martinique AOP.
Rhum Blanc - no aging Elevé sous bois - min 12mts in oak Vieux - min 3yrs in oak (less than 650l)
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What spirit can be labelled the following: Elevé sous bois Vieux
Rhum Agricole from Martinique AOP both aged in oak
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Where is El Dorado produced and what is it?
Rhum from Guayana
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Where is Don Q from and what is it?
Puerto Rico Rum
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Where is Bacardi based?
Cuba
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Name 3 rums of Barbados.
Mount Gay Doorlys Plantation Foursquare - spiced Rhum
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Where is Caroni and Angostura produced?
Trinidad Tobago
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What is Reunion Island known for and where is it?
Rhum Agricole Island in the Indian Ocean
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What is Bagasse?
The dry fibres of sugar cane, often reused to fuel the distillery.
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What is Tortuga and where is it from?
Rum from Cayman Islands
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Where do you find the following Brands and what are they known for? Romero & sons Cotopaxi Zhumir
Ecuadorian Rum producers
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What is Boukha and where is it made?
Tunisian fig eaux de vie
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What is Barack Palinka and where is it made?
Apricot Eau de Vie - Hungary
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Name the 3 subzones of Armagnac and which of the 3 is the highest quantity/quality production zone?
Bas Armagnac = most quantity Haut Armagnac Armagnac Tenareze
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What is the name of the first distillation in Cognac production?
Brouillis 27-30%abv
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What is the term for the 2nd distillation in Cognac production
Bonne Chauffe less than 72.4%abv
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Give another name to a Cognac pot still.
Charantais still
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Explain Martell Method
distilled without fine lees - giving a lighter purer spirit redistilled with wine = less concentration of congeners -> lighter style spirit
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Explain Remy Method
distilled with fine lees - giving a richer more complex spirit redistilled with brouillis = results in deeper richer spirit
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What is the minimum maturation for Cognac including barrel size.
min 2yrs in 350l
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Explain the term Fine Champagne
A Cognac with a blend of Grande Champagne min 50% and Petite Champagne.
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Name aging range of Cognacs labeled as VS, VSOP and XO.
VS - Very Special = min 2yrs VSOP - Very superior old pale - min 4 yrs XO - Extra Old = min 10 yrs (since 2016)
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Can SO2 be used in wine production destined for Cognac and Armagnac production?
No - because it is very difficult to reduce the amount of SO2 to acceptable levels for distillation
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Which 4 grapes are used for Armagnac production?
Ugni Blanc Baco - rich prune aroma Folle Blanche - floral Colombard - spicy peppery notes
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What is the allowed distillation range of Alcohol permitted for armagnac?
52 - 72.4% abv
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Explain the still used for Armagnac production.
Alambic Armagnacais Column still (17plates) - double pot still permitted -
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What is the name of an unaged Armagnac?
Armagnac Blanche - aged min 3 mts in stainless steel to reduce abv gradually
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Name the 6 permitted label terms for oak aged Armagnac and their min age range.
VS = min 1yrs VSOP = min 4yrs Napoleon = min 6yrs Hors d'Age = min 10 yrs Age indicated = youngest spirit as per age stated Vintage = all spirits same vintage + min 10 yrs old
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What is the name of the local forest the aromatic Black oak for Armagnac is coming from?
Monlezun Forest
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What is the Oven called that cooks the Pinas in Tequila Productions?
Hornos
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What is the copper vessel called in Rum production that is often put in between Potstill enhancing flavours?
Retorts
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What is Lincoln county process and where is it used?
Bourbon Tennessey slowly filtering the White Dog through three meter deep bed of sugar maple charcoal before it is put into barrels for aging smoother texture
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What is the liquid after 2nd Distillation in Bourbon called? 2 names
High Wines White Dog
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In which spirit production is a beer still used and what is it used for?
Beer still is a continuous still for the 1st Distillation in bourbon production
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What is Backset and where is it used?
Backset is the acidic residue from the Beer still after 1st Distillation in Bourbon, it is reused to ferment the next mash. Helps yeast propagation and lowers risk of bacterial infection
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Name the 2 Bourbons using the Lincoln County process.
"JackDaniels George Dickel"
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Where in the spirits production is the term White Dog used and what is it?
Bourbon Production, it is the name of the New Make spirit after the 2nd Distillation
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What is the vat called in Bourbon Production where grist is produced
Mash bill
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To what maximum abv can Bourbon be distilled?
80% abv
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What is the legal definition to mature Bourbon?
must be matured in new charred american oak with max 62.5% abv
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Where is the term Doubler and Thumber being used and what does it represent?
Bourbon production both are terms for Copper or Stainless steel Pot stills used for 2nd Distillation
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What are the 2 types of Pot stills used in Bourbon?
Doubler Thumper
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What is the still for 2nd Distillation in Irish Whiskey production called?
Feints still
129
Name the 3 different names for the stills used in Irish Whiskey production for 1,2, 3 Distillation
Wash still Feints still Spirit still
130
Apart from new make spririt what are the 2 other parts called in scotch whisky production?
Heads = forshots tails = feints
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What is a coffey still ?
Column (continuous) Still that helped make Scotland an industry for Whisky
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How much min sugar content and abv content is allowed for Liqueur production in the Eurpean union?
Liqueurs min 100g/l sugar min 15% abv
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What is the min sugar content for Creme Liqueurs in EU?
min 250g/l
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What is the min sugar contect for Creme de Cassis legally in EU?
min 400g/l

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