Spirits & Liqueur

Question 1

Where is Averna from?

Answer 1

Sicily

Question 2

Where is Amaro Braulio from ?

Answer 2

Valtelina

Question 3

Where is Amaro Nonino Quintessentia produced?

Answer 3

Friuli
aged 5yrs in french barrique & sherry cask

uses Nonino Grappa as base spirit

used in Paper Plane Cocktail

Question 4

Name the 3 styles of Pisco Produced in Peru?

Answer 4

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

Question 5

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

Answer 5

non aromatic grapes used for Pisco in Peru

Question 6

What is a Falca?

Answer 6

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

Question 7

What is an Alambic?

Answer 7

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

Question 8

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

Answer 8

Pisco Porton, Hacienda la Caravedo 1684

Question 9

Where is the Charanda DO?

Answer 9

Mexico, spirit based on sugar cane from red volcanic soils

Question 10

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

Answer 10

Original Mezcal Production

Question 11

What is the most planted Agave variety?

Answer 11

Angustifolia

Question 12

Name the 3 Category Designations of Mezcal .

Answer 12

Mezcal
Mezcal Artesanal
Mezcal Ancestral

Question 13

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

Answer 13

Aged for min 12mts in Glass in a dark place

Question 14

What is Raicilla?

Answer 14

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

Question 15

What is Sotol ?

Answer 15

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

Question 16

Which 5 states can Tequila be produced from?

Answer 16

Jalisco, Nayarit, Guanajuato, Michoacán, Tamaulipas

Question 17

What is another name for Blue Agave?

Answer 17

Agave tequilana

Question 18

What plant does the name Sambuca derive from?

Answer 18

Sambucus - an elderberry tree

Question 19

What is “con la mosca”

Answer 19

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

Question 20

Name 3 Cocktails served with Sambuca.

Answer 20

Sambuca Black
Sambuca Sour
Sambuca Espresso Martini

Question 21

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

Answer 21

Juniper based Brandy from Slovakia

Question 22

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

Answer 22

herbal based Tea Liqueur from Slovakia

Question 23

Name 3 Serbian Spirits.

Answer 23

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

Question 24

What is the min Abv of Scotch?

Answer 24

40%

Question 25

What is the max Litre size a Scotch Whisky can be aged in ?

Answer 25

700lt

Question 26

What is the min content of Abv in Gin?

Answer 26

37.5%

Question 27

In which part of Scotland are the following Distilleries based? Ben Nevis Ardmore Glengoyne Dalwhinnie

Answer 27

Highlands

Question 28

In which part of Scotland are the following Distilleries based? Macallan Glenrothes Arberlour Glenfarclas

Answer 28

Speyside

Question 29

In which part of Scotland are the following Distilleries based? Kilchoman Port Charlotte Bunnahabhan

Answer 29

Islay

Question 30

On Which Scotch Island do you find the distillery Abhainn Dearg - Red River?

Answer 30

Isle of Lewis

Question 31

Which Islands go under the Geographical Umbrella of Highland?

Answer 31

Mull, Jura, Skye & Orkney

Question 32

Name 4 Distilleries in the Lowlands.

Answer 32

Auchontoshan Glenkinchie Bladnoch Rosebank

Question 33

Name 3 distilleries based in Campbelltown.

Answer 33

Springbank Glen Scotia Glengyle

Question 34

What is the max distillation % that Scotch Whisky can be distilled at?

Answer 34

below 94.8% abv so that it retains the flavour and aroma derived from its raw materials

Question 35

What is a Single Grain Scotch Whisky?

Answer 35

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.

Question 36

What is Tsipouro?

Answer 36

Greek Grappa