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What are the 4 countries that primarily produce whisk(e)y and how do they spell it?

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1) Scotland (Whisky)
2) Canada (Whisky)
3) Ireland (Whiskey)
4) United States (Whiskey)

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What does Uisge beath mean?

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Water of life

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Main ingredient in Scotch whiskey?

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Malted barley (malt dried with PEAT)

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What are the 3 things that make a single malt Scotch?

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1) Done in a single distillery
2) Used only a single cereal (Barley)
3) Done in a POT still

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What do you call Canadian whisky and what flavour is different?

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Rye: Spicery and lighter

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What is the grain used in Canadian Whisky?

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Wheat

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What still type does Canadian Whisky use?

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Continuous (coffee)

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How long is Canadian Whisky aged for?

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3 years

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What is American Whiskey called?

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Bourbon

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What needs to be true to make it Bourbon?

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1) Must be made in Kentucky
2) 51% corn

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What still is used to distill American Whiskey (Bourbon)?

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Both the POT and CONTINUOUS (coffee)

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How is American Whiskey (Bourbon) aged?

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A new white oak barrel for only 2 years

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What is Sour mash?

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Similar to American Whiskey (Bourbon) because it uses corn.

Something else to come back to this one

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What is different between Irish and Scotish Whiskey?

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Irish whiskey uses a CLOSED FLOOR DRYING process so the malted barley does not smell peaty.

Irish gets triple pot distilled (makes it very clear)

Irish whickey is often blended

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What are the 7 steps to making Whiskey?

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1) Malting= Germinating and drying barley to maintain the starches needed for fermentation
2) Peating= Peat is used to dry the malt.
3) Milling= Malt gets cracked to maximize sugar extraction for fermentation
4) Mashing= malt is mixed with hot water in a Mash ton to produce (wort).
5) Fermentation= Wort is cooled and pumped into (wash backs) where fermentation occurs.
6) Distillation= Higher quality whiskey is distilled in pot stills. Lower in column stills.
7) Aging= Barrel aging for 3 years. or 2 in us

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Where does tequila come from?

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The town Tequila in Jalisco Mexico

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What is the main ingredient in Tequila?

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51% blue agave

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How long does an agave plant take to mature and how large do they get?

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8 to 10 years.
Roughly 150 lbs

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What is process of hydrolysis in tequila making?

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Pina gets chopped up and roasted for 1 to 2 days.

Hydrolysis is a chemical reaction that breaks down the complex sugars in a pina plant into simple sugars (fructose and glucose). = makes it easier for yeast to ferment

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How does Milling work in the tequila making process?

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After hydrolysis the cooked agave gets crushed to further extract sugars for fermentation and the juice (MOSTO) is then pumped into the fermentation tanks.

The liquid pulp (AGUAMIEL) is fermented

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What type of still is used for tequila?

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POT still. the slower it destills the clearer the tequila will be.

Sometimes after it gets diluted, filtered and bottled as tequila blanco

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What are the most common types of Tequila?

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1) Blanco: Un aged.

2) Reposado: Rested. aged 2 to 11 months.

3) Añejo: Aged 1 to 3 years

4) Extra Añejo: Aged more than 3 years

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What is Mezcal made from?

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Agave. JUST NOT BLUE

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How many types of agave is there?

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Where did Gin originate from?
The Netherlands (Holland)
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Who is William of Orange?
The Dutchman Took over the British crown in 1688 and brought over genever from holland to britain
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Main ingredient in gin?
Juniper berries
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What still is used for gin?
Column still=Continous=Coffee
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What was the Gin Craze?
Unlicensed gin production was allowed. 7500 london gin shops by 1740. 2 parts spirit 1 part water sold for 1penny. Everyone was drinking (including babies) lots were dying.
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What happened because of the Gin Craze?
The Gin Act (1751) Brought production under control
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What happened with Gin in the 1830s?
London gin emerged Column still invented
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What happened with Gin in 1816?
Tonic was invented to combat malaria
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How was Gin made in the 13th century?
Europeans used pot stills
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When was genever invented?
16th century Netherlands (it was medicinal)
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Tell me about London Gin?
1st: Column still used to distil grains 2nd: Pot still used and juniper and citrus is added. Not aged
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Tell me about Dutch Gin?
Pot still used. Barley added to it. Aged in wood Resembles whiskey
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Tell me about sloe gin?
Flavoured with Sloe berries (like plums) Red colour Almonds often added typically 15 to 30% alc by vol
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Name 6 brands of Gin?
1) Empress 2) Bombay 3) Tanquaray 4) Gordons 5) Hendrix 6) Beefeater
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Liqueurs are?
Flavoured and sweetened spirits
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What % alcohol are liqueurs?
15 to 30 % 21% but the ones that are closer to 35% are far higher in sugar
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3 steps on how a liqueur is produced?
Base spirit.... 1) Infusing 2) Redistilling 3) Adding essence of flavour agents then bottled with added sugar
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What does (Digestif) mean?
Aids in digestion. duh Served after a meal is consumed
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Liqueurs. What does generic and proprietary mean?
Generic = Made by several manufacturers. (eg) triple sec Proprietary = Sold by one specific brand name. (eg) Kahlua, Galliano
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Historical use for liqueurs?
Cure ailments. Medicine
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Liqueurs. What does (Aperatif) mean?
Alcoholic beverage served and consumed before a meal.
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List 6 different HERBAL liqueurs
1) Sambuca. G 2) Pernod. P 3) Drambuie. P 4) Jaegermeister. P 5) Dry Vermouth. G 6) Sweet Vermouth. G
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List 2 different SPICE liqueurs
1) Galliano. P 2) Southern Comfort. P
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List 7 different FRUIT liqueurs
1) Grand Marnier. P 2) Triple Sec. G 3) Cointreau. P 4) Cassis. P 5) Blue Curacao. 6) Cherry Brandy. G 7) Peach Schnapps. G
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List 2 different NUT liqueurs
1) Amaretto. G 2) Frangelico. P
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List 1 COFFEE liqueur
Kahlua. P
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List 1 CREAM liquere
Baileys. P
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Sweeter liqueurs are _____________.
Heavier
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The higher the alcohol the ____________ it is.
Lighter
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Cream based liqueurs are generally ___________.
Lighter
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Where is Sambuca from and what does it taste like?
Italy. Generic liqueur. Anise. Black liquorice
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Where is Pernod from and what does it taste like?
France. Proprietary. Anise. Black liquorice
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Where is Drambuie from and what does it taste like?
Scotland. Proprietary. Malt whiskey, honey, herbs, spices
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Where is Jaegermeister from and what does it taste like?
Germany. Proprietary 50 plus herbs and spices
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Where is Dry Vermouth from and what does it taste like?
Italy. Generic Fortified wine with botanicals. 4% sugar
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Where is Sweet Vermouth from and what does it taste like?
Italy. Generic Foritified wine but 10 to 15% sugar
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Where is Galliano from and what does it taste like?
Italy. Proprietary Vanilla and liquorice
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Where is Southern Comfort from and what does it taste like?
US. Proprietary Peach flavour and bourbon
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Where is Grand Marnier from and what does it taste like?
France. Proprietary Orange, cognac. Its the fanciest of the orange liqueurs
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Where is Triple Sec from and what does it taste like?
Anywhere. Generic Orange. Lowest class of the orange liqueurs
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Where is Cointreau from and what does it taste like?
France. Proprietary Orange. Middle class of the orange liqueurs
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Where is Cassis from and what does it taste like?
France. Propreitary Black currents
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Where is Blue Curacao from and what does it taste like?
Curacao (Caribbean). Citrus and orange
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Where is Cherry Brandy from and what does it taste like?
Eastern Europe. Generic Cherry
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Where is Peach Schnapps from and what does it taste like?
US. Generic Peach
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Where is Amaretto from and what does it taste like?
Italy. Generic Almonds and apricot pits
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Where is Frangelico from and what does it taste like?
Italy. Proprietary Hazelnuts
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Where is Kahlua from and what does it taste like?
Mexico. Proprietary Coffee chocolate and vanilla
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Where is Baileys from and what does it taste like?
Ireland. Proprietary Whiskey and cream
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4 main producing countries of rum
1) Jamaica. (mostly dark rum) 2) Barbedos (dark rum) 3) Puerto Rico (white rum) 4) Cuba (white rum)
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What was rum used for in the 16th century?
Currency. Bartering with pirates. Navy issued rum rations
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When and when did european settlers get rum?
Brought sugar cane over from India COME BACK TO I CANT REMEMBER WHEN THIS WAS
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What are the ingredients in rum?
Fermented sugar cane juice and molasses. or sugar cane and sugar beets
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How is light rum produced?
With molassses or sugar cane juice. 1) fast working yeast 2) mostly used column still 3) often filtered 4) aged in barrels
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What does (Angels Share) mean?
The amount of an alcoholic beverage that is lost due to evaporation if aged in oak barrels. In hot climates 10% of product is lost In cold climates 2% of product is lost. (Aged typically 1 year or less in Canada)
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How is dark rum produced?
Molasses or cane juice 1) slow acting yeast (wild) 2) higher congener rate 3) double distilled in pot still 4) caramel added for colour Aged longer
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What are congeners?
(eg) esthers or tannins Cause a hangover or foggy head. Chemical compounds that are also produced during fermentation
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2 main differenced between Dark rum and Light rum?
1) Dark rum is aged longer 2) Dark rum uses slow acting yeast.
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What is Demerara rum?
Named after river in South America Sweeter Overproof rum 75%abv Aged in whiskey barrels
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Which countries like light rum?
Spanish countries
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Which countries like dark rum?
English countries
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Name 6 liqueurs from Italy
1) Sambuca 2) Dry vermouth 3) Sweet Vermouth 4) Galliano 5) Amaretto 6) Frangelico
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Name 4 liqueurs that are from France
1) Pernod 2) Grand Marnier 3) Cointreau 4) Cassis

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