Vodka

Question 1

Process

Answer 1

Mostly distilled from potatoes, rye or wheat However vodka can be distilled from any starch based ingredient
Mostly produced in Russion, Poland, and Sweden but can be manufactured worldwide
Vod= water Ka= little

Question 2

Categories

Answer 2

Unflavored and
Flavored

Question 3

Unflavored

Answer 3

Because vodka is distilled to have no taste unflavored vodkas are popular to drink straight or mixed with fruit juices to mask unwanted taste of alcohol

Question 4

Flavored

Answer 4

Many distilleries are adding flavoring agents to get a spirit with the taste and smell of other ingredients
Designed to mix well with certain ingredients to give a twist on classic cocktails

Question 5

Brands

Answer 5

Smirnoff, Svedka, Absolut, kettle one, Tito’s, grey goose

Question 6

Brandy

Answer 6

Any spirit distilled from fermented fruit juice
This vague definition results in a wide range of brandies from all around the world

Question 7

Categories

Answer 7

-Cognac
- Armagnac

Question 8

Cognac

Answer 8

Is doubled distilled in pot stills using grapes and aged in french oak with gives it subtle spicy notes (American oak offers rich vanilla flavors)
Exclusively produced in the Cognac region of France
Brands: Hennessy, Remy Martin, courvoisier

Question 9

Armagnac

Answer 9

Spicier and lighter bodied than cognac, Armagnac is distilled using a combination of column and pot stills than aged in oak
Produced exclusively in the Armagnac region of France

Question 10

Aging

Answer 10

VS (Very special): at least two years in oak casks
VSOP (Very special old pale): at least four years in oak casks for cognac or 5 for Armagnac
XO (Extra old): at least six years in oak cask
Hors d’Age: Armagnac at least ten years in oak casks

Question 11

Absinthe

Answer 11

Main flavor Anise, must contain leaves and flowers of Grande wormwood
The wormwood in absinthe contains thujone a substance that’s a powerful hallucinogen. However now it only contains only trace amounts as thujone barely survives distillation
Thujone levels in absinthe can now be tested so it’s no longer banned

Question 12

Liqueurs, Cordials

Answer 12

Liqueurs are spirits redistilled with added flavors
Tend to be very sweet and low alcohol content because of added sugars
Cordials- same as liqueurs except in United Kingdom