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ADV Somm 2022: Service + Tasting > Whisk(e)y > Flashcards

Whisk(e)y Flashcards

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Glenlivet

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Speyside

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Glenfiddich

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Speyside

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Balvenie

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Speyside

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Glenfarclas

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labels as Highlands
Speyside

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Macallan

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labels as Highlands
(located in Speyside)

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Dalwhinnie

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labels as Highlands
(located in Speyside)

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Describe Speyside as a region, as you might table side.

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Speyside is home to over half of Scotland’s distilleries, with 50+ currently operating.
There’s a stylistic range that makes the region hard to define, but you’ll generally find sweet single malts here.

Light and floral, heavy and sherried… and exceptions abound, peaty as well. Some of the most famed distilleries here include Glenlivet, Glenfiddich and Macallan.. although Macallan still labels as Highlands.

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What are Islay’s 8 distilleries?

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Ardbeg
Bowmore
Bruichladdich
Bunnahabhain
Caol Ila
Kilchoman
Laphroaig
Lagavulin

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Ardbeg

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Islay

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Bowmore

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Islay

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Bruichladdich

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Islay

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Bunnahabhain

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Islay

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Caol Ila

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Islay

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Kilchoman

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Islay

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Laphroaig

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Islay

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Lagavulin

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Islay

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Describe the region of Islay, as you might for an inquiring guest.

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Home to only eight distilleries, but home to the famed peaty, sea sprayed signature style of Scotch.

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Describe the region of Campbeltown, as you might for an inquiring guest.

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This was once the Scotch whisky capital, with over 30 operating distilleries in the 19th century. Two world wars and a depression took its toll… Spingbank and Glen Scotia were the only 2 distilleries that operated into modern times, with Glengyle reopening in 2004.

Typically saline, fruit and grass driven with moderate peat aromas.

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What are Campbeltown’s 3 operating distilleries?

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Springbank
Glen Scotia
Glengyle

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Describe the Lowlands region as you might to a guest.

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This is the region closest to England. After hardship and depression, only 3 distilleries made it to the modern era.

The Lowlands are characterized by a very light and floral style, typically without any peat. Reflecting proximity to England, triple distillation was historically the routine. These are the “aperitifs” of Scotch whiskies.

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What 3 Lowlands distilleries survived depression into the modern era?

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Auchentoshan
Bladnoch
Glenkinchie

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Springbank

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Campbeltown
Heavy and smoky style

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Glen Scotia

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Campbeltown
Typically light and grassy in style

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Glengyle

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Campbeltown

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Auchentoshan

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Lowlands
the only Lowlands distillery to practice the once traditional triple distillation

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Bladnoch

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Lowlands

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Glenkinchie

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Lowlands

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Describe the Highlands region of Scotch production, as you might to a guest.

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This is the 2nd largest region, by density of distilleries. Because of the range, a style is hard to generalize. The western distilleries tend to be lightly smoked, the north are spicy and salty and the south & east are light and sweet.

The SWA includes the Islands region as part of the Highlands, although many consider it separate.

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Dalmore

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Highlands

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Glenmorangie

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Highlands

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Oban

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Highlands

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Old Pulteney

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Highlands

33
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What are the Orkney Island’s 2 distilleries?

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Scapa
Highland Park

34
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Abhainn Dearg

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Located on Lewis & Harris Island, part of the Islands/Highlands region

35
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What 7 distilleries are located in the (unofficial) Islands region?

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Jura, Arran (both on their namesake islands)
Abhainn Dearg (Lewis & Harris)
Scapa, Highland Park (Orkney)
Talisker (Isle of Skye)

36
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Talisker

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Located on the Isle of Skye, in the Islands/Highlands region

37
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How might you describe the general style of Islands scotch?

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The range of flavors across the islands is diverse, but peat and sea spray are the common threads tying the styles together

38
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What’s special about the Yamazaki 25?

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This Japanese Single Malt was named “World’s Best Single Malt” at the World Whiskies Awards in 2010. It starts at about $2000 a bottle but sells for north of $18k in the wild.

39
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Recommend 3 blended Japanese Whiskies.

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Suntory “Toki”
Hibiki Harmony
White Oak Distillery Akashi Blended

40
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Recommend 3 Japanese Single Malts.

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Yamazaki 12, 18 or 25
Nikka 21 Year Pure Malt
Hakushu 18 Year

41
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What current events will change the way we enjoy Japanese Whisky?

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Legislation was introduced in 2021, to be implemented by 2024 mandating that Japanese Whisky must be fermented, distilled, aged and bottled in Japan, using Japanese water and using a portion of malt in the blend

42
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Suggest 3 Speyside Scotch?

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Glenlivet
Glenfiddich
Balvenie
Benromach
Cragganmore
Glen Grant
Mortlach

43
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Suggest 3 Islay Scotch?

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Ardbeg
Bowmore
Laphroaig
Lagavulin
Caol Ila
Bruichladdich
Bunnahabhain
Kilchoman

44
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Suggest 3 Campbeltown Scotch?

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Springbank
Glen Scotia
Glengyle

45
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Suggest 3 Lowlands Scotch?

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Auchentoshan
Bladnoch
Glenkinchie

46
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Suggest 3 Highlands Scotch?

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Dalmore
Glenmorangie
Oban
Aberfeldy
Ardmore
Balblair

47
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Suggest 3 Islands Scotch?

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Highland Park (Orkney)
Talisker (Isle of Skye)
Jura (Isle of Jura)

48
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What is a single malt?

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In terms of Scotch, it means that the whisky is a product of a single distillery… not necessarily a single batch or barrel, using malt of course.

49
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What is a blended Scotch?

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A blend of malted barley and grain whiskies, usually from different distilleries.

50
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Recommend 3 blended Scotch whiskies?

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Johnny Walker
Chivas Regal
Monkey Shoulder
Sheep Dip

51
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Recommend 3 Scotch-based Cocktails?

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Rusty Nail
Rob Roy
Scotch & Soda
Godfather
Bobby Burns

52
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Suggest 3 American Single Malt Whisky.

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Few Spirits Single Malt Whiskey (Chicago)
Balcones Single Malt Whiskey (Texas)
Westland American Single Malt (Seattle)

53
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Suggest a French whiskey?

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Brenne Single Malt - Cognac
Michel Couvreur Candid Malt - Beaune

54
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Suggest a whiskey from India?

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Amrut Single Malt

55
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Kavalan: what is it, where’s it from?

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Whiskey from Taiwan. The Soloist is a Fino Sherry Cask-aged Whiskey that won the “Best World Whiskey” Title, the same that Yamazaki had won

56
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Suggest 3 Kentucky Bourbon.

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Blanton’s
Bulleit Bourbon
Whistle Pig

57
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Suggest a non-Kentucky Bourbon.

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Woodinville (Washington)
Hillrock, Widow Jane (New York)
High West (Utah)
Smooth Ambler (Virginia)
Few, Koval (Illinois)

58
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What does barrel or cask strength mean?

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That the spirit has not been diluted following the aging process, which will usually result in a higher ABV.. typically 58% to 66%

59
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What does bottled-in-bond mean?

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The spirit has been aged according to the rules set by the Bottled-in-Bond Act of 1897. The whiskey is distilled in its entirety by a single distiller in a single American distillery within the course of a single year.

It must also go through a four-year aging process under government supervision in a federally-bonded facility (a warehouse owned and operated by the State). And finally, it must be bottled at 100-proof — or 50% alcohol by volume.

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Explain as you might to a guest: what does it mean if something is “peated”?

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Peat is a brown, soil-like deposit typical in boggy regions - like Scotland! Used for centuries like coal, peat fires were used to malt barley which would impart a very characteristic smoky flavor and aroma

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What is a sour mash?

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Mash is the generic term for the crush malt or grain steeping in hot water, soon to become alcohol. With a sour mash, typical to TN, a small portion of used mash is added to the fresh mash kind of like a sourdough starter

62
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What is a sweet mash?

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Mash is the generic term for the crush malt or grain steeping in hot water, soon to become alcohol. With a sweet mash, fresh yeast is used for the fermentation

63
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What does it mean if a whiskey is “straight”?

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Every type of American whiskey can be defined as straight. The whiskey must be at least 2 years old and if younger than 4… carry an age statement. No coloring or flavorings allowed.

64
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What does it mean if a whiskey is “wheated”?

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The whiskey will have used wheat as to soften and sweeten the flavor, by adding some wheat in place of a portion of barley, but it will still remain a second or minor ingredient

65
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Suggest an Irish Single Grain Whiskey?

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Teeling’s Single Grain
Kilbeggan Single Grain

66
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Suggest an Irish Single Malt Whiskey? And another.. and another?

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Bushmill’s (10, 12. 16, 21)
Tullamore Dew Single Malt 10yr
Connemara Peated Malt (Regular, Cask Strength, 12 years)

67
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What is an Irish Single Pot Still whiskey? Give some examples.

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A whiskey made from a mix of malted and unmalted barley in a single pot still in a single distillery. This was historically the most common expression of Irish whiskey until the introduction of blends.
Examples: Green Spot, Yellow Spot, Redspot, Redbreast 12, 15, 21, 27

68
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Suggest a blended Irish Whiskey. And another.. and another.

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Jameson
Bushmill’s Original
Kilbeggan
Powers
Tullamore Dew

69
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What is Canadian Whiskey like, speaking generally? Give a few examples of Canadian whiskey.

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Canadian Whiskey are typically blended grain with a large percentage of corn, making for a lighter, smoother style of whiskey. Most do contain a bit of Rye, although.. to be called “Canadian Rye” it must simply have the look, taste and feel with none of the rules about how much rye is included.

Examples: Crown Royal, Canadian Club, Seagram’s

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If a bottle of whiskey is labelled with an age statement, what does that mean?

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The age statement refers to only the age of the youngest whiskey used in the blend. So in practice, there could be some older whiskies in there as the blender is striving for a specific flavor profile

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