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What is Whiskey?

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The distilled product of fermented grains

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Where does the term Whiskey come from?

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Gaelic work Uisgebeatha meaning water of life

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What was the Whiskey Rebellion of 1794 in response to?

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The 1791 excise tax on whiskey

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Who distilled Kentucky’s first Bourbon Whiskey? When?

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Rev. Elijah Craig

1789

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Requirements for Bourbon?

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51% Corn
Aged in Charred new oak
bottled at min. 40% abv

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What is straight bourbon?

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aged at least 2 years, no coloring or flavoring added

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If there is no age designation on a bottle that is not “straight” bourbon, how old would it be?

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More than 4 years, otherwise age must be listed

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Where may Bourbon be produced? Where is 95% of Bourbon produced?

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  • Anywhere in US

- 95% produced in Kentucky (home of Bourbon County)

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Requirements for Tennessee Whiskey?

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-Must be manufactured in state of Tennessee
-Must be filtered with maple charcoal prior to aging
-51% corn minimum
-aged in new charred oak
-sour mash
(as of 2013)

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Who made Tennessee Whiskey popular?

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Jack Daniel’s, George Dickel

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What is sour mash?

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Portion of spent mash is incorporated into newly fermenting mash to maintain pH

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What is Rye whiskey?

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  • minimum 51% rye

- aged in new charred oak minimum 2 years

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Two popular Rye Whiskey producers

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Sazerac

Rittenhouse

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What is corn whiskey?

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Made from min. 80% corn

-may be aged or unaged in used or uncharred new barrels

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What is Wheated Bourbon?

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Bourbon where the rest of mash bill beyond corn is wheat, not rye

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What does it mean if Bourbon is “bottled in bond”?

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100 proof

made in a single distillation season by a single distiller

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What is barrel proof Bourbon?

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Undiluted

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What is one big difference between Scotch Whisky and American Whiskey?

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Scotch Whisky relies on used casks for more subtle wood influence

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What type of used barrels are typically used in Scotch production?

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Used Bourbon and Sherry casks

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What contributes to the dominant character trait of Scotch?

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Malted barley for fermentation and heat source to do this

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Why was peat used as a source of combustable material near the coast of Scotland?

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Forested lands in Scotland concentrated near the center, coast of wood burning prohibitively expensive near coast

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What regulation established the five legal categories of Scotch

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2009 Scotch Whisky Regulations

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What are the five legal categories of Scotch?

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Single Malt
Single Grain
Blended Malt
Blended Grain
Blended
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What is Single Malt Scotch Whisky?

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  • distilled from malted barley
  • pot still
  • single distillery
  • must be bottled in Scotlad (since 2012)
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What is Single Grain Scotch Whisky?
- distilled from malted barley and some amount of malted or unmalted barley, wheat or corn - single distillery - generally aged at least 10 years, some 25-30
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What is Blended Malt Scotch Whisky?
- blend of two or more single malt Scotch whiskies | - from different distilleries
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What is Blended Grain Scotch Whisky?
- blend of two or more single grain Scotch whiskies | - from different distilleries
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What is Blended Scotch Whisky?
-blend of one or more single malt Scotch whiskies with one or more single grain Scotch whiskies
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Legal requirements for Scotch Whisky?
- must be produced in Scotland - distilled twice or more - aged minimum 3 years - must contain water and some percent malted barley - must be at least 40% abv (limits aging because "angel's share" evaporation will weaken it)
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Six regions of production in Scotland
- Highland - Lowland - Speyside - Islay - Campbeltown - The Islands* *not recognized by SWA (Scotch Whisky Association) as distinct region
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Highland Scotch Distilleries
- Oban - Glenmorangie - Dalwhinnie* (also Speyside) - Dalmore
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Lowland Scotch Qualities and Distilleries
Lowland Scotch is often the lightest and least smokey | -Glenkinchie -Auchentoshan -Bladnoch 5 in total
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Speyside Scotch Qualities and Distilleries
Speyside Scotch is generally milder and fruity - (former subzone of Highlands) - home of most distilleries - water from the River Spey - Balvenie - Dalwhinnie* (also Highlands) - Glenlivet - Glenfiddich - Glenfarclas - the Macallan
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What distillery is located in both Speyside and Highlands? How do they refer to their own whisky?
Dahlwhinnie | -They refer to their own as Highlands
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Campbeltown Scotch Qualities and Distilleries
Only three distilleries now, once flourished - Glen Scotia - Glengyle - Springbank
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Islay Qualities and Distilieries
Most peaty, smoky style of Scotch - Ardbeg - Lagavulin - Laphroaig
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Island Qualities and Distilleries
Pronounced peatiness and toasted seaweed Highland Park - Isle of Orkney Talisker - Isle of Skye
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The Scotch-producing Islands of (excluding Islay)
``` Skye Jura Mull Arran Orkney ```
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Name two Scotch distilleries pioneering a wood-finished style Describe the style
Glenmorangie Balvenie - transfer to different cask for last 2-3 years of aging - crafts softer, fruitier style
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Who has been distilling whiskey longer than anyone else?
The Irish
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What were the only three active distilleries in Ireland in the last 2000s?
Old Bushmills Cooley New Midleton (makes Jameson)
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What led to the division in style between Irish Whiskey and Scotch?
1725 English tax on malting barley - Scottish heated barley at night (moonshine) - Irish started using unmalted barley
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Who makes Jameson?
New Midleton, owned by Pernod Ricard
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Irish whiskeys made by New Midleton?
- Jameson - Tullamore Dew - Powers - Redbreast - Green Spot - Yellow Spot
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What Irish Whiskey is made in the style of Scotch?
Peat-fired Single Malt Connemara | -produced by Cooley
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How is Irish Whiskey traditionally distilled and aged?
-3x in pot still (-many today in continuous still) -aged minimum 3 years before release (most age 7)
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What grain is Canadian Whiskey typically high in?
Rye - generally blended - aged 3 years before sale
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What style is Japanese closest to?
Scotch
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What is Japan's most famous producer?
- Suntory | - blended and single malt whiskies

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