Whisk(e)y Flashcards
What is the boiling point of ethyl alcohol?
173ºF/78ºC
What year did Rev. Elijah Craig distill Kentucky’s first whiskey?
1789
What are the requirements for Tennessee whiskey?
- min 51% corn
- 2 yrs in new, charred oak
- filtered through maple charcoal
- sour mash
- made in Tennessee
What is the minimum amount of corn in “Corn Whiskey”? What is the aging regulation?
80%
May be unnamed, or aged in used or uncharted barrels, or new charred oak.
What are the five categories of Scotch?
Single Malt Single Grain Blended Malt Blend Grain Blend
How is Single Grain Scotch produced?
Single distillery
Unmalted barley, wheat or corn
What styles of Scotch must be bottled in Scotland? When was this rule made?
Only Single Malt
Since 2012
Why can most Scotch not be aged more than 30-32 years?
It would go lower than the mandated 40% abv due to angels share
What are the GIs of Scotch?
Highland (includes isles) Lowland Speyside Islay Campeltown
What is the min abv of Scotch?
40%
What are the permitted additives of Scotch?
Water
Caramel coloring
What are the aging requirements for Scotch?
min 3 yrs in oak casks, max 700 liters
Must be matured in Scotland
May not be exported in oak or wooden vessels
Single Malt must be bottled in Scotland as of 11/23/2012
What are the islands of Scotland, aside from Islay?
Mull
Jura
Skye
Orkney
Which Scotch GI is known as the lightest and least peat-y?
Lowlands
Name three Highlands distilleries.
Oban Dalmore Dalwhinnie Glenmorangie Balblair Ben Nevis
Name three Speyside distilleries
The Macallan The Glenlivet Glenfiddich Glenfarclas Glenrothes Aberlour Balvenie Benromach Tormore
What is the character of Speyside Scotches?
Milder and fruity.
Maybe due to water from the river Spey?
What are the three distilleries of Campbeltown?
Glen Scotia
Glengyle
Springbank
Name two Lowland distilleries.
Auchentoshan
Glenkinchie
Name a distillery for each Scotch island
Jura: Isle of Jura
Mull: Tobermory
Skye: Talisker
Orkney: Highland Park and Scapa
Name three distilleries of Islay
Laphroaig Lagavulin Coal Ila Ardbeg Bruichladdich Bowmore Port Charlotte
Name the three major Irish distilleries.
Bushmills
Cooley
New Midleton
What distillery makes Jameson?
New Midleton
What processes make Irish whiskey different from Scotch?
Irish uses a large proportion of unsalted barley, and doesn’t use peat.
Also typically distilled thrice in a pot still or in a continuous still, whereas as Scotch is typically only twice in pot still.
