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8/31 Flashcards

1
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Heads aka

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Foreshots

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Tails aka

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feints

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Coffey still aka

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column still

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4
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Pertsovka

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vodka flavored with red chili pepper

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5
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Okhotnichya

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Russian vodka flavored with blend of spices

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Starka

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A type of vodka made traditionally in Poland and Lithuania. aged in oak casks and often flavored with spices and herbs.

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Schochu

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Japenese spirit similar to vodka - means “burned liquor”

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8
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What does coriander seed contribute flavor-wise to gin

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peppery / spice note

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9
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The lower the air pressure, the ______ the boiling point

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lower

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10
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What is compound gin

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gin flavoried vs mixing neutral spirits with extracts and flavorings - no redistillation required - low quality

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11
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Steinhager

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classic juniper flavored German spirit

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Genever is made with….

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malted grains - typically malted barley

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13
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star anise, green anise, licorice root, fennel all contains this flavor compound which imparts a licorice-like taste and aroma

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anethole

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14
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Raki is typically made from…

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grapes

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15
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What is absinthe

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A flavored spirit - flavored with anise, fennel, and wormwood, among other botanicals

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16
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When was absinthe banned in france

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1914

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17
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Absinthe nickname

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the green fairy

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18
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General ABV of absinthe

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100-140 proof

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19
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Pernod

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anise flavored spirit
sweeter, lower proof, no wormwood

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Pastis

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anise flavored spirit

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21
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Pacharan

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traditional flavored spirit made in Spain - flavored with sloe berries

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22
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this traditional northern spain flavored spirit is flavored with sloe berries

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pacharan

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23
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Akavit

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made primarily in Scandanavia
flavored spirit - typically caraway and dill, among other botanicals

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24
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Scotch distillation max

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94.% ABV / 189.6 proof

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25
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history of Irish Pot Still Whiskey

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became common to used a mash consiting of malted and unmalted barley due to taxation laws on malted barley introduced in the 1600s

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26
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Irish whiskey is traditionally _x distilled, though this is not mandatory

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3x

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27
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with the exception of _____ _____ whiskey, irish whiskey is produced with a combo of malted and unmalted barley, plus other unmalted grains

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Irish malt

28
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t/f: Bourbon (except blended bourbon) not allowed to contain caramel or other coloring agents

29
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Lincoln County Process

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maple charcoal filtration

30
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Old Overholt

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Whiskey brand known for its rye - survived prohibition - one of America’s oldest brands

31
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Bottled in Bond

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Spirit bottled in accordance with the US Bottled-in-Bond Act of 1897 - guarantees the authenticity of the spirit. reqs:
product of one distillation season
product of one distiller at one distillery
aged in federally bonded warehouse
bottled at 100 proof
label identifies distillery

32
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What is an American blended whiskey

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blend of straight whiskey, with light whiskey or neutral spirits, plus coloring and flavoring agents (eg, caramel and sugar)

33
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American light whiskey

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must be distilled to higher proof than standard American whiskeys. limited whiskey character - not a commercial success - used to make blended whiskeys

34
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Japanese whiskey must be aged for min _ yrs

35
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6 crus of Cognac

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Grand Champagne
Petit Champagne
Borderies
Fin Bois
Bon Bois
Bois Ordinairres

36
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Name 3 other permitted grapes in Cognac

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Folle blanche
Colombard
Semillon

37
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Cognac - *** / VS aging req

38
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Cognac - VSOP aging req

39
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Cognac - Napoleon aging req

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Cognac - XO aging req

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Cognac - Hors d’Age

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“beyond age” - min 10 yrs, though almost always much longer

42
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Cognac XXO

43
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Cognac age terms

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VS / *** - 2 yrs
Superieur - 3 yrs
VSOP - 4 yrs
Vieille Reserve - 5 yrs
Napoleon / Heritage - 6 yrs
XO / Ancestral - 10 yrs
Hors d’Age - 10 yrs
XXO - 14 yrs

44
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3 Armagnac crus

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Bas Armagnac
Tenereze
Haut Armagnac

45
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top 4 grapes for Armagnac

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Ugni Blanc
Baco Blanc
Folle Blanche
Colombard

46
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top 2 grapes for US Brandy

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thompson seedless and ugni blanc

47
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Mataxa

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Greece brandy brand - pot distilled, aged in oak for min 3 yrs, and infused with rose petals and herbs, plush finished with Muscat for smoothness and sweetness

48
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traditional pomace brandy made throughout spain

49
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Raicilla

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agave based distillate made in Jalisca - compare to moonshine

50
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Kummel

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sweet, savory, spicy liqueur - flavored with caraway seeds and cumin. popular in the UK

51
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Amarula is flavored with this fruit

52
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Barenfang

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honey liqueur made in Germany

53
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Perucchi

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Spanish vermouth (brand)

54
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Primitivo Quiles

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aka P Quiles
red wine base (monastrell)
spanish vermouth

55
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Vini Amari / Bittered wines

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unfortified, aromatized wines. eg, barolo chinato

56
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Cardamaro

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a bittered wine (vini amaro) - aromatized, but not fortified
Moscato wine flavored with cardoon (a thistle - similar flavor to artichoke) and milk thistle

57
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Bonal

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A quinquina. Fortified and aromatized with cinchona bark, gentian root, and mountain herbs from the Chartreuse Mts

58
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Name 2 examples of quinquina

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Dubonnet
Byrrh
Bonal

59
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Americano primary flavoring agent

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wormwood and gentian root

60
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french word for bitter

61
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vermouth’s defining botanical

62
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Zucca

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Italian Amaro - primary agent is Rhubarb

63
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Suze

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French Amer
Gentian root forward

64
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Salers

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French Amer
Gentian root forward

65
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Name 2 gentian root forward amer

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salers
suze

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