Armagnac/Cognac/Sake/Spirits Flashcards
what plant species is authorized for Sotol DO
Dasylirion Wheeleri Desert Spoon (succulent, rather than agave)
Extra Anejo Tequila (2006) has this aging requirement:
minimum of three years in cask
Max 600 L
What is shibori
Term for pressing sake from lees
Requirements for Madurado en vidiro (Mezcal, Raicilla)
(Mezcal)
Matured in glass 12 months cool dark place
Requirements for rye whiskey
51% rye aged in new charred barrels
minimum two years
Distillation of scotch produces a spirit of no more than this percentage ABV
94.8%
What is Genshu Sake
Undiluted Sake
If the volume of water added alters the original alcohol level by less than 1%
Main agave for Bacanora DO (recognized in Mexico)
Agave Angustofolia (Yaquiana)
Joven/Oro: A blend of Bacanora Blanco with Bacanora Reposado or Añejo.
What does Ki-ippon mean?
Single origin sake
What year was the Junmai system created
1991
What is Muroka Nama Genshu Shiboritate
Sake Nouveau: unpasteurized, undiluted, non charcoal filtered, freshly squeezed bottling
What is Shinshu
Sake released in the current brewing year, or “new sake”
What is Fine Champagne
Min 50% eau de vie sourced from Grande Champagne
remainder sourced from Petite Champagne
After second distillation, spirits for cognac may not contain more than this % abv
72.4% alc
In Cognac which is double distilled, The second distillation (bonne chauffe) is divided into these parts:
the tête (heads), coeur (heart), secondes (second cuts) and queue (tails)
The heart alone becomes cognac
Three subtypes of chalk that make up Cognac
Campanian
Santonian
Conacian
Main innovator of the “early landed” style of Cognac, only produces XO cognac from old casks in the Grande Champagne
Delamain
What is the BNIA?
Bureau National Interprofessionnel de l’Armagnac
As of 2013, In Armagnac, what does VS or *** mean?
indicates that the spirit rested in barrel for between 1 and 3 years
When would one employ petites eaux in the production of Armagnac?
A mixture of distilled water and Armagnac added to the blend prior to bottling, to achieve the appropriate strength of spirit—a minimum 40% abv
A continuous still in Armagnac may not exceed this capacity
40 hl
reposado Mezcal:
anejo Mezcal:
Reposado: Aged in oak barrel two months
Anejo: Aged in oak barrels no more than 200 L for at least one year
What is Shizuku-Shibori (Fukuro-Tsuri)
Drip-pressing method
Fine, elegant and Expensive
Soil type of Grande and Petit Champagne (Cognac)
Grande Champagne: Cretaceous Campanian-era Chalk
Petite Champagne: Cretaceous Santonian-era Chalk
States of production for raicilla
Jalisco and Nayarit (Bahía de Banderas)
What is Akai-Sake?
Red sake
Raicilla de la Costa uses this Agave:
Raicilla de la Sierra uses this agave:
Raicilla de la Costa: Agaves Angustifolia Haw & Rhodacantha
Raicilla de la Sierra: Agaves Maximiliana Baker, Inaequidens Koch & Valenciana”
What is “Jimado” in the production of Raicilla
Process of eliminating the stalks and pencas (leaves) to leave the head of the pineapple totally white
What is the soil type Fins Bois? “groies”
Hard, red limestone and clay
Can you add sugar to Cognac?
You can add sugar
caramel
and oak chips, as well as water to reduce alc prior to bottling
