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describe waters affect on beer

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chemical properties can change beer, however breweries can manipulate the water

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name the cereal grains of beer

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  • Barley: most common
  • wheat
  • rice
  • corn
  • rye
  • oats
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hops

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  • all beer uses hops
  • natural preservative
  • some beers use more than others
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describe ales

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  • Top-fermenting years (Saccharomyces Cerevisiae)
  • ferments quicker & at warmer temps
  • often more fruit aromas & flavors
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name examples of Ales

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  • Hefeweizen (Germany)
  • Pale Ale, IPA, Porter (British)
  • Stout (Irish)
  • Lambic (Wit/White Bier) Belgian
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describe Lagers

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  • bottom fermenting years (Saccaromyces Pastroiamus)
  • ferments slow @ cooler temperatures
  • more subtle & clean flavors
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name Lager examples

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  • Pilsner (Czech)
  • Bock, Doppelbock, Oktoberfest (German)
  • Large scale EUR & USA Lagers
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what is used to make Sake?

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Rice, over 50 varieties with only 8-10 used for quality

  • Yamada Nishiki is considered top rice variety
  • region/village specific
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what is Koji-Kin

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native Asian fungus

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how is Neutral Alcohol (Brewers Alcohol) used with Sake

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  • in cheap sake they add more to increase yields

- in quality sake they only add to increase richness & boost aroma

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What is milling/polishing in Sake?

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used on the grains of rice as a first step

-the higher the rice is milled, the cleaner, more refined & more fragrant the sake

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name the Sake Quality Grades

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  • Junmai
  • Honjozo
  • Ginjo
  • Daiginjo
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what is Junmai

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Pure rice sake, no additives, 70% of grain is left 30% is milled

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what is Honjozo

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small amounts of alcohol is added, 70%/30% milled

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what is Ginjo

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60%/40% milled

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what is Daiginjo

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Junmai Daiginjo is highest grade

-50% /50% milled

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what is Namazake Sake

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unpasteurized & needs to be refrigerated

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what is Nigori Sake

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milk, unfiltered sake, typically off-dry

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name two Sakes

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Dassai 45 “Otter Festival Junmai Daiginjo

Born Junmai Daiginjo “Gold”

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what types of apples are used for Cider

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-not your normal table apples, thousands of varieties

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what is the difference between Old World/European & New World Ciders?

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Old World/ European:
-terroir driven, styles can be taut & funky using native yeasts

New World:

  • sweet to dry
  • can be effervescent
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where is most cider made

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  • England
  • Germany
  • Austria
  • Normandy/Brittany
  • Pacific Northwest
  • Virginia
  • New England
  • Great Lakes
  • Finger Lakes
  • Quebec
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name four different cider producers

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Eric Bordelet (Normany)
Manoir Du Kinkiz (Cornouaille AOP Cider from Brittany)
Isastegi Sidra Cider (Basque)
Golden State Cider (Sonoma)

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what is Vodka made from

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cereal grains or potatoes

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name different vodka producers
- Stolichnaya (Russia) - Hanson (Sonoma) - Chopin (Polish) - Grey Goose (France)
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what is used to make Gin
Neutral grain spirit, flavored with botanicals (juniper)
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where is gin originally from
Netherlands (Dutch origins)
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Name 4 Gins
- Fleurette Gin (France) - Tanqueray No 10 (London Dry) - Hendricks (Scotland) - Drumshanbo (Irish)
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what is used to make Whiskey (Whisky)
grains either malted or unsalted - barley - maize - rye - oats - wheat
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describe Scotland Whisky
Scotch Whisky -peat is field for kilning the malted barley Single Malt - 100% malted barley @ a single distillery - Glenlivet & Macallan Blended -Monkey Shoulder & Dewars 25 year scotch
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Describe Irish Whisky
- barely based - min 3. yrs in barrel - Bushmill & Jameson
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describe Bourbon
- mostly Kentucky - min 51% corn - aged in new, charred, American oak
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name Bourbon producers
- Blantons - Wild Turkey - Willet - Pappy Van Winkle
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Describe Tennesse whiskey
- min 51% corn | - filtered through a bed of Tennessee sugar maple charcoal
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name Tennessee whiskey producers
- Jack Daniels Single Barrel - BR/ Distilling Blue Note - George Dickel Barrel Select
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what is brandy/Cognac made from
-mostly Ugni Blanc
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name a Cognac/Brandy producer
- Hennessy Black - Remy Martin - Martel XO
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What is Calvados?
spirit made with apples & pears | -mostly from Normandy
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name Calvados producer
- Pierre Huet Cordon Argent 20 year - Dupont VSOP - Camut 12 yr
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describe Tequila
- blue agave only | - Jalisco
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what are the tequila aging requirements
Silver/Blanco: no aging (Siete Leguas ) Reposado: up to 1 yr. aging in oak (Fortaleza) Anejo: 1-3 year aged in cask (Chamucos Extra Anejo)
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describe mezcal
- from Oaxaca | - Agave is cooked over fire which gives the smokey flavors
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what is the aging for Mezcal
Silver/Blanco: no aging Reposado: up to 1 yr. aging in oak Anejo: 1-3 year aged in cask
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name three mezcal producers
Chichicapa Alipus El Silencio
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describe Rum
Caribbean | -fermented sugarcane or molasses
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what is Light & Dark Rum
``` Light: little to no aging -Denizen Aged White, Havana Club Anejo Blanco Dark: extended time in oak -Appleton Estate 21 yr old -Plantation Original Dark ```
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Name Vodka Cocktails & INGREDIENTS
Martini (Vodka & dry Vermouth) Cosmo (Vodka, Lime Juice, Cranberry juice, orange liquor) Moscow Mule (Vodka, Lime Juice, Ginger Soda) Gimlet (or Gin) (Vodka, Lime juice, simple syrup)
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Name Gin cocktails & INGREDIENTS
Last Word (Gin, Chartreuse, Lime juice, maraschino liquor) Martini (Gin & dry vermouth) Negroni (Gin, sweet vermouth, Campari) Corpse Reviver #2( absinthe rinse, gin, Lillet Blanc, lemon juice, orange liquor) Tom Collins (gin, lemon juice, simple syrup, club soda) -Gin Fizz=same & egg white Gimlet (Gin, lime juice, simple syrup) Pimm's Cup (gin, lemon juice, ginger ale) garnished w/ lots of cucumber & mint Martinez (Gin, sweet vermouth, maraschino liquor & angostura bitters)
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name tequila cocktails & INGREDIENTS
``` Paloma (Tequila, Grapefruit juice/soda, Pamplemouse, simple syrup) Margarita (Tequila, orange liquor, agave, lime juice) Tequila Sour (tequila, lemon juice, egg white) Tequila Sunrise (orange juice, tequila, grenadine) ```
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name rum drinks & Ingredients
Daiquiri (Rum, simple syrup, lime juice) -Hemingway (Rum, simple syrup, lime & grapefruit juice) Traditionally w/two different rums bc Ernest was an alcoholic (yikes) Mojito (rum, simple syrup, lime juice, mint)
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Mezcal drinks & ingredients
basically any tequila drink, swap with Mezcal - Oaxaca Negroni (Mezcal, campari, sweet vermouth) - Oaxaca Mule (Mezcal, lime juice, ginger beer, simple syrup)
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name brandy/cognac drink & ingredients
Sidecar ( Cognac, lemon juice, orange liquor) | Sazerac (whiskey or cognac, Peychauds bitters, sugar cube) (served neat?)
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name whiskey/bourbon drinks
Boulvardier (Campari, sweet vermouth, whiskey) Old Fashioned (sugar, bitters, whiskey/bourbon, orange peel) Manhattan (sweet vermouth, whiskey/bourbon, bitters) Sazerac (cognac/whiskey/bourbon, Peychauds bitters, sugar cube) served neat? Mint Julep (Bourbon, mint, simple syrup)
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scotch drink & ingredients
Blood & Sand (sweet vermouth, cherry herring, orange juice)
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name different vermouth producers
Dry: Dolin, Boisserier, Lo-Fi Sweet: Dubonnet, Carpano Antica, Bordiga
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Name Amaro producers
Amaro Montegro (vanilla, orange, eucalyptus) Braulio (alpine) Cynar (Artichoke) Averno (sicilian herbs)
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where is Lillet from
Bordeaux | -Rose & Blanc
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what is St. Germain famous for
Elderflower liquor, originally from France
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French aperitif?
Lillet Blanc | Cap Corse Quinquina Blanc (Cinchona tree, same material used to make tonic)
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italian aperitif?
- Aperol | - Istine Rosato Vermouth

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