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Beer, Sake, Cider, Spirits Flashcards

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1
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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

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  • Stolichnaya (Russia)
  • Hanson (Sonoma)
  • Chopin (Polish)
  • Grey Goose (France)
26
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what is used to make Gin

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Neutral grain spirit, flavored with botanicals (juniper)

27
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where is gin originally from

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Netherlands (Dutch origins)

28
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Name 4 Gins

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  • Fleurette Gin (France)
  • Tanqueray No 10 (London Dry)
  • Hendricks (Scotland)
  • Drumshanbo (Irish)
29
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what is used to make Whiskey (Whisky)

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grains either malted or unsalted

  • barley
  • maize
  • rye
  • oats
  • wheat
30
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describe Scotland Whisky

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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

31
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Describe Irish Whisky

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  • barely based
  • min 3. yrs in barrel
  • Bushmill & Jameson
32
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describe Bourbon

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  • mostly Kentucky
  • min 51% corn
  • aged in new, charred, American oak
33
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name Bourbon producers

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  • Blantons
  • Wild Turkey
  • Willet
  • Pappy Van Winkle
34
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Describe Tennesse whiskey

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  • min 51% corn

- filtered through a bed of Tennessee sugar maple charcoal

35
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name Tennessee whiskey producers

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  • Jack Daniels Single Barrel
  • BR/ Distilling Blue Note
  • George Dickel Barrel Select
36
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what is brandy/Cognac made from

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-mostly Ugni Blanc

37
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name a Cognac/Brandy producer

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  • Hennessy Black
  • Remy Martin
  • Martel XO
38
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What is Calvados?

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spirit made with apples & pears

-mostly from Normandy

39
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name Calvados producer

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  • Pierre Huet Cordon Argent 20 year
  • Dupont VSOP
  • Camut 12 yr
40
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describe Tequila

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  • blue agave only

- Jalisco

41
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what are the tequila aging requirements

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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)

42
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describe mezcal

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  • from Oaxaca

- Agave is cooked over fire which gives the smokey flavors

43
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what is the aging for Mezcal

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Silver/Blanco: no aging
Reposado: up to 1 yr. aging in oak
Anejo: 1-3 year aged in cask

44
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name three mezcal producers

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Chichicapa
Alipus
El Silencio

45
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describe Rum

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Caribbean

-fermented sugarcane or molasses

46
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what is Light & Dark Rum

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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
47
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Name Vodka Cocktails & INGREDIENTS

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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)

48
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Name Gin cocktails & INGREDIENTS

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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

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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)
50
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name rum drinks & Ingredients

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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)

51
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Mezcal drinks & ingredients

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basically any tequila drink, swap with Mezcal

  • Oaxaca Negroni (Mezcal, campari, sweet vermouth)
  • Oaxaca Mule (Mezcal, lime juice, ginger beer, simple syrup)
52
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name brandy/cognac drink & ingredients

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Sidecar ( Cognac, lemon juice, orange liquor)

Sazerac (whiskey or cognac, Peychauds bitters, sugar cube) (served neat?)

53
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name whiskey/bourbon drinks

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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)

54
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scotch drink & ingredients

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Blood & Sand (sweet vermouth, cherry herring, orange juice)

55
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name different vermouth producers

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Dry: Dolin, Boisserier, Lo-Fi
Sweet: Dubonnet, Carpano Antica, Bordiga

56
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Name Amaro producers

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Amaro Montegro (vanilla, orange, eucalyptus)
Braulio (alpine)
Cynar (Artichoke)
Averno (sicilian herbs)

57
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where is Lillet from

A

Bordeaux

-Rose & Blanc

58
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what is St. Germain famous for

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Elderflower liquor, originally from France

59
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French aperitif?

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Lillet Blanc

Cap Corse Quinquina Blanc (Cinchona tree, same material used to make tonic)

60
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italian aperitif?

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  • Aperol

- Istine Rosato Vermouth

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