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What is wort?

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The surgar rich liquid derived from grain that is then fermented into alcohol

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The Bavarian Purity law authorized what three ingredients for beer production?

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Barley, hops and water

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What is the preferred grain for beer?

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Barley

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What are the two sugars that are converted from the starch grain in the beer making process?

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Maltose and dextrin

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What is the yeast used to make lager style beers?

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Saccharomyces pastorianus

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Lambic beers are a specialty of what country?

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Belgium

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Gueze is what style of beer?

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Lambic

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Describe gueze beers:

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lambic beers produced by blending one year old beers with 2-3 year old beers. The beer then re-ferments in the bottle due to the young beer giving it carbonation

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What is kriek?

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Fruit lambics often with sour cherries

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What temp should lagers be served?

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48-52 degrees

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What temp should ales be served?

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54-57 degrees

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What style of beer is Kölsch?

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Ale fermented at lower temperatures than other ale’s

from Cologne, Germany

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Multiple Parallel Fermentation is used in what alcoholic beverage?

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Sake

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what do negative and positive values on a sake value meter indicate?

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Sweetness- negative

Dryness- positive

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What is the traditional vessel to decant sake into?

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tokkuri

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at what temp does alcohol typically boil?

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173 F

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What are forshots?

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The first vapors of distillation that contain toxins

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What was alcohol proof based on before ABV became the recognized measure of alcohol?

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The ability of gun powder to combust when doused with the alcohol

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What is the minimum ABV for vodka in the EU?

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37.5%

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Aquavit is fermented from what and flavored with what?

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Potato or grain

Carraway and aromatics

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Vodka is typically filtered through what?

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Charcoal

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A Pink Gin cocktail utilizes what type of gin?

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Plymouth Gin

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Bourbon must contain how much corn?

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51% minimum

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What are the aging requirements for “Straight Bourbon”

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2 years in new charred oak

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What are laws for labeling Tennessee Whiskey?
Must be filtered through maple charcoal and produced in Tennessee
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Tennessee whiskey must contain how much corn?
51%
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What is sour mash?
a portion of spent mash is incorporated into newly fermenting mash
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Rye whiskey must contain how much rye and be aged for how long?
51% for 2 years in new charred barrels
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Corn whiskey must be made from how much corn?
80%
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What are the aging requirements for scotch?
3 years in cask max 700L
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Single malt scotch whisky
malted barley in a pot still in a single distillery
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Single grain whisky
produced at a single distillery but may contain unmalted barley and other grains such as corn or wheat
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Blended Malt Scotch Whisky
A blend of malt whiskies
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Blended Grain Scotch Whisky
A blend of two or more grain whiskies
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Blended Whisky
A blend of malt and grain whiskies produced at a number of distilleries
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Scotch Whisky must be distilled a minimum of how many times?
2
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What are the six Scotch producing regions?
Highland, Lowland, Speyside, Islays, Campbeltown and Islands
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Oban is in what region?
Highland
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Which region makes the lightest and least smoky scotch?
Lowland
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Glenlivet, Glenfiddich and Macallan are in what region?
Speyside
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Which region produces the most peaty styles of scotch?
Islay
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Which region produces the most peaty styles of scotch?
Islay
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Lagavulin and Laphroaig are in what region?
Islay
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Irish whisky must be aged for how long?
3 years, most are aged 7
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Brandy must be aged in oak how long?
6 months
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VS Cognac
The youngest eau di vie in the final blend is 2 years old
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VSOP Cognac
the youngest Eau di Vie in the final blend is 4 years old
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XO Cognac
The youngest eau di vie is 10 years old
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What are the aging designation for tequila?
Blanco, reposado, anejo, extra anejo
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What is the Reinheitsgebot?
The Bavarian Purity Law of 1516
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What are 2 crus of cognac?
Petite Champagne Grand Champagne
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What are 2 crus of cognac?
Petite Champagne Grand Champagne
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What is the only Trappiste brewery in America? Where is it?
Spencer Brewing, outside Boston
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What is a trappiste brewery?
A brewery overseen and run by monks
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Reissdorf makes what style of beer where?
Kölsch in Germany
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What is Rhum agricole?
Traditionally from Martinique island, made from fresh sugarcane juice instead of molasses
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Name three Pilsner style beers:
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Name 3 bourbon producers:
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Name 3 vermouth producers:
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Extra Añejo aging:
Minimum 3 years
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Añejo aging requirments:
Minimum 1 year
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Reposado aging requirements:
Minimum 2 months max 1 year
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Madurado en Vidrio Mezcal:
Matured in glass in a cool dark place for 1 year
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Corpse Reviver No. 2
3/4 ounce gin 3/4 ounce Cointreau 3/4 ounce Lillet Blanc 3/4 ounce lemon juice 1 dash absinthe
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Pegu Club
2 oz. London Dry Gin 1/2 oz. Curaçao 1/2 oz. Lime Juice 1 dash Angostura Bitters 1 dash Orange Bitters
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Corpse Reviver No. 1
1 1/2 ounces Cognac 3/4 ounce Calvados or apple brandy 3/4 ounce sweet vermouth
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Americano
1 ounce Campari 1 ounce sweet vermouth Soda water
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Vieux Care
1 oz. Rye Whiskey 1 oz. Cognac 1 oz. Sweet Vermouth 1/4 oz. Bénédictine 2 dashes Peychaud's Bitters 2 dashes Angostura Bitters
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French Martini
2 ounces vodka 1/2 ounce Chambord 2 1/2 ounces pineapple juice
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What are the 4 styles of rum?
Light rum Dark Rum Demerara Rum Rhum Agricole
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Demerara rum is traditionally from where?
Guyana
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Pilsner was originally created where?
Czech Republic City of Plzen
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What is the preferred soil for Cognac?
Chalk
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What are the 6 defined regions of cognac?
Grand Champagne Petit Champagne Borderies Fin Bois Bons Bois Bois Ordinaires
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What is the main grape of Cognac?
Ugni Blanc
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How many times is Cognac distilled?
2 times
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What type of still is used for Cognac?
copper charentais pot still
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What is the only hybrid grape allowed in a French AOP? What AOP?
Baco Blanc Armagnac
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What is Blanche Armagnac?
Armagnac that is aged for 3 months in glass or an inert container, has no color
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What are the labeling terms for Amragnac?
VS - 1-3 years in barrel VSOP- 4-9 years in barrrel XO (h'ors d'age) - at least 10 years in barrel
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Vintage Armagnac must be aged how long?
10 years min in cask
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Name 3 Armagnac Producers:
Ch. Laubade Larressingle Delord Daroze
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What are the 3 regions of Armagnac?
Haut Armagnac Bas Armagnac Tenaréze Armagnac
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What are 3 differences between Cognac and Armagnac?
Armagnac is often a blend of grapes Armagnac is often vintage dated Armagnac is distilled once in a copper continuous still
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What are the 3 regions of Calvados?
Calvados AOC Calvados Domfrontais AOC Calvados Pay's d'Auge
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Calvados must be aged for how long?
min 2 years
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what is the premiers Calvados region?
Calvados Pays d'Auge
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What is perry?
pear cider used for distillation in Calvados
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Calvados Domfrontais AOC must be aged how long?
3 years min
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Kirsh is made from what?
black cherries
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Poire Williams is made from what type of pear?
williams
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What is Bouhka?
A fig eau-de-vie national drink of Tunisia
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What is Barak Palinka?
Apricot eau-de-vie popular in Hungary
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Tequila must be what percent of bue agaze?
51% min
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Which state does most Tequila production occur?
Jalisco
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Name 2 rye whiskies:
Sazerac Rittenhouse Bullet Michters
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Name 3 producers from the Lowlands:
Glenkinichie Bladnoch Auchentoshan
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What are the major scotch producing islands?
Skye Jurra Mull Arran Orkney
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Name an Island Scotch producer:
Talisker Skye
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What is Namazake?
unpasteurized sake
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what is Nigori Sake?
Unfiltered sake
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What is Taruzake?
Sake aged in barrels
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What are kura?
Sake breweries
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What is Genshu Sake?
Un-diluted sake
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Honjozo is polished to what percent?
70%
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Gingo is polished to what percent?
60%
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Daigingo is polished to what percent?
50%
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What is *Apergillis oryzae?*
Koji-Kin The mold that converts starch into sugar for sake fermentation
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Name a sparkling sake producer:
Bunraku,

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