Beer/Spirits Flashcards
how many grams of sugar it takes to produce one degree of alcohol
16
what are the names for the two columns in a column still
analyzer/rectifyer
what is the IBU of an Imperial IPA
80-100
what is the IBU of Barley Wine
80-100
what is the IBU of a porter
20-40
what does bottle conditioned mean on a label
unfiltered, partially fermented in bottle
what is Humulus Lupulus
hops
what is the only trappist beer in america
Spencer Brewary in Mass.
what is the difference between single malt and single grain
single malt is made from one distillery where as single grain is made from one malt and one or more cereal grain
name a peated irish whiskey
connemara
how might mezcal qualify for ancestral designation
must be distilled in clay pot, agave roasted underground
what is a tahona
a large stone wheel use for crushing agave
what is the min abv for agardente in port production
78%
what does bottled in bond mean?
distilled in one season, one distiller, one distillery, aged in bonded warehouse, 100 proof, min 4 years of age
Mt Gay is from what country
Barbados
what is the flavour of southern comfort
peach
what is the flavour of amer picon
orange
what is the flavour of midori
melon
what is the flavour of malibu
coconut
define Cold Compaunded Gins
cheaper gins that are made by adding essential oils to the spirit
what is the dominant flavour of aquavit
caraway
what is a mezcal labeled Joven Abocado
an unaged spirit with caramel added for colour
4th Regiment cocktail
1 oz rye
1 oz sweet vermouth
peychauds, orange bitters, celery bitters
Abbey Cocktail
1.5 Gin
.75 Orange
.75 Cocchi Americano
bitters
absinthe frappe
absinthe
sugar syrup
mint
*muddle mint, add sugar and spirit and crushed ice
Adonis Cocktail
2 fino sherry
1 sweet vermouth
orange bitters
Brandy Alexander
2 Brandy
.75 Creme de Menthe
.75 Cream
Algonquin
1.5 Whiskey
.75 dry vermouth
.75 pinapple juice
name a classic cocktail that uses pineapple juice
Algonquin
name a classic cocktail that used orange juice
blood and sand
Abbey
Harvey Wallbanger
bamboo cocktail
1.5 Fino
1.5 Dry Vermouth
Ango Bitters
Orange Bitters
bijou cocktail
1 gin
1 chartreuse
1 sweet vermouth
orange bitters
where is Kahlua made?
Mexico
Bobby Burns
scotch
sweet vermouth
orange bitters
dash of absinthe
Boston Cocktail
.75 Gin
.75 Apricot
.25 Lemon
.25 Grenadine
Bronx Cocktail
1 Gin
.5 sweet vermouth
.5 dry vermouth
.5 orange juice
Brooklyn Cocktail
1.5 rye
1.5 dry vermouth
dash maraschino
dash Amer Picon bitters
Champ Elysees cocktail
1.5 Cognac .5 lemon juice .5 chartreuse .5 simple ango bitters
Clover Club
1.5 gin
.75 lemon
.75 raspberry syrup
egg white
Corpse Reviver 1
1.5 Cognac
.75 apple brandy
.75 sweet vermouth
Corpse Reviver 2
.75 Gin .75 Cointreau .75 lemon .75 Lillet dash absinthe
Cosmopolitan
1.5 vodka
.5 cranberry
.5 lime
.5 triple sec
what is Byrrh
an aromatized fortified wine made with mistelle and quinine
from peripgnan in france
what is lillet
fortified aromatized wine from bordeax region made with macerated ciritrus liqueurs
what is suze
french aperitif made with gentian root
what is benedictine
a french liqueur
name a cocktail that uses Benedictine
Singapore Sling gin cherry herring benedictine lime pineapple soda
vieux carre
whiskey cognac sweet vermouth benedictine peychauds ango
whats in a seabreeze
2 oz vodka
4 oz cranberry
4 oz grapefruit
tipperary cocktail
irish whiskey
sweet vermouth
chartruese
scofflaw cockail
whiskey
dry vermouth
grenadine
lemon juice
napolean cocktail
gin
dubonnet blanc
dash curacao
dash fernet
old cuban
aged rum
sugar
sparkling wine
what is pacharan
an anise flavoured sloe berry liquer made in navarra
aging requirement for calvados
2 (VS, ***, Fine)
3 (Vieux, Reserve)
4 (VO, VSOP)
6 (Tres Vieux, XO, Hor’s Age,Napolean
3 subzones of Armagnac
Haut, Bas, Tenereze
aging for Armagnac
1-3 (VS) 4 (VSOP/Napolean) 6 years (XO) 10 years (Hors d'age) XO Premium (20 years)
distillation method of cognac
twice distilled in a copper pot still
aging requirement for cognac
2 years (VS,***) 3 years (Superieur) 4 years (VSOP, VO) 5 years (VVSOP) 10 years (XO)
what glass manufacter makes the glass bottle for Remy Martin Louis XIII
Baccarat
what is Bon Chauffe
the second distillation of cognac
when must distillation be complete in the cognac region
March 1 of the year following harvest
what is a mistelle?
fortified fruit juice
what is Baijiu
a chinese white spirit
what is Shochu
a japanese spirit, usually lower in abv than whiske
if distilled from rice, called kome
if distilled frombarley, called mugi
what are the 6 subzones of Cognac
Grande Champagne Petit Champagne Bois Ordinaire Bon Bois Fin Bois Borderies
what is blanche armagnac?
an AOC for uncoloured armagnac
Name two sub categories of Lambic Beer
Geueze
Mars
Faro
Kriek
define a Geuze
a blend of one and two year old lambic beers, bottled conditioned
defined a Mars
a lambic made using the malt from a previous fermentation
define a Faro
mixture of lambic and lighter brewed beers, sweetened with candy sugar
define a Kriek
Fruit Lambic (framboise)
name two trappist brewaries
Chimay
Rochfort
is a Bock an ale or a lager
lager
where does Alt Beer originate
Dusseldorf (type of ale, malty, fruity, rich)
where is Bacanoro produced?
Mexico (agave spirit)
name two permitted additives to Tequila
Caramel
Glycerin
Sugar Syrup
Oak
what is “Oro/Gold Tequila”
A young tequila mellowed by the addition oak extract/caramel
min time in wood for Reposado Tequila
2 months
min time in wood for Anejo Tequila
1 year
name three original states of production for mezcal
Oaxaca
Durango
Guerarro
what are the 3 category designations for Mezcal
Mezcal
Mezcal Artisanal
Mezcal Ancestral
Name 3 permitted additives to Mezcal
Insects honey colouring agents meat fruit
define Madurado en Vidrio
mezcal aged for 1 year in glass
min aging for all scotch whiskey
3 years
what is a blended scotch whiskey
a blend of a single malt whiskey with one or more single grained whiskies.
recommended serving temperature for a lager
8-11 c
what is the only addititave allowed in bourbon
water
defining feature of tennesse whiskey production
sugar maple charcoal filter
min aging for XXO cognac
14 years
where was Fernet Branca invented
Milan 1845
what was the ancestor cocktail of the mojito
The El Draque, made in the 16th century in cuba from aguardente, mint, lime and sugar
allowable additions to cognac
sugar/carmel
alcohol
oak chips
water
where did Bass Beer originate
trent England
what rum is aged in jack daniels barrels
appelton
where is Appleton rum from
Jamaica
what was most recent Mexican state to be approved for mezcal production
Puebla
what is humulone?
organic acid oils that leech out of hops as they drive
what is the base ingredient in a cable car cocktail
spiced rum
what is the minimum abv of Peru’s Gran Pisco
43%
defining feature of a Peruvian Pisco named Puro? What about Puro Aromatica?
A pisco made from only one grape variety, distilled from a fully fermented, dry base wine
Aromatics are piscos made from one aromatic grape variety
defining feature of a Peruvian Pisco named Mosto Verdes
a pisco distilled from still fermenting grapes
defining feature of a Peruvian Pisco labelled Acholados
a blend of two or more Puros or Mosto Verdes
what Cachaca made from
sugar cane juice (not molasses)
name 3 grape varieties approved for Peruvian Pisco
Moscatel Torrontel Albilla Negra Criolla Uvina Mollar
(8 in total)
what are the 5 coastal states allowed for Peruvian Pisco production
Lima, Tacna Ica Arequipa Moquegua
what is the base ingredient of glayva
scotch liqueur w/ honey, spices, almonds, etc
min abv of london dry gin before watering down
70%