Booze

Question 1

Single Malt Scotch Whisky

Answer 1

100% malted barley (pete as fun for the fire), single distillery, in Scotland

Glenmorangie
Glennfidich

Question 2

Irish Whiskey

“The Father”

Answer 2

sweet, toasty, honey
Barley-based, only partially malted, 3 years barrel aging. Lighter than Scotch

Tullamore Dew
Bushmills
Connemara
.

Question 3

Canadian Whisky

Answer 3

any grain, 3 years barrel aging

Canadian Club
Crown Royal
Seagrams
Lot 40

Question 4

Bourbon

Answer 4

51% corn as base grain, 2 years new charred American oak, must be made in USA

Four Roses
Woodford Resserve
Buffalo Trace
Basil Hayden

Jim Beam
Maker’s Mark

Question 5

Tennessee

Answer 5

51% corn, made in Tennessee, and must be filtered through charcoal made of Tennessee sugar maple “Lincoln County Process”

George Dickel
Chattanooga Whisky Co.

Jack Daniels

Question 6

Japanese Whisky

Answer 6

Suntory: Yamasaki and Hakushu

Nikka: Yoichi and Miyagikyo

Question 7

Islay Whisky

Answer 7

one of the southernmost of the Inner Hebridean Islands located off the west coast of Scotland.

Laphroaig, Lagavulin, and Ardbeg,

Question 8

Cognac

location
grapes
distilling/aging
brands

Answer 8

location: Atlantic, Western Coast, directly North of Gironde Estatuary’s mouth

grapes: white varieties, mainly Ugni Blanc
distilling/aging: 2x’s distilled, 2 years in French Oak

brands: Hennesy, Courvoisier, Rémy Martin
Parks’ “borderies”

Question 9

Armagnac

The ancestor to Cognac

location
grapes
distilling/aging
brands

Answer 9

location: Southeast of Bordeaux, Gascony
grapes

distilling/aging: Continuous Still, 2 years French Oak

brands: Castaréde, Chateau de Laubade

Question 10

Eaux de Vie

Answer 10

Calvados - apples and pears, 2 years in oak, twice distilled or continuous

Framboise - raspberry
kirsch - cherry
Poire William - pears

Question 11

Rum producers

Answer 11

Diplomatico
Havana Club
Exposición Panamá
Flor de Caña
Santa Teresa - Venezuelan -in a Solera!

Question 12

Liquors and Cordials 1/4
Herb and Nut

Benedictine
B&B
Charteuse
Creme de Menthe
Fragelico

Answer 12

Benedictine - woodsy, spicy and citrusy aromatics, saffron, juniper, etc.
B&B (benedictine and brandy - drier)
Chanteuse: lemon verbena, citrus peel, mace, star anise, fennel, angelica, and, well, a whole bunch of other herbs and spices
Creme de Menthe
Frangelico - hazelnut, coco, vanilla, and secret botanicals

Question 13

Liquors and Cordials 2/4

Anise
Orange

Answer 13

Anise: Ouzo, Arac, Anisette, Sambuca, Galiiano

Orange: Triple Sec, Cointreau, Grand Marnier

Question 14

Liquors and Cordials 3/4
Stone fruit

Apricot Pit
Peaches

Answer 14

Apricot Pit: Amaretto - Disaronno

Peaches: So. Co.

Question 15

Liquors and Cordials 4/4
MISCL

cream-based whisky
whisky liqueur
Elderflower
Ginger
Coffee

Answer 15

cream-based whisky: Bailey's
whisky liqueur: Drambouie
Elderflower: St. Germain
Ginger: Canton
Coffee: Kahlua

Question 16

3 Drambouie cocktails

Answer 16

Bonnie Prince Charlie - drambouie and champagne

Rusty Nail: drambouie, scotch, angostura bitters, w/ twist

Scotch Coffee: Drambuie, coffee, lemon juice, Angostura bitters

Question 17

Cognac Cocktails

Answer 17

Sidecar: cognac, Cointreau, lemon juice
Sugar for rim - optional

Brandy Alexander: Cognac, crème de cacao and heavy cream

Vieux Carre: Cognac with spicy rye whiskey, sweet vermouth, herbal Bénédictine and both Angostura and Peychaud’s aromatic bitters.

Corpse Reviver: Cognac and Calvados with a touch of sweet vermouth for depth and bitterness.

Question 18

grasshopper ingredients

Answer 18

3/4 ounce green creme de menthe
3/4 ounce white creme de cacao
3/4 ounce light cream (or single cream, in the UK)

Question 19

3 Gin cocktails

Answer 19

negroni: gin, campari, vermouth
gimlet: gin and lime

Corpse revive #2: gin, lemon, Cointreau, lillet blanc, dash absinth

Question 20

3 vodka cocktails

Answer 20

cosmo: vodka, orange liquor, lime, cran.

Harvey Wallbanger: vodka,
orange juice, Galliano L’Autentico, Garnish: orange slice and cherry

Appletini: 1 1/2 ounces vodka
1 ounce green apple schnapps
1/4 ounce lemon juice
Garnish: apple slice

Question 21

3 scotch cocktails

Answer 21

Rob Roy: scotch manhattan; scotch, vermouth, bitters
(add: orange bitters and absinthe = Robert Burns)

blood and sand: scotch, sweet vermouth, cherry brandy and orange juice

Rusty Nail: drambouie, scotch, angostura bitters, w/ twist

Question 22

3 bourbon cocktails

Answer 22

Julep: 3 oz. bourbon, 1 tsp. sugar, several mint leaves

Sour: 2 oz. bourbon, .75 oz. lemon juice, .75 oz. simple syrup (equal parts sugar and water), egg whites, cherry and/or lemon wedge for garnish

Boulevardier: 1. 5 oz. bourbon
1 oz. Campari
1 oz. sweet vermouth

Question 23

terms

tripple sec
compounding
frappé

Answer 23

tripple sec: thrice-distilled

compounding: flavor and sweet-infusing

frappé: sweet cocktail over crushed ice

Question 24

2 Brandy Cocktails

Remy Martin, Calvados

Answer 24

Crusta: 1 ½ oz Brandy.
½ oz Maraschino Liqueur.
¾ oz Triple Sec.
¾ oz Lemon.
1 dash Angostura.
1 dash Peychaud's.

Brandy Cocktail: brandy with curacao, then finishes it off with 2 dashes of both Angostura and Peychaud’s Bitters.