Chapter 3 Flashcards
How many types of spirit companies are there?
2
What are the two types of spirit companies?
Those starting with a raw material
Those starting with a distilled spirit
In order to make brandy, whisky, rum, Tequila, Mezcal, and Vodka a distiller start with
A raw material
Give two examples that the raw material for making a spirit must be grown in a specific area:
Tequila
Calvados
How do big Cognac brands deal with market demand?
They contract independent distillers to make spirit to their exact recipe. Then they use this together with their reserve spirits.
When does a distiller buy in Spirits?
To meet the market demand
To make a flavored spirit, e.g., gin
To sell spirit under their own brand name, e.g., retail chain + independent bottling of Single Malt Scotch Whisky
——— is the best known spirit where the producer starts with a distilled spirit.
Gin
What is the most widely produced spirit by craft distillers?
Gin
What are the top five spirit companies:
Bacardí
Beam Suntory
Brown-Forman
Diageo
Pernod Ricard
What are the small and hands-on producers called?
Craft companies
Whisky must be made from ————
Grains
In the UK a Single Malt Scotch Whisky must be
made in Scotland using malted barley
distilled using pot stills
matured for three years in oak barrels
What’s Straight Bourbon?
Can only come from the USA
Must be made from at least 51% corn
Matured in new charred oak barrels for at least 2 years
Name 4 spirits that are controlled by detailed local laws:
Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Straight Bourbon
Tequila
Cognac
What does XO mean on a cognac label?
It must have been matured for at least 6 years
