Chapter 5

Question 1

What is green Malt?

What the grain is called after malting and releasing enzymes.

Barley that is too young to be used for production.

Malted colored by green dye.

A specific strain of barley used for whiskey production

Answer 1

What the grain is called after malting and releasing enzymes.

Question 2

True or False: Canadian rye whisky requires a minimum of 51% rye in its blend

Answer 2

FALSE

Question 3

What is the minimum age of a straight bourbon?

2 years
3 years
4 years
5 years

Answer 3

2 years

Question 4

The aroma of peat is most associated with what whisky producing region?

Kentucky
Scotland
Ireland
Japan

Answer 4

Scotland

Question 5

What is the minimum amount of corn required for whiskey to be called Bourbon?

49%
50%
51%
55%

Answer 5

51%

Question 6

True or False: Single Malt Whisky is unique to Scotland/Ireland?

Answer 6

FALSE

Question 7

What whiskey is the Lincoln County Process unique to?

Bourbon
Kentucky Straight
Tennessee Whiskey
Oregon Single Malt

Answer 7

Tennessee Whiskey

Question 8

Irish Whiskey is typically… what?

lighter than Scotch Whisky
peatier than Scotch Whisky
more intense than Scotch Whisky
more smokey than Scotch Whisky

Answer 8

lighter than Scotch Whisky

Question 9

How many protected whisky regions are in Scotland?

3
4
5
6

Answer 9

5 (Campbeltown, Highland, Islay, Lowland and Speyside)

Question 10

If the age listed on a Scotch bottle is 12 years, this age statement refers to what?

Answer 10

That the youngest whisky used in the blend is 12 years old