Cocktails, Spirits and Beers Flashcards
Bronx Cocktail
Gin 1oz Dry Vermouth 1/2 oz Sweet Vermouth 1/2 oz Orange Juice 1oz Orange slice garnish
Madras
2 oz Vodka
2oz Cranberry Juice
2oz Orange Juice
Preparation: Shake all ingredients with ice and strain into glass filled with ice
Glass: Highball glass
Garnish: Orange Slice
French 75
1.5 oz Gin
3/4 oz Lemon Juice
1/2 oz Simple Syrup
Champagne
Preparation:
- Shake Gin, Lemon Juice, and Simple Syrup with ice and strain into ice filled glass or chilled flute
- Top with Champagne
Glass: Highball Glass
Garnish: Lemon Twist
Rossini
Strawberry Juice 3/10
Spumante Brut 7/10
Gin and it
Red Vermouth 3/10
Gin 7/10
Godfather
Amaretto di Saronno 3/10
Scotch Whiskey 7/10
Godmother
Vodka 1 1/2oz
Amaretto 3/4oz
Over Ice
Gibson
2.5 oz Gin
1/2 oz Dry Vermouth
Preparation: stir ingredients with ice and strain
Glass: Cocktail Glass
Garnish: Pearl Onion
Negroni
1 oz Gin
1 oz Sweet Vermouth
1 oz Campari
Preparation: stir ingredients together with ice
Glass: Old fashioned glass
Garnish: Orange Peel
Note:
- Negroni Sbagliato - same ingredients just replace Gin with Prosecco
The Barcelona
Sweet Sherry (or white wine) 100ml Gin 100ml Grand Marnier 50ml Elderflower Syrup 50 ml Lemon juice 1 teaspoon Orange Juice 1 teaspoon Sprite Fresh citrus fruit slice
Rebujito
Fino or Manzanilla Sherry 250ml Sparkling water or soda 250 ml Lemon Juice 4 tablespoons Sugar 4 tablespoons Ice cubes 6 Mints
Martini (classic)
2.5 oz Gin
1/2 oz Dry Vermouth
Preparation: Stir ingredients with ice and strain into chilled glass
Glass: Cocktail Glass
Garnish: Olives or Lemon Peel
Cosmo
Vodka 2oz Lime Juice 1/4oz Triple Sec 1/4oz Cranberry Juice 1/4oz Lime Wedge Garnish
French Martini
Vodka 1 1/2 oz
Raspberry liqueur 1oz
Bellini
2 part Prosecco
1 part White Peach Puree
Dash raspberry Purée
Preparation: pour Prosecco over puree in glass. Stir gently
Glass: Champagne flute
Long Island Ice Tea
1/2 oz Vodka
1/2 oz Tequila
1/2 oz White Rum
1/2 oz Triple Sec
1/2 oz Gin
3/4 oz Lemon Juice
1 oz Simple Syrup
1 oz Coca-Cola
Preparation: Stir all ingredients with ice
Glass: Highball Glass
Garnish: Lemon Twist
Spanish Beer
Alhambra Mezquita
Alhambra Reserva 1925
Estrella Damm
Estrella Galicia
What Spanish beer:
Produced by Mahou - San Miguel
- Location: Granada, Spain (Andalusia)
Alhambra Beer
What Spanish Beer:
- produced by Sociedad Ańonina Damm
- Location: based out of Barcelona, Spain
Estrella Damm
What Spanish Beer:
- produced by Hijos de Rivera
- Location: A Coruña, Galicia, Spain
Estrella Galicia
Belgium Beers
Trappist Westveleteren
Chimay
Westmalle
What Belgium beer:
- Based out of Vletern, Belgium
- Produced by Westvleteren
Trappist Westvleteren
What Belgium Beer:
- based out of Chimay, Belgium
- produced by Chimay Brewery
Chimay
What Belgium Beer:
- based out of Westmalle, Belgium
- produced by Westmalle Brewery
Westmalle Brewery
Mojito
1.5 oz White Rum
3/4 oz Lime Juice
2 tsp Sugar
8-10 mint leaves
Soda Water
Preparation:
- Muddle Mint, Lime and sugar
- add ice and Rum
- top with club soda
Glass: Highball glass
Garnish: Mint Sprig
Americano
1oz Campari
1oz Sweet Vermouth
Soda Water
Preparation: Serve over ice
Glass: Lowball Glass
Garnish: Orange Slice
Aviation
1.5 oz London Dry Gin
1/2 oz Maraschino Liqueur
3/4 oz Lemon Juice
1 Barspoon Crème de Violette
Preparation: Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker. Add ice and shake to chill. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass
Glass: Cocktail Glass
Garnish: Cherry (maraschino, amarena, brandied Cherry) or Lemon Peel
Bee’s Knees
1.5 oz Gin
3/4 oz Honey
3/4 oz Lemon Juice
Preparation: Shake all ingredients with ice and strain
Glass: Cocktail Glass
Garnish: twist of lemon
Black Russian
1.5 oz Vodka
3/4 Kahlùa Liqueur
Preparation: Pour ingredients over Ice
Glass: lowball glass
Blood and Sand
1 oz Blended Scotch Whisky
3/4 oz Sweet Vermouth
3/4 oz Cherry Heering
1 oz Orange Juice
Preparation: Shake all ingredients with ice and strain
Glass: Cocktail Glass
Garnish: Orange Twist
Bloody Mary
1.5 Vodka
4oz Tomato Juice
1/2oz Lemon Juice
3 dashes Tabasco Sauce
3 dashes Worcestershire Sauce
Salt and Cracked Black Pepper to taste
1/2 tsp. Horseradish (optional)
Preparation: Build the drink in an ice filled glass
Glass: Highball Glass
Garnish: Celery Stick
Bobby Burns
2 oz Blended Scotch
1/4 o Bénédictine
1oz Sweet Vermouth
Preparation: Stir all ingredients with ice and strain
Glass: Cocktail glass
Garnish: Lemon Twist
Boulevardier
1 oz Bourbon
1 oz Sweet Vermouth
1 oz Campari
Preparation: Stir all ingredients with ice and strain
Glass: Cocktail Glass
Garnish: Orange Twist
Cable Car
1 1/2 oz Captain Morgan Spiced Rum
3/4 oz Marie Brizard Orange Curaçao
1oz Lemon Juice
1/2 oz Simple Syrup
Preparation: Rim the glass with Cinnamon and Sugar. Shake all ingredients with ice and strain
Glass: Cocktail Glass
Garnish: Orange Twist
Caipirinha
2oz Cachaça
Juice of two lime quarters
2 tsp Sugar
Preparation: Muddle Sugar and lime quarters until sugars is dissolved. Add crushed ice and Cachaça
Glass: Lowball Glass
Garnish: Lime Wedge
Cape Codder
1.5 Vodka
4 oz Cranberry Juice
1/4 oz Lime Juice
Preparation: Pour over ice
Glass: Highball Glass
Garnish: Lime Wedge
Champagne Cocktail
Champagne / Sparkling Wine
Angostura Bitters
Sugar Cube
Preparation:
- place a cocktail napkin on top of the flute and adorn with the sugar cube.
- apply bitters to said cube, then fold the napkin in half and deposit the sugar in the flute
- top with champagne
Glass: Champange flute
Garnish: Lemon Peel
Corpse Reviver #2
3/4 oz Gin
3/4 oz Cointreau
3/4 oz Lillet Blanc
3/4 oz Lemon Juice
Absinthe (glass rinse)
Preparation:
- Rinse a cocktail glass with absinthe and discard the excess
- shake all ingredients with ice and strain into the glass
Glass: Cocktail Glass
Garnish: Cherry
Cosmopolitan
1.5 oz Vodka
1/2 oz Triple Sec
1/2 oz Cranberry Juice
1/2 oz Lime Juice
Preparation: shake all ingredients with ice and strain into a cocktail glass
Glass: cocktail glass
Garnish: Lime Twist
Daiquiri
2 oz Rum
3/4 oz Lime Juice
3/4 oz Simple Syrup
Preparation: shake all ingredients with ice max strain
Glass: Cocktail glass
Garnish: Lime Wedge / Wheel
Dark ‘n’ Stormy
2 oz Gosling’s Black Seal Rum
1/2 oz Lime Juice (optional)
Ginger Beer
Preparation: build ingredients over ice
Glass: Highball Glass
Garnish: Lime Wedge
Gin Fizz
2 oz Gin
3/4 oz Lemon Juice
3/4 oz Simple Syrup
Soda Water
Preparation:
- Combine the Gin, Lemon and Syrup in a cocktail shaker with ice
- shake and strain into an empty Collins glass, with no ice
- Top with soda Water
Glass: Collins Glass
Grasshopper
1 oz Green Crème de Menthe
1 oz White Crème de Cacao
1 oz Cream
Preparation: Shake all ingredients over ice and strain
Glass: Cocktail glass
Greyhound
1.5 oz Gin / Vodka
5 oz Grapefruit Juice
Preparation: Serve over ice
Glass: Highball Glass
Harvey Wallbanger
1 oz Vodka
1/2 oz Galliano
4oz Orange Juice
Preparation: Pour Vodka and orange juice into ice-filled glass. Float Galliano on top
Glass: Highball Glass
Garnish: Orange Slice
Hemingway Daiquiri
2oz White Rum
3/4 oz Lime Juice
1/2 oz Grapefruit Juice
1/2 oz Maraschino Liqueur
1/4 oz Simple Syrup
Preparation: Shake all ingredients with ice and strain
Glass: Cocktail Glass
Garnish: Lime Wedge / Wheel
Horses Neck
2oz Bourbon
2-3 dashes Angostura Bitters
Ginger ale
Preparation: Build the ingredients in an ice filled glass
Glass: Highball glass
Garnish: lemon twist
Hurricane
4oz Dark Jamaican Rum
2oz Lemon Juice
2 oz Passion Fruit Syrup
Preparation: Shake with ice and pour without straining
Glass: Hurricane Glass
Preparation: Lemon Wheel
Irish Coffee
1.5 oz Irish whiskey
1 tsp Brown Sugar
6oz Hot Coffee
Heavy Cream
Preparation:
- Add whisky, coffee, and sugar to the mug
- Too with Cold Cream
Glass: Coffee Mug
Kamikaze
1oz Vodka
1oz Triple Sec
1oz Lime Juice
Preparation: Shake all ingredients with ice and strain
Glass: Cocktail Glass
Garnish: Lime Slice
Last Word
3/4 oz Gin
3/4 oz Lime Juice
3/4 oz Green Chartreuse
3/4 oz Maraschino Liqueur
Preparation: Shake all ingredients with ice and strain
Glass: Cocktail Glass
Mai Tai
1oz Dark Jamaican Rum
1oz Amber Martinique Rum
1oz Lime Juice
1/2oz Curaçao Liqueur
1/4 oz Orgeat Syrup
1/4 oz Rock Candy Syrup
Preparation: Shake with crushed ice and pour without straining
Glass: Old fashioned glass
Garnish: Spent Half Lime (submerged), Mint Sprig
Margarita
2 oz Tequila
3/4 Cointreau (or Combier)
3/4 oz Lime Juice
Simple Syrup to taste (optional)
Preparation: Shake all ingredients with ice and strain into salt rimmed glass, with or without ice
Glass: Cocktail Glass
Garnish: Lime Wedge
Martinez
1 oz Genever
2 oz Sweet Vermouth
1/4 oz Maraschino Liqueur
2 dashes Boker’s or Angostura Bitters
Preparation: Stir all ingredients with ice and strain
Glass: Cocktail Glass
Garnish: Twist of Lemon or Orange
Mimosa
4 oz Brut Champange
2oz Orange Juice
1 barspoon Grand Marnier (optional)
Preparation: Build all ingredients in the glass
Glass: Champange Flute
Mint Julep
2 oz Bourbon
10-12 Mint leaves
1-2 oz Simple Syrup
Preparation:
- Add Syrup and mint leaves to base of glass and muddle
- add crushed ice and 1 oz of Bourbon to the glass and mix with a barspoon
- add more crushed ice and the rest of the Bourbon to the glass, mixing again
- Cap with crushes Ice and garnish with two mint sprigs
Glass: Silver or Pewter Julep Mug
Garnish: Mint
Moscow Mule
2 oz Vodka (originally Smirnoff’s)
1/2 oz Lime Juice
4oz Ginger Beer
Preparation: Pour Vodka and Lime Juice into ice filled mug and top with ginger beer
Glass: Copper Mug
Garnish: Lime Wedge
Old Fashioned
2 oz Rye Whiskey
3 dashes Angostura Bitters
1 bar spoon Simple Syrup
Preparation: Stir and strain over fresh ice
Glass: Old fashioned Glass
Garnish: Orange Peel
Old Pal
1 oz Rye Whiskey
1 oz Dry Vermouth
1 oz Campari
Preparation: Stir the ingredients over ice strain
Glass: Cocktail Glass
Garnish: Lemon Twist
Paloma
2 oz Tequila
One half Lime
Chilled Grapefruit Soda
Preparation:
- Muddle Lime in Highball glass
- Rim with salt and add ice
- Build the drink over the ice and stir gently
Glass: Highball Glass
Garnish: Lime Wedge
Paper Airplane
3/4 oz Bourbon (Elijah Craig 12 years)
3/4 oz Aperol
3/4 oz Amaro Nonino
3/4 oz Lemon Juice
Preparation: Combine in a shaker with ice. Chill and double strain
Glass: Cocktail glass
Garnish: Lemon Twist
Pimm’s Cup
2 oz Pimm’s No. 1
1/2 oz Lime Juice
1/2 oz Lemon Juice
1/2 oz Simple Syrup
1/2 oz Gin
Soda Water
Preparation:
- Muddle Cucumber and Simple Syrup in Tin
- Add remaining ingredients, shake with ice, and fine strain into the glass
- Top with Soda
Glass: Highball Glass
Garnish: Cucumber Slice and Mint Sprig
Piña Colada
1 oz White Rum
1 oz Cream of Coconut
3 oz Pineapple Juice
Preparation: Shake all ingredients with rushed ice or blend until smooth
Glass: Hurricane Glass
Garnish: pineapple wedge and cherry
Ramos Gin Fizz (aka New Orleans Fizz)
1.5 oz Dry Vermouth
5 drops of Orange Flower Water
1/2 oz Lemon Juice
1/2 oz Lime Juice
1 egg white
1 oz Heavy Cream
1 oz Simple Syrup
Soda Water
2 drops of Vanilla Extract (optional)
Preperation:
- Vigorously shake all ingredients except soda Water and strain into glass without ice.
- Top with soda Water
Glass: Highball glass
Garnish: Grated Nutmeg
Rob Roy
2oz Blended Scotch Whiskey
1oz Sweet Vermouth
1 dash Angostura Bitters
Preparation: Stir ingredients with ice and strain into chilled glass
Glass: Cocktail Glass
Garnish: Cherry
Rusty Nail
2 oz Blended Scotch Whisky
1 oz Drambuie
Preparation: Stir with ice and strain into an ice filled glass
Glass: Old fashioned Glass
Garnish: Lemon Twist
Sazerac
2oz Sazerac Rye Whisky
5 dashes Peychaud’s Bitters
Splash of Absinthe
One Sugar Cube
Preperation:
- Add ice and water to your serving glass to chill
- In a separate mixing glass, add the sugar cube and bitters along with a small splash of water
- Muddle until the sugar is dissolved, then fill the glass with ice and whiskey
- Stir to chill
- Discard the ice water in the serving glass
- Season the glass by adding a bit of absinthe roll the glass to coat the Liqueur
- Discard any excess
- Strain the contents of the mixing glass into the serving glass
- Express the oils of the lemon peel and discard
Glass: lowball glass
Garnish: Lemon Peel
Screwdriver
2 oz Vodka
4 oz Orange Juice
Preparation: Serve over ice
Glass: Highball Glass
Garnish: Orange Slice
Sea Breeze
2 oz Vodka
4 oz Cranberry Juice
2 oz Grapefruit Juice
Preparation: Shake all ingredients with ice and strain into glass filled with ice
Glass: Highball Glass
Garnish: Lime Wedge
Sex on the Beach
2oz Vodka
4oz Cranberry Juice
2oz Grapefruit Juice
Preparation: Shake all Ingredients with ice and strain into glass filled with ice
Glass: Highball Glass
Garnish: Lime Wedge
Note: Bay Breeze - same ingredients except swap Cranberry Juice for pineapple juice
Singapore Sling
2 oz Gin
3/4 oz Cherry Heering
2 tsp Benedictine
2 tsp Cointreau
2oz pineapple Juice
3/4 oz Lime Juice
2 dashes Grenadine
1 dash Angostura Bitters
Soda Water
Preparation:
- Shake all ingredients except soda Water with ice and strain into glass filled with ice
- Top with Soda Water
Glass: Hurricane Glass
Garnish: Cherry, Pineapple, Slice, and Orange
Tequila Sunrise
1.5 oz Tequila
3 oz Orange Juice
1/2 oz Grenadine
Preparation:
- Pour Tequila and orange juice into an ice filled glass
- add Grenadine but do not stir to create the “sunrise” effect
Glass: Highball Glass
Garnish: Orange Slice and Cherry
Tom Collins
2 oz Old Tom or London Dry Gin
1 oz Lemon Juice
1 tsp Simple Syrup
3 oz Soda Water
Preparation:
- Building all ingredients except soda Water and strain into glass filled with ice
- Too with soda Water
Glass: Highball Glass
Garnish: Slice Lemon and Cherry
Vesper
3 measures London Dry Gin
1 measure Vodka (preferably grain)
1/2 measure Lillet Blanc
Preparation
- shake all ingredients with ice and strain into chilled glass
Glass: cocktail glass
Garnish: Lemon Peel
Vieux Care
1oz Rye Whiskey
1oz Cognac
1oz Sweet Vermouth
1/4 oz Bénédicitine
2 dashes Peychaud’s Bitters
2 dashes Angostura Bitters
Preparation:
- Stir ingredients with ice and strain
Glass: Old fashioned Glass
Garnish: Lemon Peel
Whiskey Sour
2 oz Bourbon or Rye Whiskey
3/4 oz Lemon Juice
3/4 Simple Syrup
Preparation: Shake and Strain into an ice - filled glass
Glass: Old Fashioned Glass
Garnish: Cherry, Half Orange Wheel
White Lady
1 oz Gin
1 oz Cointreau
1oz Lemon Juice
Preparation: Shake all ingredients and strain
Glass: Cocktail Glass
Garnish: Cherry
White Russian
1.5 Vodka
3/4 Kahlúa Liqueur
Heavy Cream
Preparation:
- Pour Vodka and Kahlúa into ice filled glass
- Fill with cream and stir in slowly
Glass: Lowball Glass
Zombie
- 5 oz Gold Puerto Rico Rum
- 5 oz Aged Jamaican Rum
1 oz Lemon Hart 151
3/4 oz Lime Juice
1/2 oz Don’s Mix (white Grapefruit Juice, combined with one part cinnamon infused Syrup)
1/2 oz Falernum
1 tsp Grenadine
1/8 Pernod
1 dash Angostura Bitters
6 oz Crushed Ice
Preparation:
Blend of all ingredients
Glass: Highball glass
Garnish: Mint Sprig
Manhattan
2 oz Rye Whiskey
1 oz Sweet Vermouth
2 dashes Angostura Bitters
Preparation
Stir all ingredients with ice and strain
Glass
Cocktail Glass
Garnish
Cherry
Perfect Manhattan
2 oz Rye Whiskey
1 oz Vermouth (.5 dry / .5 sweet)
2 dashes Angostura Bitters
Preparation
Stir all ingredients with ice and strain
Glass
Cocktail Glass
Garnish
Cherry
What is the amount of oz in an American pint glass
16
What is the average oz for a single shot of Liqour
1.5 oz
How many oz are in a wine bottle
750 ml = 25 oz
How many oz are in a champagne flute
6 to sometimes 7 fluid oz
Where does Angostura Bitters originate
Trinidad and Tobago
What is the two parts of the brewing process
- The brewer must derive the wort, a sugar rich liquid, from malted grain
- Fermenting the wort
What is Wort
The liquid extracted from the mashing process during the brewing of beer or whisky.
Wort contains the sugars that will be fermented by the brewing yeast to produce alcohol.
What are hops
A flower that adds flavor and bitterness, and has been both preservative and antiseptic qualities that prohibit bacterial growth
What are typically the raw materials used in the brewing process
Water
Yeast
A starch source
Hops
What is the cereal grain of choice for most beers
Barley
How long is barley steeped in water to promote germination of the grain
Two days typically
What is green malt
grain softened by steeping in water and allowed to germinate but not yet subjected to drying
What determines the length and degree of roasting the malt to make beer
The style of beer desired
If you were making a poster style beer, what would be the degree of roasting needed
Heavy roasted black malts
If you were making a pale malt style beer (pale ale), what would be the degree of roasting needed
Malt would be dried at low temperatures and very light color
Once the grain to make beer is malted, the malt is grounded or cracked in a mill to produce what?
Grist
Wort that is cooled at a lower temperature is typically destined to become what
A lager beer
What style of beer when making it uses a top fermenting yeast ( saccharomyces cerevisiae) that is added to the wort? Also what does this do to the beer
Ale beers
- top fermenting yeast prefer warmer temperatures and results in fruity and richly flavored beers
How long does ale fermentation usually take
Less than a week
What style of beer when making it uses a bottom fermenting yeast (saccharomyes pastorianus) that is added to the wort? Also what does this do to the beer
Lagers
- creates a more delicate, cleaner beer
- bottom fermenting yeast, tends to clump together at the bottom of the vessel, ferment slower, and at lower temperatures
What is the yeast uses for ale
Sacchaomyces Cerevisiae
Is ale beer top or bottom fermented
Top
What is the yeast used to make lagers
Saccharomyces Pastorianus
Are lager beers top or bottom fermented
Bottom fermented
What country is known for Lambic Beers
Belgium
How are lambic beers fermented
In open top containers with native wild yeast (brettanomyces bruxellenis and brettanomyces lambicus)
Are lambics typically blended before release
Yes
Gueze is a lambic style of beer that is blended with what
One year old lambic with beers that have been aged for 2 or 3 years
- beer is then refermented with aged hops in the bottle, giving the beer sparkle
Mars is a lambic style of beer that is blended with what
A mild lambic produced by reusing the malt from a previous lambic fermentation
Faro is a lambic style of beer that is blended with what
A mixture of lambic and lighter brewed beer, Belgian candy sugar is added for sweetness
Kriek is a form of what type of Lambric
Fruit Lambric
What is the added fruit to the Kriek style of Lambric
Morello Cherries (sour)
What style of lambic is Framboise
Fruit lambic
What is the added fruit to the framboise style of lambric
Raspberries
What temperature should lagers be served
48 - 52 degrees
What temperature should lighter ales and draught bitter beers be served
54-57 degees
What temperature would you serve full bodied red wines
59-64 degrees
What temperature would you serve light reds
50 - 55 degrees
What temperature would you serve a young light red
55 degrees
What temperature would you serve delicate and lighter white wines
45 - 50 degrees
What temperature would you serve heavier white wines
50 - 55 degrees
What temperature would you serve heavier sweet white wines
43-47 degrees
What temperature would you serve rosé
45 - 50 degrees
What temperature would you serve sparkling wine
45 - 50 degrees
What temperature would you serve dried sherries and dried madeiras
43-47 degrees
What temperature do you serve sweet madeiras, Ruby and vintage port
64-68 degrees
What temperature do you serve tawny port
54 - 61 degrees
What temperature do you serve mineral water
43 - 47 degrees
What do you offer the guest when they ask for mineral water
Lemons
Do you offer Ice when the guest ask for mineral water
No, because ice cubes are usually made from tap water
What is fermented rice is commonly known as what
Sake
What is Yamada Nishiki
The type of rice used to make Sake
Is rice used to make Sake the same as the rice you eat
No
What is done to the rice grain to prepare it for the sake fermentation process
It is milled or polished to remove some of the protein laden outer husk of the rice grain
What is shinpaku
The pure strarchy heart of the rice grain
- this produces the best Sake
How is Sake labeled
According to the degree to which it has been milled (seimaibuai)
Provides the produced prints “semaibuai” on the label, and uses only water, rice and koji, the milling percentage of this style of Sake may be higher than 70%
Junmai
In this style of sake it has a maximum % of rice grain of 70, it uses a slight amount of brewers alcohol (pure distillate) is added to the Sake before pressing
Honjozo
This style of sake has a maximum percentage of rice grain of 60% and will be considered honjozo in style when brewer alcohol is added. If no distilled alcohol is added, what is the style of this Sake
Ginjo
This type of sake will have a maximum percentage of rice at 50%. This type of sake will be honjozo in style, with brewers alcohol added. If no distilled alcohol is added, it will be labeled
Daiginjo
What is koji - kin
A green powdery mold
- the mold grows on the steamed rice
How long does the koji - kin grow on the rice
2 days
What is koji
The steamed rice upon which the mold is cultivated
What is Moto
- also known as the starter
After the koji is created. The addition of yeast, rice and water added to the koji creates the moto
How long does the moto period last
2 weeks
How many stages does the moto go through and creates what
3 successive stages, creating the moromi (fermenting mash)
After the final addition has been made to the moto, how long does the same ferment
Up to 45 days
After fermentation what is the usual alcohol content
20%
What usually is done to lower the alcohol content of sake after fermentation
Water is added, lowering the level to around 17%
What tasting profiles can Sake reach
Bone Dry to Sweet
What is the Sake Value Meter
It is a measure of the sakes specific gravity or density in contrast to that of water
What does a negative value indicate from a Sake Value Meter
Sweetness
What does positive values indicate on the Sake Value Meter
Dryness
What does zero mean on the Sake Value Meter
Neutral
Nihonshudo is the Japanese term for what
Sake Value Meter
Sake is typically served best at what temperature
Room temperature
Is it good to heat up Sake
It can disrupt the delicate nature of premium Sake but also mask flaws in lower quality sakes
Do you serve sake out of the bottle
No it it’s traditionally decanted
What is a tokkuri
A ceramic, narrow neck flask that Sake is decanted before it is served
What is the Sake poured in from the tokkuri
Ochoko ( a small cylindrical vessel)
The more ceremonial Sakazuki cups
Is Sake meant to be aged
No, it is meant to be consumed shortly after it is bottled
What special style of sake is Namazake
Unpasteurized
What special style of sake is Nigori Sake
Unfiltered
What special style of sake is Taruzake
Sake aged in wooden barrels
What special style of sake is Jizake
Sake from a smaller kura (brewery)
What special style of sake is Genshu Sake
Undiluted Sake
Where does the name alcohol come from
Arab thinkers
- derived from the Arabic word “al-koh’l”
- a cosmetic powder purified through distillation
Modern spirits are generally distilled in what two ways
Rudimentary pot still
Continuous Still (Coffey, Column, or patent still)
What type of Still:
- the fermented liquor (the wash) is placed into a closed vessel and heat is applied directly to the vessel, vaporizing the ethyl alcohol, a certain amount of water, and congeners
- the vapors travel up through the vessel and into a condensing coil
- the vapors will be cooled, condensed into and collected in a separate vessel
Simple pot still
What do you call volatile molecules, such as esters, other alcohols, and aldehydes, which contribute to the flavor of off flavor of a spirit
Congeners
What type of Still:
- has two columns ( the analyzer and the rectifier) and uses steam, rather than direct heat, to vaporize the alcohol
- in this Still, the alcohol is condensed in a purer fashion, stripping the liquor of excess congeners and creating a higher - alcohol spirit
Continuous Still (Coffey, Column, or patent still)
What are the name of the two columns used in continuous Still
The Analyzer
The Rectifier
After distillation of spirits, what color is the spirit
It is colorless
How do brown spirits such as brandy and Scotch whisky gain their color and character
By aging in oak casks
Alcoholic content of all alcoholic beverages in the EU and the US, whether fermented or distilled is stated as a percentage of alcohol by volume at what temperature
20 degrees Celsius (68 degrees Fahrenheit)
What is the range of abv for liqueurs
15-30%
What is the range of abv for spirits such as Vodka and Gin
40-50%
What is the range of ABV for Whiskey, brandy, and Rum
There is a much wider range for these spirits
- some ask strength whiskies - those that are not diluted with water prior to bottling - can reach over 60% abv
What is the bestselling spirit in the United States
Vodka
Where was Vodka created
Poland and Russia
The word “Vodka” derives from where and means what
It is derived from the Russian word for water “vody”
What are some possible bases for for Vodka
Potatoes
Rye
Grapes
Beets
Molasses
Vodka is usually made in what type of Still
Continuous Still
What is vodka filtered with to make the spirit ultra clean
Charcoal
True or False
Vodka only goes through one distillation
False
- actually the more distillation a Vodka undergoes, the stronger and purer the final spirit will be
- and it is suggested the less likely it’s abuse will result in a hangover
Which form of vodka has the most amount of character? Eastern Europe and Russian vodka or Western Europe and American vodka
Eastern Europe and Russian Vodka
The EU and the US mandate any spirit labeled vodka must be what type of flavor
Neutral
What is then minimum abv for Vodka for the EU
37.5%
If vodka isn’t made from these two bases, an EU producer must state the products used in fermentation on the label
Potatoes or Grain
Stolichnaya
Ikon
These are two quality producers of vodka from what country
Russia
Chopin
Belvedere
These are two top producers from what country
Poland
Grey Goose
Is a top producer of Vodka from what country
France
What is the distilled base for Chopin Vodka
Potato
What is type of Still is used to make Grey Goose
Pot still
What is the distilled base for belvedere
Rye
What is the distilled base for grey goose
Wheat
What is the best selling premium vodka in the United States
Grey Goose
What is the distilled base for Titos Handmade Vodka
Corn
What is the distilled base for Ketel One
Wheat
Is Smirnoff vodka made in Russia
No, it hasn’t been made in Russia for almost a century
Ketel One is a Vodka based from what country
Holland
What is Acquavit
A Scandinavian Liqour
- a clear spirit fermented from potato or grain
- flavored with caraway root and other aromatics
What style is Gin usually made in
London Dry style
How do you produce Gin
A neutral grain spirit is flavored with a range of botanicals (juniper berries are the most important component) and redistilled
What is London Dry Gin
The most common modern style of Gin
- it employs a wide proprietary blend of botanical flavorings, and can therefore be subtly or startlingly distinct in character
What are some of the botanical flavorings found in London Dry Gin
Generally contains noticeable citrus and spice elements, derived from:
Oranges
Lemon peel
Anise
Cardamom
Coriander
Nutmeg
Angelica Root
And other aromatic substances
Beefeater
Tanqueray
Bombay Sapphire
Gordon’s
Boodles
These are top producers of what type of Spirit
London Dry Gins
Where was Gin created
Holland in the 16th Century
Who was Dr. Sylvius de Bouve
A Dutch doctor who developed the first crude Gin as a medicinal oil known as Genever
What is the base Gin for a Tom Collins Cocktail
Old Tom Gin
Old Tom Gin refers to what animal and why
19th century slang for black cat
- due to a wooden plague that hung outside of a pub and was shaped like a head of a cat
Where is Old Tom’s Gin from
England
What is the flavor profile for Old Tom Gin
Lightly sweet Gin
What is the proper spelling of Whiskey when referencing Scotch
Whisky (not whiskey)
Whiskey is a distilled product of what
Fermented Grains
Unmalted and malted:
Barley
Maize
Rye
Oats
Wheat
Who was Rev. Elijah Craig
He distilled Kentucky’s first whiskey in 1789
The style of whiskey Rev. Elijah Craig pioneered became known as
Bourbon Whiskey
What is the minimum amount of corn required to make Bourbon Whiskey
51%
What is Bourbon whiskey aged I
Charred new oak cask
If bourbon whiskey is aged for at least two years and made without any added coloring or flavoring, it maybe labeled as
Straight Bourbon
If bourbon whiskey is aged less than 4 years what must the distilled do
Also state the length of aging on the bottle
Where is Bourbon County located and how much of Bourbon Whiskey production is done there
Kentucky and 95%
Can Bourbon Whiskey be made outside of Kentucky
Yes, it can legally be produced anywhere in the United States
Where does the famous Bourbon Whiskey made by Jack Daniels and George Dickel get made at
Tennessee
What are the requirements for Tennessee whiskey
- Must be filtered with maple charcoal prior to aging
- must be manufactured in the state of Tennessee
What are the similarities between Kentucky Bourbon and Tennessee Whiskey
Both are made with at least 51% corn and aged in charred oak barrels
What is a sour mash whiskey
A portion of spent mash is incorporated into a newly fermenting mash
- Tennessee whiskey ( Jack Daniels) uses this style o
What is Rye Whiskey
- Distilled from a minimum 51% Rye
- aged in new charred oak barrels for a minimum of two years
What is Corn Whiskey
- Produced from a minimum of 80% Corn
- Maybe unaged or aged in used of uncharred new barrels
What type of cask are used to make Scotch Whisky
Used Bourbon and Sherry cask
- creates a more subtle interaction between wood and spirit
These five categories of Scotch:
- Single Malt Scotch Whisky
- Single Grain Scotch Whisky
- Blended Malt Scotch Whisky
- Blended Grain Scotch Whisky
- Blended Scotch Whiskey
Where created when
2009 Scotch Whisky Regulations
This form of Scotch is distilled from malted barley in a pot still at a single distillery
- From 2012 onward, this form of Scotch can only be bottled in Scotland
Single Malt Scotch Whisky
This form of Scotch is produced at a single distillery, from unmalted barley, wheat, or corn
Single Grain Whisky
This form of Scotch is produced from a blend of malt whiskies
Blended Malt Scotch Whisky
This form of Scotch is produced from two or more grain whiskies
Blended Grain Scotch Whisky
What is Blended Whisky
A mixture of Malt and grain whiskies produced at a number of different distilleries
This regulation made the following requirements for Scotch Whisky
- all whisky producers are to provide an indication of the category on the label
- can no longer use the term “Pure Malt” ( a synonym for blended malt whiskies)
- all Scotch whisky must be produced in Scotland
- distilled twice or more
- aged for at least 3 years
2009 Scotch Whisky Regulations
How long is single malt scotch generally aged
10 years
Highland
Lowland
Speyside
Islay
Campbeltown
The islands
These are the six regions of production in what country
Scotland
Single malt Whisky is usually aged for
10 years
What is the largest production region in Scotland
Highland
Oban
Glenmorangie
Dalwhinnie
Dalmore
Are all top distilleries for what region in Scotland
Highland
What is the flavor profile for Lowland Scotch
- This the lightest and least smoky
- great as a aperitif
Glenkinchie
Auchentoshan
Bladnoch
These are top distilleries located in what region of Scotland
Lowlands
Speyside use to be a former subzone of what region in Scotland
Highland
Glenlivet
Glenfiddich
Macallan
These are all top distilleries for what region in Scotland
Speyside
What is the flavor profile for Scotch from Speyside
Milder and fruity character
What is the major source of water in Speyside, Scotland
The River Spey
How many distilleries are housed in Campbeltown
3
Glen Scotia
Glengyle
Springbank
What is the flavor profile for Scotch from the islands
Peatiness and roasted seaweed character
Skye
Jura
Mull
Arran
Orkney
These are all Whisky producing islands for what country
Scotland
Highland Park is a highly regarded producer from what island in Scotland
Orkney
Talisker is a highly regarded producer from what island in Scotland
Skye
What is the flavor profile for islay
They produce the most peaty, smoky style of Scotch Whisky
Ardbeg
Lagavulin
Laphroaig
These are the top producing distilleries where in Scotland
Islay
What has been the most recent trend in the production of Scotch Whisky
The advent of Wood finished styling
- this means a developing Whisky will be transferred to a different cask for the last two or three years of its aging period
Example - will be transferred from its cask to another that held port, Sherry, Madeira, Burgundy or Sauternes
Name some producers who are doing the recent trend of transferring the Whisky to different cask
Glenmorangie and Balvenie
What type of style does the transferring Whisky to a different cask create
A softer and fruiter style
Who has produced whiskey longer Ireland or Scotland
Ireland
Name some famous Irish distilleries
- Old Bushmills
- Cooley
- New Middleton (maker of Jamison)
What is the origin of moonshine
By the Scottish who heated their barely at night
What is the usual aging for Scotch
7 years
What is the usual aging for Irish whiskey
Minimum 3 years
Why does Irish whiskey not have that smokey character like Scotch
Due to the none use of peats in their fires
Suntory is a famous producer of whiskey from what country
Japan
What does eau de vie mean
Water of life
What is the source material for brandy
Wine
What are some delicate aromas of Brandy
Flowers
Fruit
Subtle Oak
Spice
What is the European Unions definition of Brandy
- Brandy is a distillation of wine
- has a minimum abv of 36%
- has a minimum oak aging period of six months
What are the two delimited regions in south west France that produce Brandy
Cognac
Armagnac
Where is Cognac AOC located in France
Northeast of Bordeaux
Grand Champange
Petite Champagne
Borderies
Fins Bois
Bons Bois
Bois Á Terroirs
(Order is based on quality)
These are the six regions of what area in France
Cognac AOC
What is the northern most region of Cognac
Bois á Terriors
The town of Cognac sets in what region of Cognac AOC
Borderies
Does Champagne represent sparkling wine in Cognac
No, but the soil
What is the preferred soil for Cognac
Chalk
What areas in Cognac have the highest percentage of soft chalk
Grand Champagne
Petite Champagne
What type of soil do they have in the outer appellations of Cognac
Hard Limestone
Clay
What is the base grape for Cognac
Ugni Blanc
What are some of the secondary grapes of Cognac
Folle Branche
Colombard
What type of Still is used to make Cognac
Cognac is distilled twice in copper Charentais Pot Still
In reference to Cognac what is “brouillis”
The first distillation of Cognac
- produces a spirit of 28-32% alcohol
- many batches of “brouillis” are returned to the boiler to be distilled again, to extract the “soul” of Cognac
I’m reference to Cognac what is Bonne Chauffe
The second distillation of Cognac
- the bonne chauffe is divided into several parts:
- the tête (heads)
- coeur (heart)
- secondes (second cuts)
- queue (tails)
How is Cognac aged in and where is the oak from
In oak cask from the Limousin and Tronçais Forest
What does water and caramel do to Cognac
Adds strength and color prior to bottling
What does VS mean in reference to Cognac
Very Special
- indicates it’s been ages for two years
What does VSOP mean in reference to Cognac
” Very Special or Superior, Old Pale”
- indicates at least 4 years in cask
What does XO mean in reference to Cognac
Extra Old
- indicates at least 6 years in a cask
- in 2018 the minimum requirement will change to 10 years
What is the requirement of Cognac named after one of the six regions
100% of the eau-de-vie originated from the named area
What is fine champagne
Wine that is distilled from Grand Champagne and Petit Champagne regions
- Grand Champagne must make up at least 50% of the blend
Where is Armagnac AOC located
Southwest France
Haut - Armagnac
Bas - Armagnac
Armagnac - Ténarèze
These are the three regions for what AOC
Armagnac
Folle Branche (Picpoul)
Ugni Blanc
Colombard
Baco Blanc
These are the main grapes for what spirit
Armagnac
What is significant about the grape Baco Blanc
It’s the only hybrid grape authorized in any french AOP
What is the main type of Still used in Armagnac
- One distillation in a cooper continuous Still
- in Armagnac may be distilled twice in a Charentais pot still
What is a toki
The master of saké. Equivalent to a brew master