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Hard Liquor and Spirit Basics Flashcards

1
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What popular drinks use rum?

A
  • Rum and Coke
  • Rum Runner
  • Pina Colada
  • Tom and Jerry
  • Mai Tai
  • Zombie
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What is distinctive about scotch compared to other whiskeys?

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According to Scottish regulations, it must be distilled and aged for at least three years and one day

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3
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What are the 3 most popular beverages in the world?

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water, tea and beer

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4
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Into which four distinct categories are Scotch whiskeys divided?

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  • Single Malt
  • Vatted Malt (Pure Malt)
  • Blended Grain
  • Single Grain
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5
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What fermented ingredient is in rum?

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Sugar cane byproducts: molasses sugar cane juices

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What kind of taste should you look for in tequila?

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A long finish and a nicely complex aftertaste

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7
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What is the fermented ingredient in sake?

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Rice

Note: Sake is commonly called “rice wine”

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What should vodka look like?

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A fine vodka has a thick and creamy texture when frozen

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9
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Should gin be completely clear when held up to the light?

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If made from natural ingredients, gin need not be completely clear

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What is distinctive about bourbon compared to other types of whiskey?

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Must have 51% corn mixture in its fermented grains

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What flavors should you look for in rum?

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  • caramel
  • brown sugar
  • tobacco
  • molasses
  • leather
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What should you look for in the nose of a vodka?

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  • Good vodka: creamy, sweet, or grainy fragrance
  • Bad vodka: medicinal or aggressive with a harsh odor of ethyl spirts
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13
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Scotch is a variety of what type of liquor?

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Whiskey

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14
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What aromas should you look for when nosing a rum?

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  • vanilla
  • caramel
  • butterscotch
  • tobacco
  • leather
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What flavors should you look for in a Scotch?

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  • iodine
  • brine
  • seaweed
  • florals
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16
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What is the fermented ingredient in vodka?

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  • grain (usually wheat or rye)
  • potatoes
  • sugar beet molasses
17
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When and where was vodka invented?

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14th century Russia

18
Q

Where did Scotch likely originate?

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Among ancient Celts

They produced a drink, known as iusge beatha (“water of life”), which evolved into Scotch whiskey

19
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What aromas should you look for when nosing gin?

A
  • citrus
  • fruit
  • floral
  • earth
  • spice
  • wood
20
Q

What popular drinks use vodka?

A
  • Kamikaze
  • White Russian
  • Long Island Iced Tea
  • Lemon Drop
21
Q

Bourbon is a variety of what type of liquor?

A

Whiskey

22
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What is the fermented ingredient in gin?

A

Neutral grain spirits flavored with juniper

23
Q

How are sour mash whiskeys made?

A

Different kinds of grains are mashed together and fermented

24
Q

What popular drinks use gin?

A
  • Gin Martini
  • Gin and Juice
  • Gin and Tonic
25
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What should you look for in the appearance of Scotch?

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Its darkness is indicative of its age and the type of wood cask it was stored in

  • Hold the scotch up against a white background and examine the color and clarity
  • The richest Scotches (and whiskeys in general) have the most prominent legs
26
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How do you calculate proof?

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Proof is double the alcohol-by-volume, so if a liquid is 50% alochol, it would be 100 proof

27
Q

Do lowballs contain more or less alcohol than a highball?

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Lowballs contain more alcohol than a highball

28
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What is the fermented ingredient in beer?

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Malted barley

29
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What do you look for in the nose of a tequila?

A
  • agave
  • soil
  • oak
  • fruit
  • smoke

Note: “agave intensity” is the term used to describe the amount of agave aroma in the tequila

30
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Where did rum originate?

A

Ancient India or China

31
Q

How much beer or wine contain as much alcohol as a 1.5 oz. shot of liquor?

A

12 oz. beer

6 oz. glass wine

32
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What can you determine from the appearance of a rum?

A

Its age

The longer the rum has been aged, the darker it will be

33
Q

What was colonial America’s largest and most prosperous industry?

A

Rum production

34
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What is the fermented ingredient in tequila?

A

Blue Agave

35
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What was North America’s first indigenous distilled spirit?

A

Tequila

When the conquistadors ran out of their own brandy, they started distilling the Aztec’s agave drink

36
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What color should tequila be?

A

Clear, pale yellow, golden, or golden brown

(Darker color indicates either extensive aging or the use of caramel coloring)

37
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What is the fermented ingredient in whiskey?

A
  • barley
  • malted barley
  • rye
  • malted rye
  • wheat
  • maize (corn)
38
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Why was the concept of proof created?

A

18th century British sailors were paid partially in rum, which had to be “proved.”

The rum was combined with gunpowder and lit. If it burned, the rum was “proved”; otherwise, the rum was watered down too much and was “below proof”

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