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Other Whiskey Areas Flashcards

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What are the requirements for Canadian Whisky?

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Made from a mash of fermented cereal grains
Aged in small wood containers for no less than three years.
Be mashed, distilled, and aged in Canada
Bottled at no less than 40% ABV
Can be labeled Canadian Whiskey, Canadian Rye Whisky, or Rye Whisky.

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What amount of Rye is required in Canadian Rye Whiskey?

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None.

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What are some well known brands of Canadian Whisky?

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Canadian Club
Canadian Mist
Crown Royal
Black Velvet
Pendleton Whisky
Seagram’s Seven
Collingwood Whisky
Alberta Premium

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What is a Grain Whisky in Canada?

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Sometimes called a base whisky, like the light whisky distilled in the US. Usually used in Canadian Blended Whisky.

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What is Flavoring Whisky?

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Whiskies made with a high percentage of a single grain, stored in charred oak barrels. Most often used in Canadian blended whisky.

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What is Canadian Blended Whisky?

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Generally comprised of base grain and flavoring whisky. May contain up to 9.09% other ingredients.

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What are some other ingredients that may be added to Canadian Blended Whisky?

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Sweetener
Caramel Coloring
Sherry
Wine

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When was Canadian Club first produced?

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1882.

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Who developed Canadian Club Whisky?

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Hiram Walker.

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Who currently owns Canadian Club Whisky?

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Beam Suntory.

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What is the world’s best selling brand of Canadian Whisky?

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Crown Royal.

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When was Crown Royal created?

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1939.

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Who were the original producers of Crown Royal?

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Seagram.

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Who currently owns Crown Royal?

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Diageo.

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Where is Crown Royal currently produced?

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Manitoba.

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Where was Crown Royal originally produced?

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Waterloo, Ontario.

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When was whisky production believed to have been started in Japan?

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The late 1870s.

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When and where was the first commercial malt whisky distillery opened in Japan?

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1923 in Yamazaki Japan (a suburb of Kyoto)

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What was the first Whisky Distillery in Japan?

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Suntory

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Who was Shinjiro Torii?

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The founder of the Suntory Distillery. A successful wholesaler selling wine and pharmaceuticals.

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Who was Masatak Taketsuru?

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The first distiller at Suntory distillery in Japan. Trained at Hazelburn in Campbeltown, Scotland.

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What was the first whisky produced at Suntory?

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Shirofuda White Label in 1929. Not much success, and was modified to suit Japanese taste.

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What are the three distilleries operated by Suntory?

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Suntory (Yamazaki - near Osaka)
Hakushu (near Hokuto)
Chita (On Chita Peninsula)

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What distilleries were founded by Masataka Taketsuru?

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Yoichi (Hokkaido)
Miyagikyo (Sendai - on Honshu)

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What other style of whisky is Japanese most similar to?
Scotch Whisky.
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What are some processes in whisky production unique to Japan?
Clear, almost transparent worts. Do not sell to other distillers - if a blend, will be created from own company.
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What are the requirements for Japanese Whisky?
Base ingredients limited to malted grains (must use some), other cereal grains, and water from Japan. Saccharification, fermentation and distillation in Japan. Aged in Japan in wood for 3+ years
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If a whisky made in Japan does not meet the requirements to be Japanese Whisky, what may it be labeled as?
World Blends or World Whisky
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What was the first brand of Taiwanese Whisky?
Kavalan
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What is the brand name of a whisky produced by the state-owned Taiwan Tobacco & Liquor Corporation?
Omar Whisky
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Who produces Kavalan Whisky?
King Car Group (Taiwan)
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Why does most whisky produced in India not qualify as "true whisky" in the US or EU?
Most (~90%) is produced at least partially with molasses-based neutral spirits.
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What are some of the best selling brands of Indian Whisky?
Officer's Choice McDowell's No. 1 Royal Stag Imperial Blue
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Who was the first Indian producer to make a true grain-based whisky?
Amrut Distilleries in 2004
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Where is Amrut Distillery located?
Bangalore, India. Amrut is produced in Kambipura, India
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Who was Neelakanta Jagdale?
The founder of Amrut Distilleries.
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What does Amrut mean?
"Nectar of the Gods" or company translation "Elixir of Life"
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What is Amrut made from?
100% barley, including some peated imported from Scotland.
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How is Amrut Whisky produced?
Double distilled in large pot stills, aged in oak for 4 years or longer.
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What is John Distilleries?
An Indian distillery that produces high quality grain-based whisky.
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What is Paul John Single Cask 161 Whisky?
An Indian whisky made from 100% Indian barley. Double distilled in traditional copper pot stills aged 3-5 years in American Oak barrels.
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What is Brilliance Whisky?
An Indian grain whisky aged in ex-bourbon barrels.
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Who was Bill Lark?
Opened Lark Distillery in Tasmania, first whisky production in Australia.
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Which state in Australia has the largest concentration of whisky distilleries?
Tasmania (more than 20)
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How many whisky distilleries are in New South Wales?
More than 10
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What is Sullivans Cove Single Cask Malt Whisky?
An Australian whisky (from Tasmania) that won the World Whisky Award (usually won by Scotland or Japan) in 2014.
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What are some brands of whisky from New Zealand?
Oamaruvian Manuka Smoke Old Hokonui Whisky
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What is Hokonui Moonshine?
A New Zealand moonshine made on the South Island from the 1870s, by a Scottish widow named Mary McRae.
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What happened to Hokonui Moonshine?
The illegal whisky was produced from 1872 until the mid-1930's when equipment destroyed by local authorities. Currently made according to original recipe as Old Hokonui Whiskey.
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What are some whisky producers in Mexico?
Pidre Almas Sierra Norte Absolo
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What grain are Mexican whiskies usually produced with?
Heirloom corn varieties.
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What is Pox?
A Mexican grain-based spirit. Made using a blend of corn, wheat, and/or sugar cane.
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What is Nixta Licor de Elote?
A Mexican corn liqueur.
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What is Nixta?
Possibly the world's first corn liqueur, made in Mexico.
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What is Nixtamalization?
A process used by the Mayans and Aztecs. Soaking corn in an alkaline solution to help remove the outer skin of the corn.

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