Random Deck #5

Question 1

Unique style of Irish Whiskey produced by the Cooley Distillery’s Connemara Brand

Answer 1

Peated (Connemara Peated Single Malt Irish Whiskey)

Question 2

Type of gin that is produced by mixing neutral spirits with flavorings and/or extracts

Answer 2

Compound gin

Question 3

Grain bill and distillation requirements for Irish Grain Whiskey

Answer 3

• Maximum 30% malted barley * Continuous distillation is required

Question 4

Minimum aging required for American Straight Whiskeys

Answer 4

Two years in new, charred oak barrels (requires an age statement); Four years in new, charred oak barrels (no age statement required) * ‘Exception for corn whiskey’: barrels must be used or uncharred

Question 5

Highest alcohol by volume percentage considered achievable via commercial distillation

Answer 5

96.5% abv (higher levels require dehydration procedures / laboratory conditions)

Question 6

Minimum solera aging time for Brandy de Jerez ‘Solera’

Answer 6

Six months

Question 7

Base ingredient requirements for Calvados Pays d’Auge AOC

Answer 7

Apples are dominant; may contain a maximum of 30% pear cider

Question 8

Allowed “mellowing agents” for use with tequila

Answer 8

• Caramel coloring * Natural oak/Encino oak extract * Glycerin * up to 76 g/L Sugar Syrup (Total allowed maximum for all combined: 1% by volume)

Question 9

The first commercial whiskey distillery in Japan

Answer 9

Suntory Distillery

Question 10

Leading grape (at nearly 60% of the vineyards) of Armagnac

Answer 10

Ugni Blanc (aka Saint Émilion)

Question 11

Aging requirements for Rhum Agricole Martinique Élevé Sous Bois

Answer 11

Minimum 12 months of aging in oak barrels

Question 12

Elderflower liqueur launched in 2007

Answer 12

Saint Germain

Question 13

Country of origin for Rhum Barbancourt

Answer 13

Haiti

Question 14

Product made by Dolin Distillery based on an original recipe (from 1856) for pale, sweet white vermouth

Answer 14

C. Comoz Blanc Vermouth

Question 15

Four types of Chilean Pisco, based on bottling abv

Answer 15

• Pisco Corriente (min. 30% abv) * Pisco Especial (min. 35% abv) * Pisco Reservado (min. 40% abv) * Gran Pisco (min. 43% abv)

Question 16

Specific type of EU Pastis that contains minimum levels of Glycyrrhizic acid

Answer 16

Pastis de Marseille

Question 17

Grain bill and distillation requirements for Single Grain Scotch

Answer 17

• Malted barley + other grains * Any method of distillation * Produced at a single distillery

Question 18

Specific type of Cinchona bark often used in Barolo Chinato

Answer 18

Calisaya bark

Question 19

PGI gin of Lithuania

Answer 19

Vilnius Gin

Question 20

Original (historic) name for the vodka martini

Answer 20

Kangaroo Cocktail