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Rum & Tequila Flashcards

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What is Pommeau de Normandie?

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The mistelle of Normandy, produced from apple must and AOC Calvados, aged at least one year in oak.

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What are pomace spirits?

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Distilled from pomace, rather than wine, and therefore not brandies.

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What is the French pomace spirit?

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Marc

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What is the Portuguese pomace spirit?

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Bagaceira

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What is the Italian pomace spirit?

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Grappa

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What is the source of Kirsch/Kirschwasser?

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Black Cherries

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What is the source of Poire William?

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Bartlett Pear Cider

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What is the source of Framboise?

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Raspberries

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What is Boukha?

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A fig eau-de-vie from Tunisia

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What is Barack Palinka?

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An apricot eau-de-vie from Hungary

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What are some plum eaux-de-vie?

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Slivovitz
Mirabelle
Quetsch
Prunelle

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What is rum distilled from?

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Fermented sugarcane or molasses.

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What is light rum?

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Distilled by the continuous method, filtered with charcoal, and typically see little aging in cask.

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What is Demerara rum?

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A light rum from Guyana distilled from molasses and aged over a decade before release.

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What is dark rum?

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Distilled twice in a pot still and aged for years prior to release. The color comes from caramel.

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What is Rhum Agricole?

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Produced from sugarcane juice in a column still on Martinique.

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What is Rhum Ambré?

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Martinique Rhum Agricole aged for 18mos in barrel

18
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What is the southernmost AOC in France?

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Martinique AOC

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What is Cachaça?

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A Brazilian spirit produced from fermented sugarcane juice (free-run).

20
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What is an example of a light sipping rum?

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Mount Gay (Barbados) - time in barrel gives more flavor and complexity.

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What do Vieux, Hors d’Age, and VO indicated on a bottle of Rhum Agricole?

A

3 years in oak

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What do VSOP and XO indicate (respectively) on a bottle of Rhum Agricole?

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VSOP: 4 years
XO: 6 years

23
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What does the age statement on a bottle of Spanish rum mean?

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Age on the bottle is the oldest rum in the mix (think soleras).

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What does the age statement on a bottle of English rum mean?

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Youngest rum in the blend.

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What does the age statement on a bottle of French rum mean?

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The entire bottle must be of that age.

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What are the legal restrictions on age statements for rum, general?

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There must be “some” of that age in the bottle; could be just a splash.

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What is the English style of rum, and where is it produced?

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Richest, most aromatic, generally distilled in pot stills and oak aged for several years.
Barbados, Jamaica, Guyana

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What is the Spanish style of rum, and where is it produced?

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Light, often white, generally distilled in column stills and often unaged.
Cuba, DR, Trinidad, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Panama

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What is the French style of rum, and where is it produced?

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Rhum Agricole - they do not produce rum from molasses. Generally distilled in a column still.
Martinique, Guadeloupe, Reunion Island, Haiti.

30
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Where is Tequila produced?

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Primarily around the city of Tequila in Jalisco (west coast, midway down). Other states of production are:
Nayarit (north of Jalisco)
Guanajuato (east of Jalisco)
Michoacán (south of Jalisco)
Tamaulipas (on the east coast of Mexico, opposite Nayarit)

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What is tequila produced from?

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The heart of the blue agave plant, minimum 51%.

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How long is blanco Tequila aged?

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Not at all - bottled immediately after distillation.

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How long is reposado Tequila aged?

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60 days to 1 year

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How long is añejo Tequila aged?

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1-3 years

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How long is extra añejo Tequila aged?

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3+ years

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What is mixto Tequila?

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Tequila that is not 100% blue agave.

37
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Where is Mezcal primarily produced?

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Oaxaca (west coast of Mexico, close to the Guatemala border)

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What are the principal types of agave for Mezcal?

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Maguey (Agave americana)

Espadin (Agave angustifolia)

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What is the latin name for Blue Agave?

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Agave tequiliana

40
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What is Kirsch de Fougerolles?

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An AOC for distillate of red and black cherries in the Haut-Saône and Vosges départements west of Alsace

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