sake etc Flashcards
maraschino flavor & country?
cherry, croatia
grand marnier flavor & country?
Orange (Cognac base); france
grapes of armagnac?
Ugni Blanc, Colombard, Folle Blanche (Picpoul), and Baco Blanc (the only hybrid grape authorized in any French AOC/P appellation)
Producers of Speyside Scotch
Macallan, Balvenie, Mortlach, Glen Grant
- What is cider called in Germany? What are the top two Anbaugebiet for its production?
a. Apfelwein
b. Pfalz and Rheinhessen
Centaur is the figure on bottles of which famed Cognac producer?
Remy Martin
slow gin flavor & country?
sloe berries & sweetened gin based, england
Powdery Mildew
fungal.
what is the base for maraschino ? what country is it from?
cherry, croatia
Plymouth Gin style compared to London dry. who produces?
revived in 1996-only produced by Plymouth, Coates, and Co. in England. It is fuller in body than London Dry Gin, and very aromatic.
Averna flavor & country?
Herbs, Roots, Citrus
Pierce’s disease
bacterial. invects vines preventing the transport of water; spread by sap-feeding insects like sharpshooters and spittlebugs. Delayed budbreak, stunted growth, and fruit dehydration are, further exacerbated by drought. uneven shoot lignification, and “matchsticks,” which are petioles that are left on shoots after leaves defoliate. Infected vines will typically die within two to five years, but cold winter conditions seem. No treatment for Pierce’s disease, and infected vines should be removed to reduce spread
leafroll disease- what kind of diease? what does it cause? how does form? how can it be treated?
viral- reduction in yields; slows fruit maturation, shortens the lifespan of a vineyard. Mealybugs/nematodes -transported birds, wind, and on equipment and workers’ clothes. treat by removing infected vines , planting on resistant rootstock.
Calvados producers?
lemorton, camut, boulard
Name 2 advantages to cold maceration before fermentation?
To exact more color & less astringent tannin – enhances aromatics, organic acids more stable.
Cognac Producers?
Remy Martin, Couvassier, Hennessey, Celt
Producers of Islay Scotch
arberg, bunnabehn, brucchladich, bowmore, cao ila, Lagavulin, laphroaig, kilkoman
Coffey still is what kind?
column (continuous)
Aperol flavor & country?
Orange, Gentian, Rhubarb
genever compared to london dry gin?
pot still, and sweeter but less alcoholic than London Dry Gin.
Zankyo Super 7 is produced by whom?
Niizawa
Producers of Campbeltown Scotch
Springbank, Glenglye, Glen Scotia
Frangelico flavor & country?
hazelnut, italy
Crete grape pomace spirit?
Tsikoudia – protected term; (raki)
What is the base for van der hume ? what country is it from?
tangerine, south africa
What is the difference between coulure and millerandage?
a. Coulure is when a flower fails to fertilize and thus no grape forms
b. Millerandage occurs when there is fertilization in some berries but not others and the fruitset is uneven. This is called hen and chicken.
what country is Malibu from ?
barbados
Cyprus grape pomace spirit?
Zivania
Wheated Whiskey?
Bernheim, Oyo
creme de cassis flavor & country?
blackcurrant, france
Calcareous soils are generally more alkaline or acidic?
alkaline
B & B flavor & country?
blended Bénédictine and Brandy
second distillation of cognac is called?
bonne chauffe
The first distillation of cognac is called?
spirit of 28-32% alcohol called the brouillis.
Corenwyn (“corn wine”) gin
cask-aged version in which malt wine comprises at least 51% of the distillate.
Amarula flavor & country?
marula fruit & cream, south africa
awamori- country ? base?
Okinawan style of shochu, awamori, is always distilled from long grain indica rice.
Bénédictine flavor & country?
herbs & spices, france
what is the difference between cuvaision and cuvage?
cuvasion: maceration of skins during fermentation; cuvage- post
- What is the only method permitted for preserving Residual Sugar in Austrian Pradikatwein by manipulation?
i. Fermentation must be arrested through chilling, sulfuring, and sterile filtration; ii. The addition of unfermented grape must or sugar is forbidden.
midori flavor & country?
melon, japan
2 columns of continous still called?
analyzer and the rectifier)
- What is Scrumpy?
a. Traditionally produced hard cider of Western England particularly in the areas of Cornwall, Somerset, Devon, Dorset, and Bristol among other places.
b. Said to be more robust, pulpy, tannic and higher in abv than commercial ciders and typically still more often than carbonated though many examples have a slight spritz.
Sake
how continuous still heat liquid different from pot?
continuous uses steam, rather than direct heat, to vaporize the alcohol.
Amaretto base & flavor?
almond & apricot
Boonekamp- country? base?
germany
southern comfort base & flavor?
whiskey, Peach, Orange & Spice
Producers of Tennesee Whiskey
George Dickel, jack daniels, pritchards, nelson’s greenbriar
Brandy de Jerez - which still? which grapes?
copper stills (alquitaras) from wines based on Airén and Palomino grapes
Brandy de Jerez producers?
Domecq, Emilio Lustau, and Osborne.
- What is Medronho?
a. Traditional fruit brandy of Algarve produced from the fruit of a Medronho tree aka wild strawberry; though these are not like the strawberries we’re familiar with.
Calvados traditional still ? min aging?
twice in a copper pot still and aged for a minimum of two years in oak casks (domfrntais 3 years)
What is aspersion?
Spraying vines with water – to freeze over buds to prevent spring frost
Name 2 nut based liqeuers?
Amaretto, Frangelico
oude (“old”) genever
minimum 15% “malt wine”: a distillate of corn, rye and wheat.
curacao flavor & country?
Laraha Citrus; netherlands (antilles)
- What is berry pinking and what is it the result of?
a. Berry pinking is when grapes lose color on the vine and this is a direct result of too much sunlight
4 anish based spirits & country?
pernod, ricard, pastis 51, ouzo - france; sambuca (& elderberry); galliano (& vanilla) - italy
main grape of cognac?
ugni blanc (98% of plantings)
Georgia grape pomace spirit?
Chacha
fine de bourgogne from marc de bourgogne?
both are distilled ; fine is brandy (made from wine lees); marc is from grape pomace
Kahlúa flavor & country?
rum based & coffee, mexico
Hungary grape pomace spirit?
Torkolypálinka