Spirits Flashcards
In what states could you find a producer making both Tequila and Mezcal?
3
Tamaulipas
Michoacan
Guanajuato
What is aging requirements for all Armagnac before age indications?
Prior to release, Armagnac must be aged in oak casks of 400-420 liters for a min. 1 year (from April 1 of the year following the harvest)
the minimum ABV of Scotch Whisky
40
Calvados to must ratio for Pommeau de Normandie
1/3 Calvados, 2/3 must
What style of whiskey is Seagram’s VO?
Canadian
What is the minimum percentage of rye required in the mash bill of American rye whiskey?
51%
Ungava gin
Canada
Bluecoat gin
USA
Post 1997, what is the maximum planting density for a Calvados orchard labeled “Haut-Tige?”
150 trees/hectare
Chateau de Briat armagnac owner
Baron de Pichon Longueville
Chateau de Tariquet armagnac owner
Yves Grassa
Armagnac ages
VS / *** : 1-3 years old
VSOP / Napoleon : 4-9 years old
XO / Hors d’Age : min. 10 years
XO Premium : min. 20 years
Vintage: min. 10 years
Sazerac cocktail
Sugar cube + Peychaus bitter
Cognac (rye whiskey)
Glass rinsed with absinthe
Ice
B52 cocktail
Kalua - 1st layer
Beileys - 2nd layer
Grand Marnier/Cointreau/Triple Sec - 3rd layer
Fire up?
White Russian cocktail
1 part Kalua
1 part Vodka
1 part cream
Ice
Kalua
Coffee liqueur
Mexico
Pina Colada
Rum
Pineappe juice
Cocos milk or sirup
Cream
Ice (shake)
Cosmopolitan cocktail
30 citron vodka
15 Cointreau
15 lime juice
30 cranberries juice (mors)
Shake with ice
Strain
No ice
Rusty nail cocktail
2 parts Scotch (or 1 part)
1 part Drambuie
On ice
No shake
Manhattan
50 whiskey (bourbon)
25 Vermouth
Bitter
Ice
Stir
Strain
No ice
Long Island
5+3
15 vodka
15 rum
15 tequilla
15 gin
15 Triple sec
30 sugar sirop
25 lemon juice
Ice
Splash of cola on top
States of production of tequilla
5
Jalisco
Guanajuato
Tamaulipas
Nayarit
Michoacan
Tequilla joven
Less than 2 months
Tequilla reposado
2-12 months
Tequilla anejo
1-3 years
Tequilla extra anejo
More than 3 years
Largest mezcal producing state
Oaxaca
Minimum of agave sugar in mezcal
100%
Minimum of agave sugar in tequilla
51
State of production of Bacanora
Sonora
Main type of agave for mezcal
Agave angustifolia (espadin)
3 types of mezcal from 2016
- Mezcal (industrial made)
- Mezcal Artesanal (more traditional techniques)
- Mezcal Ancestral (most traditional techniques)
Cuba libre cocktail recipe and year of the creation
1900
30 rum
90 Coca-Cola
Lime wedge
Ice
Squeeze lime
Mint Julep
4 to 5 mint sprigs (leaves only)
2 sugar cubes (or 15 simple syrup)
70 bourbon whiskey
Crushed Ice
Garnish: mint sprig
Americano cocktail
50 ml Campari
50 ml sweet vermouth
30-60 soda water (to taste)
Ice cubes
Garnish: lemon twist or orange slice
CHAMPAGNE COCKTAIL
90 ml Chilled Champagne
10 ml Cognac
2 dashes Angostura bitters
Few drops of Grand Marnier (optional)
1 sugar cube
FRENCH CONNECTION
35 ml Cognac
35 ml Amaretto
MARGARITA
50 ml Tequila 100% Agave
20 ml Triple Sec
15 ml Freshly Squeezed Lime Juice
VESPER
45 ml Gin
15 ml Vodka
7.5 ml Lillet Blanc
ALEXANDER
30 ml Cognac
30 ml Crème de Cacao (Brown)
30 ml Fresh Cream
AVIATION
45 ml Gin
15 ml Maraschino Luxardo
15 ml Fresh Lemon Juice
1 Bar Spoon Crème de Violette
CLOVER CLUB
45 ml Gin
15 ml Raspberry Syrup
15 ml Fresh Lemon Juice
Few Drops of Egg White
Ice
Shake
Strain
JOHN COLLINS
45 ml Gin
30 ml Fresh Lemon Juice
15 ml Simple Syrup
60 ml Soda Water
Stir
MANHATTAN
50 ml Rye Whiskey
20 ml Sweet Red Vermouth
1 dash Angostura Bitters
NEGRONI
30 ml Gin
30 ml Bitter Campari
30 ml Sweet Red Vermouth
OLD FASHIONED
45 ml Bourbon or Rye Whiskey
1 Sugar Cube
Few Dashes Angostura Bitters
Few Dashes Plain Water
Flip style of cocktails?
Adding egg yolk
The only IBA flip cocktail
Porto flip
SAZERAC
50 ml Cognac
10 ml Absinthe
1 Sugar Cube
2 Dashes Peychaud’s Bitters
SIDECAR
50 ml Cognac
20 ml Triple Sec
20 ml Fresh Lemon Juice
Shake with ice
Strain
Dunkel
Lager
American Pale Ale - who first introduced this style?
Sierra Nevada
Lambic yeasts
3
Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Brettanomyces bruxellensis
Brettanomyces lambicus
First American ale
Anchor Liberty ale
1975
Microbrewery
Small brewery generally producing less than 15,000 barrels per year. Sales primarily off premises.
Rauchbier
Smoked lager beer, famously produced in Bamberg (Franken, Germany)
California common
Lager fermented at warmer than normal temperatures (i.e. Anchor Steam)
Kolsch
Ale from Cologne (Germany) fermented at cooler than normal temperatures
Noble hops
4
Hallertau
Saaz
Tettnang
Spalt
What beer is known as liquid bread?
Doppelbock
Belgian trappist breweries
5
Orval
Chimay
Rochefort
Westvleteren
Westmalle
Achel not anymore since 2021
Minimum corn on bourbon
51
Minimum corn in corn whiskey
80
Minimum rye in rye whiskey
51
Minimum ageing of Scotch
3 years
Minimum ageing of Irish whiskey
3 years
Omar
Whiskey Taiwan
Armorik
Whiskey France
The last open distillery in Ireland
2021
Killarney
Виски Коннора Макгрегора
Proper Twelve
Ireland
Teeling
Ireland whiskey
Redbreast
Irish whiskey
How many distilleries are they in Ireland
2021
38
Peated irish whiskey
Connemara
Poitin
Irish distillate
Different ingredients
Not aged
Amrut
India
Whisky
Paul John
India
Whisky
Na-Geanna
Irish whiskey
Hennessy
House Stark game of thrones set
Dalwhinnie
House Lannister game of thrones set
Lagavulin
House Targarien game of thrones set
Cardhu
The nights watch
Game of thrones set
Oban
Six kingdoms
Game of thrones set
Mortlach
Whisky Bible author
Jim Murray
Минимальная крепость для Полугара
38.5
Cocktail of James Bond
Vesper Martini
the 1953 book:
‘Three measures of Gordon’s, one of vodka, half a measure of Kina Lillet.
Trester
Pommace brandy in Germany
Slyrs
Whiskey
Germany
Monkey 47
Gin
Germany
Ketel one
Vodka
Netherlands
Varadero
Ron
Cuba
Водка Дэна Экройда (охотники за привидениями)
Crystal head
Требования к японскому виски
Весь цикл производства на территории Японии
Минимальная выдержка 3 года
JSLMA?
Japan Spirits and Liqueurs Makers Association
Rhum agricole Blanc
Ageing requirements
Min. 8 weeks in tank following distillation
élevés sous bois
Rhum agricole
Ageing requirements
Min. 12 months in oak
Vieux rhum agricole
Ageing requirements
“Min. 3 years in an oak
Vieux rhum agricole VO
Ageing requirements
VO: min. 3 years in oak barrels
VSOP/Réserve Spéciale/Cuvée Spéciale/Très Vieux
Rhum agricole
Ageing requirements
min. 4 years in oak barrels
XO/Hors d’Age/Extra Vieux/Grande Réserve:
Rhum agricole
Ageing requirements
min. 6 years in oak barrels
AOC Martinique since?
1996
Madurado en Vidrio
Mezcal
Matured in glass for 12 months in cool dark place.
First whisky from Champagne
Moutard
Международный день виски
27 марта
ДР Майкла Джексона
Glenfiddich Grande Couronne
26 year old Scotch single malt whisky initially matured in American and European oak casks and finished for up to two years further in French Cognac casks
premium Jim Beam bourbon brand
Booker’s Bourbon
Gin MG
Spain
Three ships
Whiskey
South Africa
Bagpiper
Whiskey
India
DYC
Destilerías y Crianza del Whisky S.A.
Spain
Deanston
Whiskey
Scotland
Highland
Dingle whiskey
Ireland
Black velvet
Whiskey
Canada
Aging requirements for Calvados
minimum 2 years, but 3 years for Calvados Domfrontais
Year the AOC Blanche Armagnac was established
2005
4 categories of Baiju
SSLR
Strong aroma
Sauce aroma
Light aroma
Rice aroma
Where can Genever be produced?
4
Belgium
Netherlands
Germany
France
Only 2 rhum appellations
Rhum de la Martinique
Ron de Venezuela
Exsto
Cognac
Mohn Poppy
Gin
Estonia
The first AOC of Calvados
Calvados Pays dAuge
1942
The last AOC of Calvados
Calvados Domfrontais
1984
Hapusa
India
Gin
Old Demerara rum
Min 2 years
Cask aged Demerara rum
Min 3 years
Special reserve Demerara rum
Min 12 years
Grand Special reserve Demerara rum
Minimum 25 years
New regional designation for American whiskey
Indiana rye
Hapusa
Gin
India
Kinahan’s
Irish whiskey
The northernmost single malt of Scotland
Highland Park
Which whisky region has more malt distilleries in Scotland?
Speyside
In which AOC of Calvados the use of pear cider is a mandatory?
Domfrontais
What is the minimum corn content for bourbon whiskey? (in %)
51
Glenlivet
Speyside
В 2015 году … от крупнейшего независимого ботлера Шотландии Gordon & MacPhail стал старейшим виски на планете.
Mortlach 75 YO
Он выпущен в ста хрустальных графинах в форме капли с 75 гранями.
Впервые шотландский виски выдержан в японском дубе мидзунара в 2007-м:
у Chivas Mizunara (40%) всего полгода финишной выдержки
Zuidam Distillery
Netherlands
Millstone brand
2024 Icons of whiskey Rest of world Winner
Eddu
Distillerie des Menhirs из Бретани с 2002 года выпускает виски под брендом Eddu из гречихи
Copper Republic
RSA
Whiskey
Ardnahoe
9th distillery on Aila
Первый виски с довыдержкой
Glenmorangie Port Wood Finish
1994
Bellevoye
Whiskey from Cognac
Jean Moueix
Hellyers Road
Whiskey
Tasmania
техника STR
У бочки «сбривают» 2 мм внутренней поверхности (S – shaving)
потом бочку «запекают» (T – toasting)
а потом заново обжигают (R – re-charring)
единственная дистиллерия Уэльса
Penderyn
Первая органическая дистиллерия в Шотландии
Deanston
У кого самая медленная скорость дистилляции в Шотландии
Glengoyne
основатель Suntory
Синдзиро Тори
Founder of Nikka
Масатака Такэцуру
способ употребления виски мидзувари
с добавлением воды
the oldest single malt ever released
Macallan 81-year-old
The Reach
What liqueur is used in Crêpes Suzettes
Grand Marnier
Base spirit of Grand Marnier
Cognac
Sugarcane Spirit in Haiti
Clairin
Guinness cask-finish 11-year-old whisky
Lagavulin Islay Single Malt
Mount Gay
Rhum
Barbados
Navy rum
blends of spirits from Jamaica, Barbados, Trinidad and British Guyana, bottled at a minimum of 54.5% abv.
Ardnahoe
Islay
Ile de re
Cognac
Camus
Founder of Suntory
Shinjiro Torii
Porto Tappit hen
Dow’s
Vintage port 1977
Pregler
Apple and pear distillate produced in the East
Antarctica
not Cognac Gaudet
American Straight whiskey
Minimum ageing
2 years
Which flavouring is used for Aquavit
Caraway
Boonekamp=
Bitter
Arrak
Distillate from Indonesia
Based on different ingredients
American proof gallon =
ABV
0.5
The most common grape in the production of Peruvian Pisco
Quebranta
Amphoraes for ageing pisco in Peru
Botijas
NOM
Norma Oficial Mexicana- Mexican standards for tequila (official standard of Mexico)- international standards of tequila
Tequilla by Georges Clooney
Casamigos Tequila
J. P. Wiser’s
Canadian whiskey
Ontario
Aberlour
Speyside
Botucal
Ron de Venezuela
Aberlour
Speyside
Hendricks
Gin
Scotland
French whiskey from Petrus
Bellevoye
Penderyn
Welsh whisky
Bellevoye
French malt whiskey
Cognac XXO aging
14 years min
2 Cognac islands
Re
Oleron
3 distilleries Orkney Islands
Scapa
Highland Park
Deerness
Scotland’s most southerly distillery
Bladnoch
Their single malt distilleries from this region have earned the nickname “The Ladies”.
Lowland
Glenmorangie translate to English
vale of tranquillity
комитеко
Дистиллят из агавы
из южного штата Чиапас
агаву не запекают
Armagnac casks
400-420 liters
To which archipelago does the island of Islay belong?
Hebrides
straight bourbon whiskey
Aging requirements
2 years in new oak
Bottled In Bond Bourbon
Requirements
made during a single distilled season at one distillery
aged in a federally bonded warehouse for a period of at least 4 years
bottled at 100 proof
Bottled-in-Bond Act of bourbon
Year
1897
Twisted vine
Scotch Glen Moray aged in Cognac barrels
Suntory was founded in
1923
Cap
Gin
France
CAP Gin - the premium spirit from the Côte d’Azur
Cardrona distillery
New Zealand
Single Malt
Brugal
Rum
Dominican Republic
Barcelo
Rum
Dominican Republic
Matusalem
Rum
Dominican Republic
only one surviving distillery left in Gayana
Diamond Distillers
The oldest rum producer
Mount Gay
Barbados
1703
Chartreuse jaune, alcohol
40º
Chartreuse verte
Alcohol
55
the highest distillery in Scotland
Braeval
Pomace distillate from Cyprus
Zivania
Old Demerara rum
Aging
Minimum 2 years
Cask Aged Demerara rum
Aging
Minimum 3 years
Special Reserve Demerara rum
Minimum 12 years
Grand Special Reserve Demerara rum
Minimum 25 years
Glengoyne перевод
Долина диких гусей
Daffy’s
Gin from Scotland
La Mauny
Rum
Martinique
Vago
Mezcal
Michter’s
Bourbon
Kentucky
Scotland’s most southern distillery
Bladnoch
Bladnoch is the most southerly of Scotland’s distilleries, although a re-opened distillery at Annan now challenges that claim.
New distillery on Islay
Ardnahoe
Anae
Gin
France (Charente)
part of group Bollinger
the 12th distillery on Islay
will be open in 2025.
Laggan Bay
Damassine
Plum distillate from Swiss
Jura canton
2024 Icons of whiskey Rest of world Winner
Zuidam distillery
Netherlands
how long does it take the agave plant to mature?
8-10 years
how many bottles does 1 agave plant produce?
5-10
what is pulque
fermented agave sap
what does the distillable agave nectar come from
the piña
what is the largest mezcal-poducing region
oaxaca
minimal amount of agave sugar in mezcal
80
how are piñas cooked in mezcal
fire-roasted
what is the only type of agave varietal allowed in tequila
Weber Blue Agave
how are piñas cooked in tequila
over steam
what is a mixto
a tequila not labeled 100% blue agave
what are 3 other mezcal distillates besides tequila?
bancanora
raicilla
sotol
where is bancanora from
Sonora, Mexico
where is Raicilla from
Puerto Vallarta
How is bancanora cooked
cooked for 2 days over mesquite charcoal
what is another smoky mezcal-like drink
bancanora
what are 2 distillates with flavors similar to tequila
raicilla
sotol
what plant produces sotol
Desert Spoon- NOT agave
what is the state drink of chihuahua?
sotol
In what states can you produce tequila?
Jalisco
Guanajuato
Tamaulipas
Nayarit
Michoacan
What is gusano?
Worm found in a bottle of Mezcal.
What agave species is typically used for Mezcal?
Americano Angustifiolia (aka Espadin) is primary
Multiple others allowed.
What is the carbohydrate of the agave plant?
Inulin
What agave species are used in tequila production and why?
Agave Tequilana Weber or Azul
It has a high concentration of inulin, low fiber content and chemical compounds which affect the taste.
What are the main zones of cultivation of tequila agave?
Highlands - Fruitier, larger, slower maturing, higher in sugar.
Lowlands - earthier, more robust. (Herradura uses lowlands)
What is a jima?
Outer leaves of agave. Impart a bitter flavor so cut back closely.
What is a coa?
Flat circular blade on a long pole used to cut agave plants.
What is a hornos?
Maisonry oven used to cook agave plants. Typically 36-48 hours at 100 C. Causes caramelization and extra congeners.
What is a tahona?
Stone grinding wheel used to crush cooked agave.
What is abocado?
Softening of tequila with small amounts of caramel, oak extract, glycerin, sugar syrup.
What kind of barrels are used in tequila production?
Ex bourbon barrels.
What are pipones?
Large wooden tanks used in reposado production.
What brand are many small Mezcal bottled as?
Del Maguey
What is the main difference in character of tequila and mezcal?
Mezcal is smokier.
What aging classifications exist for mezcal?
Joven
Reposado - 2 months
Anejo (or Anejado) - 12 months in < 200 L containers.
What labeling terms were created in 2016 for Mezcal?
Mezcal (industrial made)
Mezcal Artesanal (more traditional techniques)
Mezcal Ancestral (most traditional techniques)
What is Bacanora?
A Mexican DO in Sonora for Agave Angustofolio based spirits.
In what states could you find a producer making both Tequila and Mezcal?
3
Tamaulipas
Michoacan
Guanajuato
What is bagazo?
maguey fiber
What is maguey?
any of several plants of the genus agave
Alcohol levels for Tequila? Mezcal?
35-55% abv
36-55% abv
What is earthenware?
pottery made of clay fired to a porous state that can be made impervious to liquids by the use of a glaze.
Used in Mezcal Artesanal/Ancestral
What is Sotol?
A Mexican DO making spirit from Dasylirion Wheeleri (a succulent as opposed to an agave plant)
What is a Piedra?
Stone grinding wheel for Mezcal (Tahona)
US Standards of Identity define tequila as…
- Alcoholic distillate from fermented mash using Agave tequilana Weber (blue)
- With/without additional fermentable ingredients
- Has taste, aroma of tequila
- No less than 40% abv bottled
NOM for tequila and 100% Agave tequila
- Regional beverage distilled from fermented must of cooked hearts of Agave tequilana Weber that is grown/harvested designed tequila regions
- Produced at authorized manufacturer located in tequila producing area
- Bottled at 35-55% abv (70-110 proof)
- Not cold-mixed
Cold-mixed
Adding or mixing of any alcoholic beverage different from tequila at any point during the manufacturing process, including the finished product
NOM 100% Agave tequila
- Use fermented must of 100% blue Agave
- Bottled in plant controlled by authorized manufacturer located within designated tequila producing area
Sugars of a non-Agave source
Molasses, cane sugar, corn syrup
How much mellowing agents are permitted?
Up to an allowed maximum of 76 g/L for sugar or for a total of all such materials by 1% by volume
Which tequilas can use mellowing agents?
All types of tequila including 100% Agave tequilas
Define mellowing agents
Caramel coloring, natural oak or Encinitas oak extract, glycerin, and sugar syrup
Tequila treated with mellowing agents may be referred to as
Mellowed or abocado
Pulque
Octili polghui - low alcohol fermented juice
Who was granted the first license to produce mezcal wine in tequila region in 1795?
Jose Maria Guadalupe Cuervo
Which botanist classified the Agave tequilana Weber Azul in 1902?
Frederic Albert Constantin Weber
In 1873, blue agave based mezcal wine from Jalisco was renamed tequila. Why?
To distinguish it from mezcal spirits produced in other parts of Mexico, such as those produced in Oaxaca
Who certifies companies that comply with regulations of tequila NOM as authentic producers?
Consejo Regulador Del Tequila (CRT)
Every approved tequila producer/manufacturer received what from CRT?
Four digit NOM number that appears on either front or back label of tequila bottle
How many varieties of Agave are there?
Over 130
What family is the Agave plant in?
Agavaceae (amaryllis) family and is classed as a succulent
Pencas
Long leaves on the Agave plant
How big is the Agave plant?
5-8 ft (1.5 to 2.4 m) in height and 8-12 ft (2.4-3.7 m) in diameter
How long is the maturation rate of the blue agave before it is ready to be harvested?
6-8 years
Aguamiel
Honey water/juice
Two main regions for growing blue agave near Tequila
Amatitan/Lowlands and Los Altos/Highlands