Spirits Flashcards
1
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Irish Whiskey is:
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- Barley based whiskey
- made only in Ireland
2
Q
Canadian Whiskey is:
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-made from corn, wheat, rye, barley
3
Q
Bourbon must be:
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- must be produced in USA [most is made in Kentucky]
- min 51% corn
- aged in new charred american white oak
4
Q
Tennessee Whiskey must be:
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- must be made in Tennessee
- min 51% corn
- must be filtered through a bed of tennessee sugar maple charcoal
5
Q
Scotch Whiskey is:
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-Whiskey produced on the Island of Scottland
6
Q
Single Malt Scotch is:
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- 100% malted barley
- pot still, single distillery, bottled in scotland
7
Q
Blended Malt scotch Whiskey is
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-a blend of one or more single malt whiskeys
8
Q
Cognac is:
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- brandy made from white wine
- twice distilled in copper pot still
9
Q
Armangac is:
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- brandy made from white wine blends
- traditionally distilled in continuous still
10
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Calvados is:
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- fermented from apples and pears
- from Normandy France, (northern france on Atlantic coast]
11
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Tequila is:
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- fermented blue agave [51% minimum]
- from the Tequila demarcated region
12
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Gin is:
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- traditionally fermented cereal grains like vodka [can be others]
- Flavored with number of herbs/spices [predominantly Juniper]
- once flavored it is then redistilled
13
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Vodka is:
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- traditionally from cereal grains or potatoes (but any fermentable material)
- distilled multiple times to achieve clarity/purity of spirit
- typically continuous still but sometimes copper pot
14
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Rum is:
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- from sugarcane or molasses
- either continuous or pot depending on style desired
15
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Blended whiskey is:
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-a Blend of malt and grain whiskey
