Spirits

Question 1

Irish Whiskey is:

Answer 1

• Barley based whiskey

- made only in Ireland

Question 2

Canadian Whiskey is:

Answer 2

-made from corn, wheat, rye, barley

Question 3

Bourbon must be:

Answer 3

• must be produced in USA [most is made in Kentucky]
• min 51% corn
• aged in new charred american white oak

Question 4

Tennessee Whiskey must be:

Answer 4

• must be made in Tennessee
• min 51% corn
• must be filtered through a bed of tennessee sugar maple charcoal

Question 5

Scotch Whiskey is:

Answer 5

-Whiskey produced on the Island of Scottland

Question 6

Single Malt Scotch is:

Answer 6

• 100% malted barley

- pot still, single distillery, bottled in scotland

Question 7

Blended Malt scotch Whiskey is

Answer 7

-a blend of one or more single malt whiskeys

Question 8

Cognac is:

Answer 8

• brandy made from white wine

- twice distilled in copper pot still

Question 9

Armangac is:

Answer 9

• brandy made from white wine blends

- traditionally distilled in continuous still

Question 10

Calvados is:

Answer 10

• fermented from apples and pears

- from Normandy France, (northern france on Atlantic coast]

Question 11

Tequila is:

Answer 11

• fermented blue agave [51% minimum]

- from the Tequila demarcated region

Question 12

Gin is:

Answer 12

• traditionally fermented cereal grains like vodka [can be others]
• Flavored with number of herbs/spices [predominantly Juniper]
• once flavored it is then redistilled

Question 13

Vodka is:

Answer 13

• 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

Question 14

Rum is:

Answer 14

• from sugarcane or molasses

- either continuous or pot depending on style desired

Question 15

Blended whiskey is:

Answer 15

-a Blend of malt and grain whiskey

Question 16

Irish Whiskey Aging

Answer 16

-3 years minimum in barrel

Question 17

Canadian Whiskey Aging

Answer 17

-3 years minimum in barrel

Question 18

Single Malt Scotch Aging

Answer 18

-aged min 3 years

Question 19

Cognac and Armangac Aging

Answer 19

-min 2 years in french oak casks

Question 20

Calvados Aging

Answer 20

-min 2 years in french oak casks

Question 21

Tequila Aging

Answer 21

• Silver/Blanco: unaged
• Reposado: aged 60 days to 1 year in oak cask
• Anejo: 1-3 years in oak cask

Question 22

Plymouth Gin is:

Answer 22

Produced only by Plymouth Coats co. in England

Question 23

Vodka Producers:

Answer 23

• Stolichnaya (Russia)
• Belvedere (Poland)
• Grey Goose (Poland)
• Titos (American)
• Ketel One (Holland)

Question 24

Gin Producers:

Answer 24

Tanqueray
Bombay Sapphire
Gordons
Brooklyn Gin

Question 25

Scotch Producers:

Answer 25

• Glenlevit
• Glenfiddich
• Macallan

Question 26

Brandy Is:

Answer 26

Distilled Wine

Question 27

Rum Producers:

Answer 27

• Mount Gay
• Baccardi
• Captain Morgan [spiced]
• Myers (dark)

Question 28

Bourbon Producers

Answer 28

Makers Mark
Jim Beam
Knobs Creek

Question 29

Rye Whiskey Producers

Answer 29

Templeton Rye

Pikesville Rye

Question 30

Irish Whisky Producers

Answer 30

Jameson

Bushmills