Spirits Flashcards
Should you swirl spirts to smell?
No, will release alcohol making it harder to smell the aromas.
What should you add to spirits to evaluate them?
Still water
Two categories of stills
Pot
Colum
How is Alcoholic liquid made
By boiling off the alcohol, collecting and cooling it and then condensing it back into higher strength alcoholic liquid
Are the heads and tails used in the final sport?
No
As a general rule spirits that are distilled to a lower alcoholic strength, like those produced in a pot still, contain more?
Impurities and flavour characteristics
Do spirts produced in a pot still generally require to be matured?
Yes- the impurities can make the spirt harsher
Spirits distilled to a higher alcoholic strength, like those in a column still, are
Lighter in flavour and character
Do spirits distilled in a column still require a period of maturation?
No
What affects the flavour of the spirit the most?
Distillation strength (not the still type)
What colour are spirits when they come off the still?
Water white
How is brandy made?
Distilled wine. Aged in oak and/or coloured with caramel before bottling so it is brown or amber in colour.
How is cognac made?
Oak-aged grape brandy
Must be double distilled using a copper pot still
Where does cognac come from?
A delimited region to the north of Bordeaux
Where does Armagnac come from?
Delimited area to the south of Bordeaux
How is Armagnac made?
Colum still
