Spirits Aging Flashcards
Armagnac VS / *** aging?
1-3 years (from April 1 of the year following the harvest)
Armagnac VSOP / Napoleon
Min 4 years
Armagnac XO / Hors d’Age
Min 10 years
Armagnac XO Premium
Min 20 years
Armagnac Vintage
Min 10 years in oak
Blanche Armagnac AOP
Distillation must be completed by March 31 of the year following the harvest. must be aged in inert containers for a min. 3 months
What is Brittany’s version of Calvados?
Lambig (min age 4 years in oak), can be added to apple juice to create Pommeau de Bretagne
Calvados Fine / Trois Etoiles / Trois Pommes / VS
Min 2 years
Calvados Vieux Reserve
Min 3 years
Calvados VO / VSOP / Vielle Reserve
Min 4 years
Calvados Hors d’Age / XO / Tres Vielle Reserve / Tres Vieux / Extra / Napoleon
Min 6 years
Main difference Calvados and Calvados Domfrontais and Pays d’Auge
Domfrontais and Pays d’Auge must include pear.
Domfrontais at least 30%, Pays d’Auge max 30%
Cognac VS / *** / de luxe / Grand Choix / Surchoix
Min 2 years
Cognac Superieur
Min 3 years
Cognac VO / VSOP
Min 4 years
Cognac VVSOP / Grande Reserve
Min 5 years
Cognac Napoleon / Extra / Royal / Tres Vieux / Vielle Reserve
Min 6 years
Cognac XO
Min 10 years
Cognac XXO
Min 14 years
Eaux de Vie de Cidre de Bretagne VS.
Min 2 years
Eaux de Vie de Cidre de Bretagne Vieux / Reserve aging?
Min 3 years
Eaux de Vie de Cidre de Bretagne VSOP / VO / Vielle Reserve
Min 4 years
Eaux de Vie de Cidre de Bretagne Hors d’Age / Tres Vielle Reserve / Tres Vieux
Min 6 years
Eaux de Vie de Cidre de Bretagne XO
Min 10 years
Eaux de Vie de Cidre de Bretagne Vintage date
Min 10 years
What bottle for Kirsch de Fougerolles?
Traditionally released in a mouth-blown artisan bottle called the Bô, with an approx. capacity of 70 cl
Marc d’Alsace aging
Min 3 months - Distilled before April 30th
Marc de Bourgogne Vielle
4 years
Marc de Bourgogne Très Vielle
6 years
Marc de Bourgogne Hors d’Age aging
10 years
Marc de Jura Vielle
4 years
Marc de Jura Très Vielle
6 years
Marc de Jura Hors d’Age
10 years
Martinique Blanc
Min 8 weeks in tank
Martinique Eleves sous bois
Min 12 months in oak
Martinique Vieux / VO
3 years in oak
Martinique VSOP
4 years in oak
Martinique XO
6 years in oak
Martinique Vintage
6 years in oak
Bacanora Joven / Oro
A blend of Bacanora blanco with Reposado or Anejo
Bacanora Reposado
Bacanora aged for at least 2 months in containers of oak or encina wood.
Bacanora Añejo
Bacanora aged for at least 1 year in oak containers of a maximum 200-liter capacity.
Bacanora 100% Agave
Bacanora produced solely from the distillation ofA. angustofolia.
From which types of Agave is Mezcal made?
Angustifolia, asperrima, weber, potatorum, salmiana
What is white Mezcal?
Young mezcal
What is Mezcal Madurado en Vidrio
Mezcal matured in glass for 12 months in cool dark place.
Mezcal Reposado
Mezcal aged in oak barrels for at least 2 months.
Mezcal Añejo
Mezcal aged in oak barrels of no more than 200-liter capacity for at least one year.
What is Sotol made from?
Made from Dasylirion Wheeleri
Sotol Joven / Oro
either Sotol Blanco blended with Sotol Reposado or a Sotol aged in wood for 1-2 months.
Sotol Reposado aging
Aged for a minimum 2 months in oak, chestnut, acacia, beech, or ash wood casks with a maximum 210-liter capacity
Sotol Anejo
Aged for a minimum 1 year in wood casks with a maximum 210-liter capacity
What is another name for Tequila’s blue agave?
Agave tequilana
Original states of production for Tequila?
Jalisco, Nayarit, Guanajuato, Michoacan, Tamaulipas
Tequila Oro / Gold
Spirit enhanced by “mellowing” with caramel coloring or oak extracts.
Tequila Reposado aging
Aged for a minimum of 2 months in oak or encino oak containers.
Tequila Anejo
Aged for a minimum of 1 year in oak or encino oak barrels. Maximum barrel size is 600 liters.
Tequila Extra Anejo
Aged for a minimum of 3 years in oak or encino oak barrels. Maximum barrel size is 600 liters.
