Spirits Appreciation Flashcards
What is fermentation
The chemical breakdown of a substance by bacteria. The process involved in making beer, wine and spirits when sugar is converted to alcohol
What provinces are privatized
Alberta and bc
What is AGLC responsible for
Lotteries, gaming, regulating the manufacturer, licenses, inspections
What is the legal definition of alcohol products
Any beverage contains ethyl alcohol and made for human consumption
What is fermentation
Biochemical process where sugar is converted to alcohol and carbon dioxide through the addition of yeast.
What is the formula for fermentation
Sugar + yeast = alcohol +co2
Fermented beverages can be made from?
Grapes, fruit, grains, sugar Cane, rice
What is distillation
When alcohol is extracted from a fermented liquid by heating it and causing it to vapourize and condensed, cooled and collected in liquid form
What temperature does alcohol vaporize at
78.3
What is a pot still
A vat is heated over a flame as the alcohol evaporates it is collected in a cooling tube which is in a water cooled condenser.
What is a continuous still
A still that has two side by side columns that are taller and thinner, each column has several compartments and are divided by copper plates
What are the three categories of alcohol beverages
Fermented, fermented and distilled, compounded
What are the different classifications of wines
Table wine, sparkling wine, fortified wine, aromatized wine
What is fortified wine
Table wines with brandy added to increase alcohol percentage
What are aromatized wines
Aperitifs with unique flavourings
What are brandies made from
Grapes or other fruit
What are the categories of brandy
Cognac, Armagnac, calvados
What are whiskies base ingredients
Barley, corn, and rye
What are he categories of whisky
Scotch, rye, Irish, Japanese, bourbon, Canadian, American , moonshine
What is the base ingredients in rum
Sugar cane and molasses
What are the categories of rum
White, amber, light, dark
What are the base ingredients in gin
Neutral grain liquor often flavoured with juniper, coriander, cucumber, rose petals
What is the base ingredient in vodka
Grains or potatoes
What is the base ingredient in eaux de vie
Pomace (fermented grape residue that includes seeds and stems) and other fruit sources
What are the different categories for eaux de vie
Grappa, kirsch, and poire William
What are liqueurs
Compounded spirits with unique flavourings and often have high sugar content and various levels of alcohol content
Describe ales
Darker product due to the addition of toasted barley
Top fermentation
3.5-9%
Different types of ales
Stout, porter, lambic, fruit and wheat
Describe lagers
Lighter,
Bottom fermentation
4-7%
Different types of lagers
Pilsner, bock and light beer
What is the goal alcohol percentage when distilling
60-70
What is proof
Indicates alcohol content, it is double of what Canada’s is
Do distilled spirits improve with age
No
What are the two methods of distillation
Traditional pot, continuous
Describe a traditional pot still process
Also known as copper stills, fermented grains or wine is heated over a fire, the alcohol heats into vapour, the product is captured cooled and condensed
What is the negative and positive of pot distilled spirits
Time consuming a produces less yield but the products are of a higher quality
Describe the continuous still process
The wash comes in the right column (rectifier) and goes down a tube that heats it with steam the hot liquid moves to the left column known as the analyzer. Liquid runs through the analyzer and meets super heated steam. The steam evaporates and volatile elements on the wash disappear. The alcohol vapour passes through the fat tube and is still being heated and cool,
What are the advantages of a continuous still
Less manpower
Les skill
Produces more spirit in a shorter time
When was AGLC privatized
1993
