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Spirits & Liqueur Flashcards

1
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Where is Averna from?

A

Sicily

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Where is Amaro Braulio from ?

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Valtelina

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Where is Amaro Nonino Quintessentia produced?

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Friuli
aged 5yrs in french barrique & sherry cask

uses Nonino Grappa as base spirit

used in Paper Plane Cocktail

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4
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Name the 3 styles of Pisco Produced in Peru?

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Puro - single variety Pisco
Acholado - blend of varieties
Mosto Verde - Distillation of fresh must interrupting fermentation

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5
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What are these grapes used for?
Quebranta
Negra Criolla
Mollar
Uvina

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non aromatic grapes used for Pisco in Peru

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6
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What is a Falca?

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A pot still where distillate passes through long neck/tube called a Canon is used for Pisco production

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What is an Alambic?

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Alambic still is where the distillate passes through a Swans Neck.

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Which is the oldest Pisco Producer and when was it established?

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Pisco Porton, Hacienda la Caravedo 1684

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9
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Where is the Charanda DO?

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Mexico, spirit based on sugar cane from red volcanic soils

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What are the following states known for?
Oaxaca, Guerrero, Durango, San Luis Potosí, Zacatecas

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Original Mezcal Production

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11
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What is the most planted Agave variety?

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Angustifolia

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12
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Name the 3 Category Designations of Mezcal .

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Mezcal
Mezcal Artesanal
Mezcal Ancestral

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13
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What does the designation of Madurado en Vidrio mean on a Mezcal label?

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Aged for min 12mts in Glass in a dark place

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14
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What is Raicilla?

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Spirit made from specific Agave Varieties in Jalisco and Nayarit, Mexico

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What is Sotol ?

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Mexican Spirit made of Dasylirion Wheeleri plant and up to 49% other sugars from other source

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16
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Which 5 states can Tequila be produced from?

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Jalisco, Nayarit, Guanajuato, Michoacán, Tamaulipas

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17
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What is the name of Blue Agave only allowed to be used in Tequila? How is this often labeled as?

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Agave tequilana
Tequila Azul

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18
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What plant does the name Sambuca derive from?

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Sambucus - an elderberry tree

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19
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What is “con la mosca”

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Sambuca served with 3 coffee beans
= represents health, happiness & prosperity

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20
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Name 3 Cocktails served with Sambuca.

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Sambuca Black
Sambuca Sour
Sambuca Espresso Martini

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21
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What is Borovička , base product and where is it from?

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Juniper based Brandy from Slovakia

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What is Tatratea, base product and where is it from?

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herbal based Tea Liqueur from Slovakia

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23
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Name 3 Serbian Spirits.

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Rakija - fruit spirit
Slivovicia - distilled from Fermented Plums
Viljamovka - Williams pear spirit
Komovica - grape brandy from pomace
Dunjevaca - Quince spirit

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24
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What is the min Abv of Scotch?

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40%

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25
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What is the max Litre size a Scotch Whisky can be aged in ?

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700lt

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26
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What is the min content of Abv in Gin?

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37.5%

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27
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In which part of Scotland are the following Distilleries based?
Ben Nevis
Ardmore
Glengoyne
Dalwhinnie

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Highlands

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28
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In which part of Scotland are the following Distilleries based?
Macallan
Glenrothes
Arberlour
Glenfarclas

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Speyside

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In which part of Scotland are the following Distilleries based?
Kilchoman
Port Charlotte
Bunnahabhan

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Islay

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30
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On Which Scotch Island do you find the distillery Abhainn Dearg - Red River?

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Isle of Lewis

31
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Which Islands go under the Geographical Umbrella of Highland Whiskey?

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Mull, Jura, Skye & Orkney

32
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Name 4 Distilleries in the Lowlands.

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Auchontoshan
Glenkinchie
Bladnoch
Rosebank

33
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Name 3 distilleries based in Campbelltown.

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Springbank
Glen Scotia
Glengyle

34
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What is the max distillation % that Scotch Whisky can be distilled at?

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below 94.8% abv so that it retains the flavour and aroma derived from its raw materials

35
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What is a Single Grain Scotch Whisky?

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A Scotch Whiskey that has been distilled at a single distillery from water and malted barley with or without whole grains from other malted or unmalted cereals and which does not comply with the Scotch Malt Whiskey definition.

36
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What is Tsipouro?

A

Greek Grappa
Anis Aroma

37
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What is a Grappa Master Distiller called?

A

Grappaiolo

38
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What mean Affinata on a bottle of Grappa?

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bottled after less than 12mts stored in wooden containers.

39
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What does the term invecchiata or vecchia describe on a bottle of Grappa?

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bottled after more tan 12mts stored in wooden casks.

40
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What does the term Stravecchia or Riserva described on a bottle of Grappa?

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bottled after more than 18mts stored in wooden casks.

41
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What means Aromatizzata on a bottle of Grappa.

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Flavoured/natural plant essence have been added after distillation.

42
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Name the leading Grappa producing region in Italy

43
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Name the 6 main regions for Grappa production

A

Veneto
Alto Adige
Trentino
Lombardy
Friuli Venezia Giulia
Piedmonte

44
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What is the min abv for Grappa with and without GI.

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without GI: 37.5%
with GI: 40%

45
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what is unfermented pomac for grappa production called?

A

Virgin (ususally white grapes)

46
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What is Guignelot made of and what country

A

Wild Cherry
France

47
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Pimento Dram

A

Jamaican old spice Liqueur
based on Rum

48
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Name the 3 AOPs for Pommeau.

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Pommeau de Normandie
Pommeau de Bretagne
Pommeau de Maine

49
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Name the 3 AOC for Calvados

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Calvados AOC
Calvados Domfrontais AOC
Calvados Pays d’Auge AOC

50
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Name the aging requirement for Calvados and Calvados Pays d’Auge.

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Fine/VS = 2yrs +
Vieux/Reserve = 3yrs +
VO/VSOP = 4yrs +
Hors d’Age/XO/Napoleon = 6yrs +

51
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Name the aging requirements of Calvados Domfrontais

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Vieux/Reserve = 3yrs +
VO/VSOP = 4yrs +
Hors d’Age/XO/Napoleon = 6yrs +

52
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Name 4 DOs in Mexico based on Agave.

A

Mezcal
Tequila
Bacanora
Raicilla

53
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Name 2 DOs in Mexico based on other ingredients than Agave and what are they.

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Sotol = Dasylirion Wheeleri
Charanda = Sugar Cane

54
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Name the countries of the following producers & product:
Myers
Damoiseau
El Dorado
Dictador
Atlantico

A

Myers - Jamaica
Damoiseau - Guadeloupe
El Dorado - Guayana (Demerara)
Dictador - Colombia
Atlantico - Domenican Republic

55
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What are the 2 main zones of cultivation in Tequila in Jalisco?

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Highlands
Lowlands

56
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What is the liquified sugar called collected after the cooking process of Agave Pinas in Tequila production?

A

aguamiel - honeywater

57
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What is an autoclave?

A

a pressurised cooker in Tequila production

58
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What is the grinding wheel used in Tequila production?

59
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What is the name of the spirit produced after the first distillation of Tequila? and what is the approx abv?

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Ordinario - approx 30% abv

60
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How is Mezcal produced?

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pinas are roasted between 2 - 5 days in rock pits
fire is lit, heating the stones, which toned down after + pinas are placed + covered with earth or agave fibre or palm leaves
heat cooks the agave + pinas aquire smoke taste

61
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What is aguamiel?

A

This is the liquified sugar collected after cooking process of pinas in Tequila production

62
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What is Abocado?

A

process of softening the taste of Tequila by adding controlled amounts of:
Caramel
oak extract
glycerin
sugar syrup

63
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Name the scientific and more common name of Agave used for Mezcal.

A

Angustifolia Haw
commonly: Espadin

64
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How do you explain the worm in a Mezcal bottle to a customer?

A

Its a moth larvae found on an agave plant, people belief in adds the magic of the plant.

65
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What is Espadin?

A

Agave plant used for Mezcal
Angustifolia Haw

66
Q

Name the Base product & region/country of the following Liqueurs:
Nocino
Picon
Lakka
Ginjinha

A

Nocino - Walnut - Emilia Romagnia
Picon - Bittersweet orange - France
Lakka - Cloudberry - Finland
Ginjinha - Sour Cherry - Obidos/Portugal

67
Q

Name the Base product & region/country of the following Liqueurs:
Parfait Amour
Minaki
Krupnik
Aurum

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Parfait Amour - Violet - Netherlands
Minaki - Blueberry - Canada
Krupnik - Fruit/Honey - Poland
Aurum - Orange - Abbruzzo (brandy)

68
Q

Name the Base product & region/country of the following Liqueurs:
Goldwasser
Rakomelo
Angostura
Tentura

A

Goldwasser - Vodka/herb.spice - Gdansk Poland
Rakomelo - honey/tsikoudia - Crete
Angostura - rum/angelica/herbs - Trinidad Tobago
Tentura - herbs - Patras, Greece

69
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What is the grape spirit called that is made in Vinho Verde?

A

Bagaceira Brandy

70
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Which spirit belong these aging requirements to?
Velha Reserva: at least 2 years aging in casks
- Very old: at least 3 years of aging in casks
- VSOP (Very Superior Old Pale): at least 4 years of aging in casks
- XO (Extra Old): at least 6 years of aging in casks

A

Bagaceira brandy, vinho Verde

71
Q

Name the product base of the following Serbian drinks:
Medovaca
Vinjak
Komovica
Pelinkovac
Dunjevaca

A

Medovaca - honey
Vinjak - grape cognac
Komovica - grape pomace /grappa
Pelinkovac - wormwood -Artemisia absinthisium
Dunjevaca - Quince

72
Q

Which was the first Kentucky Whiskey and what year?

A

Elija Craig, 1789

73
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Who distilled the first Grappa in 1779?

A

Bartolo Nardini

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