Spirits: Whiskey Flashcards
All whiskies are made from _____
Grains
Name 5 different types of whiskey.
- Bourbon whiskey
- Tennessee whiskey
- Canadian whiskey
- Irish whiskey
- Scotch whisky (no ‘e’)
What are the rules around making Tennessee whiskey?
- Must be made in TN
- Must be minimum 51% corn
- Must be filtered through charcoal made from the Tennessee sugar maple tree
What are the rules around making Bourbon?
- Must be made in the United States (most made in Kentucky)
- Must be minimum 51% corn
- Must be aged in brand new, charred, American white oak barrels
Bourbon producers
- Jim Beam
- Maker’s Mark
- Wild Turkey
- Bullet
- Buffalo
- Trace
- Woodford Reserve
Tennessee whiskey producers
Jack Daniels
George Dickel
What are the requirements for Canadian whiskey?
- Made from corn, wheat, rye, or barley
- Must be aged minimum 3 years
Producers of Canadian whiskey
Crown Royal
Pike Creek
Canadian Club
Type of distillation for Canadian whiskey
Typically continuous
What is the traditional fuel used to make Scotch whisky?
Peat
Peat is an organic material that looks like soil, but it’s made up of decomposed plants and vegetation matter
Peat comes from wet areas with acidic conditions, like bogs or mires, and it’s used as fuel or in gardening because of its high mineral content.
What ingredients can be used to make Irish whiskey?
What is its minimum aging requirement?
Made from barley grown in Ireland
Must be aged minimum 3 years in barrel
Name the 5 major areas in Scotland that produce Scotch whisky
- Highland
- Cambeltown
- Speyside
- Isle of Islay
- Lowlands
Producers of Irish whiskey
- Jameson
- Tullamore Dew
- Bushmills
- Proper Twelve
Type of distillation for Irish whiskey
Three times in pot still
What are the rules around making a Single Malt Scotch Whisky?
- Distilled from 100% malted barley
- Made in a pot still
- Made at one, single distillery
- Bottled in Scotland
The dominant flavor of Scotch comes from what?
The kilning of the malted barley (the more you kiln it, the deeper the flavor – much like in beer!)
What aromas + flavors does the peat add to Scotch?
Smoky notes from the peat fire
Scotch whisky raw material
Barley
Scotch whisky distillation
Two times in pot still, Lowlands
is three times
Scotch Whisky producer
Highland/Speyside:
* The Glenlivet
* Macallan
* Singleton
* Glenmorangie
Lowland:
* Glenkinchie
* Auchentoshan
Islay:
* Lagavulin
* Laphroig
* Ardbeg
* Bowmore
* Caol Ila
Certain regions in Scotland are known for their Scotches to be heavily peated while other regions are known to be lightly peated.
Name a region known for its heavy-peated Scotch and one for its light-peated Scotch.
Heavy peat = Islay (EYE-luh), Speyside
Light peat = Lowlands
What is a Blended Scotch Whisky?
One that’s made from a blend of Single Malt Scotch Whisky and Single Grain Scotch Whisky, usually from different distilleries
Blended scotch made from what?
Barley
Blended scotch distillation
Three times in pot still
Blended Scotch Producers
- Johnnie Walker
- Ballantine’s
- Chivas
- Grant’s
- Famous
- Grouse
- J&B
- Dewar’s
