Vodka Gin Spirits Producers Flashcards
What is the wash for vodka usually distilled in?
Continuous still and filtered with charcoal to make ultra clean
In the EU vodka must have a min ABV% of what?
37.5%
In the EU if vodka is not made with potatoes or grain what must be done?
EU producer must state the products used in fermentation on the label.
Who are some quality Russian vodka producers?
Stolichnaya (wheat and rye grain)
Ikon (grains)
Smirnoff (grains)
What are Polands best vodka producers?
Chopin and Belvedere (both potato vodkas)
Popular French vodka?
Grey Goose (Pot still, soft winter wheat from Picardie, France, and pure spring water from the Cognac region)
Popular United States vodka?
Titos (Pot still, 100% corn)
Popular Netherlands vodka?
Ketel one (Pot still, 100% non gmo, European wheat)
Describe Scandinavian liquor aquavit?
A clear spirit made from fermented potato or grain, and flavored with caraway root and other aromatics, is basically flavored vodka.
What is the difference between soju and shochu?
Soju is from Korea and shochu is from Japan, and both are distilled liquors traditionally made from rice and grains but now commonly produced from potato tapioca. Soju is filtered through charcoal and Shochu is not.
What is Okinawan style of shochu distilled with?
Long grain indica rice
Who developed the first crude gin as a medicinal oil, known as genever (jenever)?
Sylvius de Bouve, a Dutch doctor in the 16th century.
Explain Genever gin?
Made in a pot still, the spirit is sweeter (>20g/l r/s) but less alcoholic than London dry gin. Juniper and malt are the dominant aromatics in genever, and the gin may be aged in oak casks, taking on color and roundness from the wood. Must be min 1.5% moutwijn. Moutwijn alcohol requirement is 40-80% and final min alcohol of 30%.
What are the styles of genever gin?
Oude (old) incorporates a minimum 15% “malt wine”: a distillate of corn, rye, and wheat.
Jonge (young) more neutral genever with less malt wine.
Corenwyn (corn wine) is a cask-aged version in which malt wine composes at least 51% of the distillate.
Who makes Plymouth gin?
Plymouth, Coates and Co., in England, revived in 1996.. It is fuller in body than London dry gin and very aromatic
Popular London dry gins?
Beefeater, Tanqueray, Bombay Sapphire, Gordon’s, and Boodles
