Week 3

Question 1

What happened in 1689 that massively boosted gin production in England

Answer 1

King William III was crowned. He imposed high taxes on the imports of other popular spirits and offered tax benefits to people distilling their own spirits from English produce. The London guild of distillers was also disbanded who had controlled the production of national spirits.

Question 2

What is a pina in tequila production

Answer 2

It’s the core of the agave plant

Question 3

Fosco Scarselli created the negroni when he was asked to strengthen which cocktail? What was the counts name who asked him?

Answer 3

He was asked to strengthen the Americans by replacing the sod with gin. Counts name was camillo negroni

Question 4

Where was the clover club invented and when

Answer 4

Invented at the clover club mens group at the Belle-Vue Stratford hotel in Philadelphia around the end of the 19th century

Question 5

Who was bacardis first master distiller

Answer 5

Don Facundo Bacardí Massó