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Whisk(e)y Flashcards

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1
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What is Whiskey?

A

The distilled product of fermented grains

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Where does the term Whiskey come from?

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Gaelic work Uisgebeatha meaning water of life

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What was the Whiskey Rebellion of 1794 in response to?

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The 1791 excise tax on whiskey

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4
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Who distilled Kentucky’s first Bourbon Whiskey? When?

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Rev. Elijah Craig

1789

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5
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Requirements for Bourbon?

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51% Corn
Aged in Charred new oak
bottled at min. 40% abv

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6
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What is straight bourbon?

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aged at least 2 years, no coloring or flavoring added

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7
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If there is no age designation on a bottle that is not “straight” bourbon, how old would it be?

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More than 4 years, otherwise age must be listed

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8
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Where may Bourbon be produced? Where is 95% of Bourbon produced?

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  • Anywhere in US

- 95% produced in Kentucky (home of Bourbon County)

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9
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Requirements for Tennessee Whiskey?

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-Must be manufactured in state of Tennessee
-Must be filtered with maple charcoal prior to aging
-51% corn minimum
-aged in new charred oak
-sour mash
(as of 2013)

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10
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Who made Tennessee Whiskey popular?

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Jack Daniel’s, George Dickel

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What is sour mash?

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Portion of spent mash is incorporated into newly fermenting mash to maintain pH

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What is Rye whiskey?

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  • minimum 51% rye

- aged in new charred oak minimum 2 years

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13
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Two popular Rye Whiskey producers

A

Sazerac

Rittenhouse

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What is corn whiskey?

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Made from min. 80% corn

-may be aged or unaged in used or uncharred new barrels

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15
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What is Wheated Bourbon?

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Bourbon where the rest of mash bill beyond corn is wheat, not rye

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16
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What does it mean if Bourbon is “bottled in bond”?

A

100 proof

made in a single distillation season by a single distiller

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17
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What is barrel proof Bourbon?

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Undiluted

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18
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What is one big difference between Scotch Whisky and American Whiskey?

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Scotch Whisky relies on used casks for more subtle wood influence

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19
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What type of used barrels are typically used in Scotch production?

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Used Bourbon and Sherry casks

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20
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What contributes to the dominant character trait of Scotch?

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Malted barley for fermentation and heat source to do this

21
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Why was peat used as a source of combustable material near the coast of Scotland?

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Forested lands in Scotland concentrated near the center, coast of wood burning prohibitively expensive near coast

22
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What regulation established the five legal categories of Scotch

A

2009 Scotch Whisky Regulations

23
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What are the five legal categories of Scotch?

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Single Malt
Single Grain
Blended Malt
Blended Grain
Blended
24
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What is Single Malt Scotch Whisky?

A
  • distilled from malted barley
  • pot still
  • single distillery
  • must be bottled in Scotlad (since 2012)
25
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What is Single Grain Scotch Whisky?

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  • distilled from malted barley and some amount of malted or unmalted barley, wheat or corn
  • single distillery
  • generally aged at least 10 years, some 25-30
26
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What is Blended Malt Scotch Whisky?

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  • blend of two or more single malt Scotch whiskies

- from different distilleries

27
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What is Blended Grain Scotch Whisky?

A
  • blend of two or more single grain Scotch whiskies

- from different distilleries

28
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What is Blended Scotch Whisky?

A

-blend of one or more single malt Scotch whiskies with one or more single grain Scotch whiskies

29
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Legal requirements for Scotch Whisky?

A
  • must be produced in Scotland
  • distilled twice or more
  • aged minimum 3 years
  • must contain water and some percent malted barley
  • must be at least 40% abv (limits aging because “angel’s share” evaporation will weaken it)
30
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Six regions of production in Scotland

A
  • Highland
  • Lowland
  • Speyside
  • Islay
  • Campbeltown
  • The Islands*

*not recognized by SWA (Scotch Whisky Association) as distinct region

31
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Highland Scotch Distilleries

A
  • Oban
  • Glenmorangie
  • Dalwhinnie* (also Speyside)
  • Dalmore
32
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Lowland Scotch Qualities and Distilleries

A

Lowland Scotch is often the lightest and least smokey

-Glenkinchie
-Auchentoshan
-Bladnoch
5 in total

33
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Speyside Scotch Qualities and Distilleries

A

Speyside Scotch is generally milder and fruity

  • (former subzone of Highlands)
  • home of most distilleries
  • water from the River Spey
  • Balvenie
  • Dalwhinnie* (also Highlands)
  • Glenlivet
  • Glenfiddich
  • Glenfarclas
  • the Macallan
34
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What distillery is located in both Speyside and Highlands? How do they refer to their own whisky?

A

Dahlwhinnie

-They refer to their own as Highlands

35
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Campbeltown Scotch Qualities and Distilleries

A

Only three distilleries now, once flourished

  • Glen Scotia
  • Glengyle
  • Springbank
36
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Islay Qualities and Distilieries

A

Most peaty, smoky style of Scotch

  • Ardbeg
  • Lagavulin
  • Laphroaig
37
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Island Qualities and Distilleries

A

Pronounced peatiness and toasted seaweed

Highland Park - Isle of Orkney
Talisker - Isle of Skye

38
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The Scotch-producing Islands of (excluding Islay)

A 
Skye
Jura
Mull
Arran
Orkney
39
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Name two Scotch distilleries pioneering a wood-finished style

Describe the style

A

Glenmorangie
Balvenie

  • transfer to different cask for last 2-3 years of aging
  • crafts softer, fruitier style
40
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Who has been distilling whiskey longer than anyone else?

A

The Irish

41
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What were the only three active distilleries in Ireland in the last 2000s?

A

Old Bushmills
Cooley
New Midleton (makes Jameson)

42
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What led to the division in style between Irish Whiskey and Scotch?

A

1725 English tax on malting barley

  • Scottish heated barley at night (moonshine)
  • Irish started using unmalted barley
43
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Who makes Jameson?

A

New Midleton, owned by Pernod Ricard

44
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Irish whiskeys made by New Midleton?

A
  • Jameson
  • Tullamore Dew
  • Powers
  • Redbreast
  • Green Spot
  • Yellow Spot
45
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What Irish Whiskey is made in the style of Scotch?

A

Peat-fired Single Malt Connemara

-produced by Cooley

46
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How is Irish Whiskey traditionally distilled and aged?

A

-3x in pot still
(-many today in continuous still)

-aged minimum 3 years before release (most age 7)

47
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What grain is Canadian Whiskey typically high in?

A

Rye

  • generally blended
  • aged 3 years before sale
48
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What style is Japanese closest to?

A

Scotch

49
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What is Japan’s most famous producer?

A
  • Suntory

- blended and single malt whiskies

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