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1
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What is the boiling point of ethyl alcohol?

A

173ºF/78ºC

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2
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What year did Rev. Elijah Craig distill Kentucky’s first whiskey?

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1789

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3
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What are the requirements for Tennessee whiskey?

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  • min 51% corn
  • 2 yrs in new, charred oak
  • filtered through maple charcoal
  • sour mash
  • made in Tennessee
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4
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What is the minimum amount of corn in “Corn Whiskey”? What is the aging regulation?

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80%

May be unnamed, or aged in used or uncharted barrels, or new charred oak.

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5
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What are the five categories of Scotch?

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Single Malt
Single Grain
Blended Malt
Blend Grain
Blend
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6
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How is Single Grain Scotch produced?

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Single distillery

Unmalted barley, wheat or corn

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7
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What styles of Scotch must be bottled in Scotland? When was this rule made?

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Only Single Malt

Since 2012

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8
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Why can most Scotch not be aged more than 30-32 years?

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It would go lower than the mandated 40% abv due to angels share

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9
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What are the GIs of Scotch?

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Highland (includes isles)
Lowland
Speyside
Islay
Campeltown
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10
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What is the min abv of Scotch?

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40%

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11
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What are the permitted additives of Scotch?

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Water

Caramel coloring

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What are the aging requirements for Scotch?

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min 3 yrs in oak casks, max 700 liters
Must be matured in Scotland
May not be exported in oak or wooden vessels
Single Malt must be bottled in Scotland as of 11/23/2012

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13
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What are the islands of Scotland, aside from Islay?

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Mull
Jura
Skye
Orkney

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Which Scotch GI is known as the lightest and least peat-y?

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Lowlands

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15
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Name three Highlands distilleries.

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Oban
Dalmore
Dalwhinnie
Glenmorangie
Balblair
Ben Nevis
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16
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Name three Speyside distilleries

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The Macallan
The Glenlivet
Glenfiddich 
Glenfarclas
Glenrothes
Aberlour
Balvenie
Benromach
Tormore
17
Q

What is the character of Speyside Scotches?

A

Milder and fruity.

Maybe due to water from the river Spey?

18
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What are the three distilleries of Campbeltown?

A

Glen Scotia
Glengyle
Springbank

19
Q

Name two Lowland distilleries.

A

Auchentoshan

Glenkinchie

20
Q

Name a distillery for each Scotch island

A

Jura: Isle of Jura
Mull: Tobermory
Skye: Talisker
Orkney: Highland Park and Scapa

21
Q

Name three distilleries of Islay

A 
Laphroaig
Lagavulin
Coal Ila
Ardbeg
Bruichladdich
Bowmore
Port Charlotte
22
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Name the three major Irish distilleries.

A

Bushmills
Cooley
New Midleton

23
Q

What distillery makes Jameson?

A

New Midleton

24
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What processes make Irish whiskey different from Scotch?

A

Irish uses a large proportion of unsalted barley, and doesn’t use peat.
Also typically distilled thrice in a pot still or in a continuous still, whereas as Scotch is typically only twice in pot still.

25
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How long must Irish whiskey age?

A

3 yrs

Usually aged for 7.

26
Q

How long must Canadian Rye age for?

A

3 years

27
Q

Give an example of Scotch-style single malt from Ireland.

A

Single Malt Connemara, made by Cooley

28
Q

What distillery produces Pappy Van Winkle?

A

Buffalo Trace

29
Q

Name three Bourbon labels owned by Beam-Suntory

A

Jim Beam
Knob Creek
Makers Mark
Old Overholt

30
Q

What distillery produces Larceny, Elijah Craig and Rittenhouse Rye?

A

Heaven Hill

31
Q

What distillery produces Bulleit Bourbon? And Bulleit Rye?

A

Bulleit Bourbon: Four Roses

Bulleit Rye: LDI

32
Q

Who owns Wild Turkey?

A

Campari

33
Q

Who owns Buffalo Trace?

A

Sazerac

34
Q

What is the way of making Tennessee Whisky called?

A

Lincoln County Process

35
Q

What is the Lincoln County Process?

A

Must be made in Tennessee

Filtered through maple charcoal before aging.

36
Q

What effect does Charcoal filtering have on whiskey?

A

Can make the whiskey taste somewhat more mature than it is.

37
Q

What whisky is essentially the same as Pappy, with a touch less age?

A

Weller 12 yr

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