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1
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When was the first whiskey distilled in Kentucky?

A

1789

Elijah Craig

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2
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Minimum percentage of corn for Bourbon

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51%

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3
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Definition of Straight in Bourbon

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Aged for two years without any coloring or flavoring

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4
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Minimum aging for Rye whiskey

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Two years

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5
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Minimum percentage of corn in corn whiskey

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80%

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6
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Five Categories of Scotch

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Single Malt
Single Grain
Blended Malt
Blended Grain
Blended Scotch
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7
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What is Single Malt

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Distilled from malted barley in a pot still at a single distillery

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What is Single Grain

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Produced at a single distillery, but may include unmalted barley and other grains, like wheat or corn.

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What is Blended Malt

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Produced from a blend of malt whiskies

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10
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What is Blended Grain?

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Produced from two or more grain whiskies

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11
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How many times must Scotch be distilled? Aging Requirement?

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Two or more

2 years aging

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12
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Six regions of production Scotch

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Highland
Lowland
Speyside
Islay
Campbeltown
Islands
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13
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Where are Oban, Glenmorangie, Dalwhinnie and Dalmore located?

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Highland

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14
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What is the character of Lowland Scotch?

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Lightest and least smoky

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15
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Where does the peatiest expression of Scotch typically come from?

A

Islay

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16
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Would you consider Ardbeg peaty?

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Yes

17
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What are the only 3 distilleries on Campbeltown?

A

Glen Scotia
Glengyle
Springbank

18
Q

How long is single malt Scotch typically aged?

A

Generally aged for at least 10 years with some releasing at 25 or 30 years of age

19
Q

What are some light and non-peaty Scotch producers? Where are the from?

A

These come from Lowland

Glenkinchie
Auchentoshan
Bladnoch

20
Q

Where are Glenlivet, Glenfiddich and Macallan located?

A

Speyside

21
Q

Name distilleries in the Highlands

A 
Dalwhinnie
Glenmorangie
Oban
Old Pulteney
Glenturret (Oldest, 1775)
22
Q

Name distilleries of Islands

A 
Abhainn Dearg on the Isle of Lewis
Highland Park on Orkney
Isle of Jura on the Isle of Jura
Tobermory on the Isle of Mull
Talisker on Isle of Skye
Scapa on Orkney
Highland Park on Orkney?
23
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Where is Highland Park located?

A

The Island Orkney

24
Q

Name distilleries on Islay

A 
Ardbeg
Bowmore
Bruichladdich
Bunnahanhain
Caol lla
Lagavulin
Laphroaig
25
Q

Name distilleries in the Lowlands

A

Auchentoshen
Glenkinchie
Bladnoch

26
Q

Name distilleries in Speyside

A

Macallan
The Glenlivet
Glenfiddich

Chival Regal

27
Q

Where is Talisker located?

A

Isle of Skye

28
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What are the Isles?

A 
Arran
Mull
Jura
Skye
Orkney
29
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Can Scotch Whisky be exported in Oak or Wooden Vessel?

A

No

30
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Scotch Maturation and Export laws

A

Scotch Whisky may only be matured in a permitted excise warehouse in Scotland

Scotch Whisky may not be exported in oak or wooden vessels (inoxidative containers are legally allowed)

Single Malt Scotch Whisky must be bottled in Scotland from Nov. 23, 2012 onward

31
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Scotch Statements of Age

A

Year of distillation may not be included on the label unless the year of bottling, period of maturation, or the age (in years) of the whisky is also included

32
Q

Name cocktails containing Scotch

A 
Blood and Sand
Bobby Burns
God Father
Presbyterian
Rob Roy
Rusty Nail
33
Q

Where can Bourbon Whiskey be produced?

A

Everywhere in the United States

34
Q

Where can Tennessee Whiskey be produced?

A

State of Tennessee

35
Q

What is the wood-finished style that has recently been chosen for Scotch?

A

wood-finished style, in which a developing whisky will be transferred to a different cask for the last two or three years of its aging period.

Single Malt will be transferred from its cask to another that held Port, Sherry, Madeira, Burgundy, or Sauternes

36
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Name some Irish distilleries

A

Old Bushmills
cooley
New Midleton (Jameson)

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