Whiskey Flashcards
When was the first whiskey distilled in Kentucky?
1789
Elijah Craig
Minimum percentage of corn for Bourbon
51%
Definition of Straight in Bourbon
Aged for two years without any coloring or flavoring
Minimum aging for Rye whiskey
Two years
Minimum percentage of corn in corn whiskey
80%
Five Categories of Scotch
Single Malt Single Grain Blended Malt Blended Grain Blended Scotch
What is Single Malt
Distilled from malted barley in a pot still at a single distillery
What is Single Grain
Produced at a single distillery, but may include unmalted barley and other grains, like wheat or corn.
What is Blended Malt
Produced from a blend of malt whiskies
What is Blended Grain?
Produced from two or more grain whiskies
How many times must Scotch be distilled? Aging Requirement?
Two or more
2 years aging
Six regions of production Scotch
Highland Lowland Speyside Islay Campbeltown Islands
Where are Oban, Glenmorangie, Dalwhinnie and Dalmore located?
Highland
What is the character of Lowland Scotch?
Lightest and least smoky
Where does the peatiest expression of Scotch typically come from?
Islay
Would you consider Ardbeg peaty?
Yes
What are the only 3 distilleries on Campbeltown?
Glen Scotia
Glengyle
Springbank
How long is single malt Scotch typically aged?
Generally aged for at least 10 years with some releasing at 25 or 30 years of age
What are some light and non-peaty Scotch producers? Where are the from?
These come from Lowland
Glenkinchie
Auchentoshan
Bladnoch
Where are Glenlivet, Glenfiddich and Macallan located?
Speyside
Name distilleries in the Highlands
Dalwhinnie Glenmorangie Oban Old Pulteney Glenturret (Oldest, 1775)
Name distilleries of Islands
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?
Where is Highland Park located?
The Island Orkney
Name distilleries on Islay
Ardbeg Bowmore Bruichladdich Bunnahanhain Caol lla Lagavulin Laphroaig
Name distilleries in the Lowlands
Auchentoshen
Glenkinchie
Bladnoch
Name distilleries in Speyside
Macallan
The Glenlivet
Glenfiddich
Chival Regal
Where is Talisker located?
Isle of Skye
What are the Isles?
Arran Mull Jura Skye Orkney
Can Scotch Whisky be exported in Oak or Wooden Vessel?
No
Scotch Maturation and Export laws
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
Scotch Statements of Age
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
Name cocktails containing Scotch
Blood and Sand Bobby Burns God Father Presbyterian Rob Roy Rusty Nail
Where can Bourbon Whiskey be produced?
Everywhere in the United States
Where can Tennessee Whiskey be produced?
State of Tennessee
What is the wood-finished style that has recently been chosen for Scotch?
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
Name some Irish distilleries
Old Bushmills
cooley
New Midleton (Jameson)
