Whiskey

Question 1

What is Whiskey?

Answer 1

the distilled product of fermented grains,

Including unmalted and malted barley, maize, rye, oats, and wheat

Question 2

What year was the first excise tax on spirits in America?

Answer 2

1791

Question 3

Who distilled the first whiskey in Kentucky?

Answer 3

Elijah Craig (1789)

Question 4

Who pioneered “Bourbon” whiskey?

Answer 4

Elijah Craig

Qualifications - aged 2 yrs / no colouring / “straight Bourbon”

Question 5

What filtration method must be used for Tennessee whiskey?

Answer 5

Filtered through Maple Charcoal.

Question 6

What are the categories of Scotch Whisky?

Answer 6

1. Single Malt - malted barley/pot still/single distillery/bottled IN Scotland
2. Single Grain - single distillery/unmalted barley, wheat, or corn
3. Blended Malt - blend of Malt Whiskies
4. Blended Grain - from 2 or more Grain Whiskies
5. Blended Scotch - blend of Malt and Grain whisky from multiple distilleries.

Question 7

What is the min age for Scotch Whisky?

Answer 7

3yrs

Question 8

What are the regions of Scotch Whisky production?

Answer 8

Islands: Orkney / Skye / Mull / Jura / Arran (N-S)
Highland
Speyside
Islay
Campbeltown
Lowlands

Question 9

Name an Irish Whiskey that is peated.

Answer 9

Connamarra (from Cooley)

Question 10

What is the max capacity of a cask for Scotch production?

Answer 10

700ltrs

min 3yrs age

Question 11

What are the requirements that would allow you to put the year of distillation on a label of Scotch?

Answer 11

1. year of bottling

2. period of maturation, OR the age (in yrs) of the whisky is also included

Question 12

Name 3 Lowland Distilleries.

Answer 12

Auchentoshan
Glenkinchie
Ailsa Bay
Daftmill

Question 13

What does Bottled in Bond mean?

Answer 13

• Produced by a single distillery
• by a single distiller
• in a single distillation season
  -aged min 4yrs
  (usually for Bourbon)

Question 14

What Islands make up the Islands region of Scotland?

Answer 14

N to S

Orkney
(Scappa / Highland Park)

Skye
(Talisker - LARGEST)

Mull
(Tobermorey)

Jura

Arran

Question 15

What is Scotlands largest distillery?

Answer 15

Roseisle Distillery

-opened 2009 (Diagio)
SPEYSIDE

Question 16

What region of Scotland accounts for the majority of production

Answer 16

Speyside

60%

Question 17

Who produces Kilkerran?

Answer 17

Glen Gyle (Campbeltown)

Question 18

What 3 distilleries can use the “Royal” epitaph on their labels?

Answer 18

ROYAL BRACKLA (Diagio)

ROYAL LOCHNAGAR

GLENURY ROYAL (NOW CLOSED)