Whiskey General

Question 1

What is the preferred spelling for Scotch Whiskey/y

Answer 1

Whisky

Question 2

What minimum percentage of corn must bourbon be distilled from?

Answer 2

51%

Question 3

What are the ageing requirements for straight bourbon?

Answer 3

Aged for at least two years and made without any added coloring or flavoring

Question 4

How is Tennesse Whiskey made?

Answer 4

According to state legislation passed in 2013, Tennessee whiskey must be filtered with maple charcoal prior to aging and manufactured in the state of Tennessee. Like Kentucky Bourbon it is made from at least 51% corn and aged in new, charred oak barrels. It is a sour mash whiskey, a style utilized by many Bourbon distillers, in which a portion of spent mash is incorporated into a newly fermenting mash.

Question 5

What are the 6 regions of production for of Scotch Whisky?

Answer 5

Highlands
Lowlands
Speyside
Campbelltown
Islay
Islands

Question 6

What is the minimum alcohol of Scoth Whisky?

Answer 6

40%

Question 7

What are the ageing requirments for Scotch ?

Answer 7

All Scotch Whisky must be aged for a minimum 3 years in oak casks with a maximum capacity of 700 liters

Question 8

What is a single Malt Scotch Whisky?

Answer 8

A whiskey distilled at a single distillery in a pot still, in one or more batches, from water and malted barley

Question 9

What is a Single Grain Scotch Whisky?

Answer 9

Any Scotch Whisky distilled at a single distillery that does not qualify as either Single Malt Whisky or Blended Scotch Whisky

Question 10

What is a Blended Malt Scotch Whisky?

Answer 10

A blend of two or more Single Malt Scotch Whiskies that have been produced at more than one distillery (“pure malt” is no longer legally authorized as a synonym for blended malt)

Question 11

What is a Blended Grain Scotch Whisky?

Answer 11

A blend of two or more Single Grain Scotch Whiskies that have been produced at more than one distillery

Question 12

What is the largest Whisky region?

Answer 12

Highlands

Question 13

Name 3 producers of highlands Whisky?

Answer 13

Glenmorangie, Dalwhinnie, Oban

Question 14

What is the style of Lowlands Whisky?

Answer 14

Is often the lightest and least smoky making it an ideal aperitif

Question 15

Name some producers of Whisky from the Lowlands?

Answer 15

Glenkinchie, Auchentoshan, and Bladnoch

Question 16

Which region is home to over half of Scotlands distilleries?

Answer 16

Speyside

Question 17

What is the general character of Speyside Whisky?

Answer 17

milder and fruitier

Question 18

Name some producers of Speyside Whiskey

Answer 18

Glenfidich, Glenlivet, Macallan

Question 19

What are the only 3 distilleries in Campbelltown?

Answer 19

Glen Scotia, Glengyle, and Springbank.

Question 20

Name the major scotch producing Islands

Answer 20

Skye
 Jura
 Mull
 Arran
Orkney

Question 21

Name some prestigious producers of Island Whiskey

Answer 21

Highland Park on the Isle of Orkney

Talisker on the Isle of Skye

Question 22

What characterises the Whisky of Islay?

Answer 22

Smoky, peaty styles

Question 23

Name some producers of Islay whiskey

Answer 23

Laguvulin
Laphroiag
Caol Ila
Ardbeg

Question 24

How is Irish Whiskey traditionally made?

Answer 24

Irish whiskey is traditionally distilled three times in a pot still, although many are today produced in a continuous still. The whiskey must be aged for a minimum three years prior to release; in practice most whiskies age for at least seven.