Whiskey/Scotch Whisky Spirits/Producers Flashcards
Define Whiskey?
Whiskey is the distilled product of fermented grains, including un malted and malted barley, maize, rye, oats, and wheat.
Who distilled Kentucky’s first whiskey in 1789?
Rev. Elijah Craig
What is Bourbon whiskey?
Bourbon whiskey must be distilled from a min 51% corn, and aged in charred new oak casks. If the whiskey is aged for at least two years and made without any added coloring or flavoring, it may be labeled as straight bourbon. If the whiskey is aged for less than four years, the distiller must also state the length of aging on the bottle.
In the U.S., where can Bourbon be produced?
All 50 states
How does Tennessee whiskey differ from Kentucky whiskey?
Tennessee whiskey must be filtered with maple charcoal prior to aging and manufactured in the state of Tennessee, and made from at least 51% corn and aged in new, charred oak barrels. It is a sour mash whiskey, a style used by many bourbon distillers, in which a portion of spent mash is incorporated into a newly fermenting mash.
What is Rye whiskey?
Rye whiskey is distilled from a minimum 51% rye and aged in new charred oak barrels for a minimum of two years.
What is corn whiskey?
Corn whiskey is produced from a minimum 80% corn, and may be unaged or aged in used or uncharred new barrels.
Define Scotch whisky?
Scotch whisky is a distilled spirit (twice or more), produced in Scotland, that must be made from water, malted barley, and other whole cereal grains aged in (usually used) oak casks (max 700L) for a minimum of three years. Distillation produces a spirit of no more than 94.8% ABV with a min 40% ABV.
What year did Scotland require the style of Scotch to be labeled on bottles?
2011
What is single malt Scotch whisky?
Distilled at a single distillery in a pot still, in one or more batches, from water and malted barley.
What is single grain Scotch whisky?
Any Scotch whisky distilled at a single distillery that does not qualify as either single malt whisky or blended Scotch whisky
What is the difference between blended malt Scotch whisky and blended grain Scotch whisky?
Both are a blend of two or more “single malt” or “single grain” Scotch whiskies that have been produced at more than one distillery
Define blended Scotch whisky?
Blend of one or more single malt whiskies with one or more single grain whiskies
List the five regions of production for Scotch?
Highland (including the isles of Mull, Jura, Skye, and Orkney), Lowland, Speyside, Islay, and Campbeltown.
Name some popular distilleries in the Highlands?
Oban, Glenmorangie, Dalwhinnie, and Dalmore
(softer fruitier style)
What are some popular distilleries in the Lowlands?
Glenkinchie, Auchentoshan, and Bladnoch
(lightest and least smokey)
List some popular distilleries in Speyside?
Glenlivet, Glenfiddich, and the Macallan
(mild and fruity in character)
Name some popular Campbeltown distilleries?
Glen Scotia, Glengyle, and Springbank.
(pronounced peatiness and toasted seaweed character)
What are popular distilleries in Islay?
Ardbeg, Lagavulin, and Laphroaig
(most peaty smokey style of Scotch)
What are the major Scotch producing Islands in Scotland?
Skye (Talisker), Jura, Mull, Arran, and Orkney (Highland Park)
What are the styles of Irish whisky?
Pot still Irish whisky (min 30% malted B min 30% un malted B)
Malt Irish whisky (100% malted barley)
Grain Irish whisky (max 30% malted B w/ un malted wheat corn B)
Blended Irish whisky (a blend of two or more whisky types)
Define Irish whisky distilling laws?
Distillation produces a spirit of no more than 94.8% ABV and min 40% ABV. Malt Irish Whiskey and Pot Still Irish Whiskey are produced in copper pot stills. Grain Irish whisky can only be distilled in continuous stills
