Whiskey Types

Question 1

Bourbon

Answer 1

Recognized on May 4 1964 by US Congress
At least 51% corn
Distilled to no more than 160 proof
No coloring or flavor added
Aged in new, charred oak barrels
Enter barrels no more than 125 proof
Bottled no less than 80 proof
Produced in the US

Question 2

Straight Bourbon

Answer 2

All requirements as Bourbon
Aged for minimum of 2 years
If aged for less than 4 years the age must be on the label
If age is stated it must be the youngest whiskey in the bottle

Question 3

Bottled in Bond

Answer 3

Not blended
Sotred continuously for at least 4 years in wooden barrels
Bottled at 100 proof
Single distillery during a single season and year
Bottled under supervision of US Government in a bottling-in-bonding department specially constructed according to government specification

Question 4

Scotch

Answer 4

Recognized on November 23 2009
2:3 Water and Malted Barley all of which have been:
Processed at that distillery into a mash
Converted at the distillery to a fermentable substrate only by endogenous enzyme systems
Distilled at less than 190 proof
Minimum of 80 proof
Aged at least 3 years
Aged in oak casks no larger than 185 gallons
No added substances other than water and plain caramel coloring
Produced in Scotland

Question 5

Single Malt Scotch

Answer 5

Bottled in Scotland
Made with Malted Barley and water only
Distilled in copper pot at a single distillery

Question 6

Blended Scotch Whiskey

Answer 6

Made from several grains

Continuously distilled

Question 7

Rye Whiskey

Answer 7

51% Rye Grain
Distilled less than 160 proof
Bottled more than 80 proof
Aged in new charred oak barrels
No younger than 2 years old

Question 8

American Blended Whiskey

Answer 8

Blend of straight whiskies and neutral spirits containing at least 20% straight whiskey
Neutral Spirits are distilled at or above 190 proof
Bottled at no less than 80 proof

Question 9

Canadian Whiskey

Answer 9

Principle grains are Corn and Rye and is not less than 2 years
Can be separate mash bills blended together before and after aging

Question 10

Corn Whiskey

Answer 10

80% Corn

Stored in either uncharred barrels or re-used charred barrels

Question 11

Irish Whiskey

Answer 11

Actually 2 kinds of whiskeys from Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland
North is a malt of whiskies and grain whiskey
Malt whiskies are distilled in pot stills
Distilled at about 111 proof from a mash of barley malt
Grain whiskey is distilled in continuous stills
Distilled over 180 proof
Product of Ireland

Question 12

Wheat Whiskey

Answer 12

51% wheat grain

Distilled no more than 160 proof

Question 13

Tennesse Whiskey

Answer 13

Made in Tennesse

Sometimes uses the “Lincoln County Process” of charcoal filtering