Whisky Flashcards
History
- Whiskey (Ireland)
- Whisky (Scotland)
Whisky regulation
- DISTILLATION of a mash made from MALTED CEREALS w or w/out whole grains of other cereal
- Fermented by the action of yeast
- saccharified by diastase
- one or more distillation at less than 94,8% vol -> distillate has aroma and cast from the RAW MATERIALS used
- MATURATION (final distillate) at least 3 YEARS in wooden casks not exceeding 700 liters capacity
- Final distillate
+ Min 40%ABV
+ No addition of alcohol, diluted
+ not be SWEETENED/ FLAVOURED, contain additives (except caramel)
Bourbon Regulations
- Contain at least 51% corn. the rest = mix of other cereals
- must be produced in USA
Whisky Making Process
- Malting
- Brewing
- Fermentation (yeast + sugar = alcohol + CO2)
* alcohol: 7.5 - 10% - Distillation
- Ageing
Definition of Malting/ Mashing (4)
- Steeping: Water + Grain
- Germination: Development of starts
- Kilning: Stop germination
- Mashing: Dissolve sugar to produce WORT
Definition of Distillation
- separating the alcohol VAPOR to a LIQUID under the action of HEAT through a PATENT/ POT STILL.
1. Heat: alcohol + seeds + water
2. EVAPORATION of alcohol
3. COOLING
4. CONDENSATION of alcohol steam
5. DISTILLATE
Different Kinds of Whisky (4)
- Single malt: one distillery 100% malted barley (Lagavulin, Oban)
- Blended malt = batted malt: Several whiskies 100% malted barley (Johnnie Walker)
- Blended whisky: Several whiskies non-malted grained (Chivas, Ballantine’s)
- Deluxe blended whisky: several whiskies high quality, non malted grains (Crown Royal)
- Irish Whiskey: Jameson, Tullamore Dew, Midleton
- Bourbon Whisky: Marker’s Mark, Woodford Reserve
- Tennessee Whisky: Jack Daniel’s Whisky
- Rye Whisky: Old Overholt, Templeton Rye
- Canadian Whisky: Crown Royal, Canadian Club, Black Velvet
- Japanese Whisky: Yamazaki, Hibiki, Yoichi
Service of Whisky
- On the rocks
- with soda
- pur/ neat
- single malt glass
Alembic
- Patent still: automatic
- Pot still: human involve
Scotch whisky single malt
Raw material: Malted barley
Fermentation: Artificial
Distillation: Double
Aging: min 3 years old casks
Irish Whiskey pure pot still
Raw material: Malted + unsalted barley
Fermentation: Artificial
Distillation: Triple
Aging: min 3 years old casks
American Whisky Straight Bourbon
Raw material: 51% corn + other cereals
Fermentation: Artificial
Distillation: Double/ triple
Aging: min 2 years new casks
American Whiskey Straight Tennessee
Raw material: 70% corn + other cereals
Fermentation: Artificial
Distillation: Double
Aging: min 2 years new casks
Canadian Whisky
Raw material: Rye + other cereals
Fermentation: Artificial
Distillation: Single
Aging: min 3 years (OLD/ NEW)
Cocktails from Whisky
Manhattan
Whisky Sour
Mint Julep
John Collins
