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What is Whiskey?
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The distilled product of fermented gains, including malted and un-malted barley, maize, rye, oats, and wheat.
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What are the requirements for Bourbon Whiskey?
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Must be distilled from min 51% corn and aged in new oak casks. If bourbon is aged less than 4 years, the distiller must state the length of aging on the bottle. Bourbon may legally be produced anywhere in the US (95% is produced in Bourbon County, KY)
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Discuss the requirements for Tennessee Whiskey. Name two producers.
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Must be produced in Tennessee. Currently only produced by Jack Daniels and George Dickel. Must be filtered with maple charcoal prior to aging. They are sour mash whiskey, in which a potion of the spirit mash is incorporated into a newly fermented mash.
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Discuss the requirements for Rye Whiskey. Name two producers.
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Must be distilled from a minimum of 51% rye and aged in new charred oak barrels for a minimum of two years. Examples are Sazerac and Rittenhouse.
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Discuss the requirements for Corn Whiskey. Name a producer.
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Produced from a minimum of 80% corn. May be aged or unaged in used or uncharred new barrels.
Hudson Corn Whiskey, NY |
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What are the four styles of Scotch Whisky?
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1. Single Malt Scotch
2. Single Grain Scotch 3. Blended Malt Whisky (Vatted Malt) 4. Blended Whisky |
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What is Single Malt Scotch?
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SMS is distilled from malted barley in a pot still at a single distillery.
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What is Blended Malt Whisky?
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BMW is produced from a blend of malt whiskies, from different distilleries.
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What is Single Grain Scotch? Give two examples.
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Produced at a single distillery, from unmalted barley, corn, or wheat. Two producers are Cameron Brig and Invergordon.
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What are the requirements for Scotch Whisky?
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All Scotch must be distilled twice (or more) and aged for at least three years.
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What does the term "Straight" define?
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Any American Whiskey may be labeled with this, if the spirit has spent a minimum of two years in appropriate barrels.
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What are the 6 regions within Scotland that produce Scotch?
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1. Highlands
2. Lowlands 3. Speyside 4. Campbeltown 5. Islay 6. The Islands |
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What is significant about Highlands? Name four distilleries.
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Highlands is the largest region for Scotch. Examples include Oban, Glenmorangie, Dalwhinnie, and Dalmore.
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Discuss a bit about the style of Lowlands. Name 3 distilleries.
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Often the lightest and least smoky, making an ideal apertif. Examples include Glenkinchie, Auchentoshan, and Bladnoch.
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Speyside is a former subzone of what region? Name 3 distilleries.
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It is a former subzone of Highlands. Examples include Glenlivet, Glenfeddich, and Macallan.
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Where is Campbeltown located? Name the 3 distilleries here.
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Located on the Kintyre Peninsula. The three distilleries are Glen Scotia, Glengyle, and Springbank.
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What kind of Scotch's are produce on Islay? Name three distilleries.
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They produce the most peaty, smoky style of Scotch Whiskey. Three examples are Ardberg, Lagavulin and Laphroaig.
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What are the major islands for Scotch Whisky (besides Islay)? What style of Scotch is produced here?
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1. Skye
2. Jura 3. Mull 4. Arran 5. Orkney Pronounced peatiness and toasted seaweed character is apparent. |
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Name a distillery on Orkney. Name one of Skye.
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1. Highland Park
2. Talisker |
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Describe the Malt Whiskey production.
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Barley is malted by steeping it in water and then spreading it out on a concrete floor in a warm atmosphere. The grains germinate, converting starch to sugar. Germination is stopped by heating the grains over a peat fire; peat smoke adds flavor. Malt is cracked and added to boiling water in a mash tun, where sugars and flavors are extracted. The liquid ("wort") is drawn off and fermented with the addition of yeast. This wash is then twice distilled in a pot still.
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What makes Irish Whiskey different then Scotch Whisky? Name the three distilleries. How long is Irish Whiskey aged for?
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Irish Whiskeys are typically lighter in style, since peat isn't used. Examples are Old Bushmills, Cooley, and New Middleton (maker of Jameson). Irish Whiskey must be aged for a minimum of three years.
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What Irish Whiskey is made in the style of a SMS?
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Coonemara, which is made by Cooley.
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What are the requirements for Canadian Whiskey?
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Rye whiskies are generally blended and must be aged for a minimum of three years before sale. There is no legal requirement for the proportion of rye used.
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Name the distiller that produces a Canadian Whiskey in the style of Scotch.
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Glenmore Distillers, off of Cape Brenton in Nova Scotia.
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Who is the more famous Japanese Whiskey producer?
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Suntory, Yamazaki 12 and 18 SMS
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