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59 Cards in this Set
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What are the 6 grains used to make whiskey?
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unmalted/malted barley maize rye oats wheat
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What is uisgebeatha?
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Gaelic for "water of life"
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Who was the 1st person to distill whiskey in 1789?
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Rev. Elijah Craig
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What is the % of corn in the mash bill of a Bourbon?
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51%
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What is Bourbon Whiskey aged in?
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New Amernica charred oak barrels
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TorF. If the bourbon is aged for less than four years, the distiller must state the length of aging on the bottle.
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TRUE
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What % of Bourbon is made in the State of Kentucky?
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95%
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TorF. Bourbon may legally be produced anywhere in the US.
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TRUE
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What is Tennesse Whiskey?
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Whiskey made in Tennesse must be filtered with maple charcoal prior to aging, and it is a sour mash whiskey
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What is sour mash?
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is when a portion of spent mash is incorporated into a newly fermenting mash to produce a more consistent style and contol bacterial growth
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What is a Rye Whiskey?
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distilled from a minimum 51% rye and aged in new charred oak barrels for a minimum of 2 years
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What is Corn Whiskey?
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minimum 80% corn, and may be unaged or aged in used or uncharred new barrels
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What does "Straight" mean on a bottle of bourbon?
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spirit spent a minimum of 2 years in the appropriate barrel.
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TorF. Bourbon that has an age stated on its label must be labeled with the age of the youngest whiskey in the bottle
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TRUE
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What is the abv/proof of Bourbon?
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max 40% (80 proof)
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TorF. Bourbon has no minimum specified duration for its aging period. Products aged for as little as three months are sold as bourbon
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TRUE
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What is "bottled and bonded" mean on a bottle of Bourbon?
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produced from a single mash type at a single distillery during a single distillation season (like single malt) 100 proof (50% abv) aged in a federally bonded warehouse label must identify where it was distilled
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What is the abv /proof of bottled and bonded whiskey?
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100 proof (50% abv)
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What is the minimum abv for scotch whisky?
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40%
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What are the aging requirements for scotch whiskey?
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minimum 3 years in oak casks with a maximum capacity of 700 liters
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What is used to heat malt floors when malting barely?
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Peat because Scotland’s forested lands are concentrated near the center of the realm, and wood burning becomes prohibitively expensive toward the coast
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How long is Single Malt Whisky generally aged for?
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10 Years
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What oak is Scotch whisky tradtionally aged in?
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used Bourbon and Sherry casks
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What does it mean to have a "wood finished" scotch whisky?
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developing whisky will be transferred to a different cask for the last 2 or 3 years of its aging period ie Port, Sherry, Madeira, Burgundy, or Sauternes
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What 2 distilleries pioneered the "wood finished" styles?
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Glenmorangie and Balvenie
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Name 2 "wood-finished" singe malt scotches?
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Glenmorangie "Nectar d'Or": Sauterns
Balvenie: Caribbean Cask 14 Year |
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What are the 5 catergories of Scotch Whisky?
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Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Single Grain Scotch Whisky Blended Malt Scotch Whisky Blended Grain Scotch Whisky Blended Scotch Whisky |
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What is Single Malt Scotch Whisky?
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distilled from malted barley in a pot still at a single distillery
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What is Single Grain Scotch Whisky?
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produced at a single distillery, from unmalted barley, wheat, or corn
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What is Blended Malt Scotch Whisky?
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produced from a blend of malt whiskies
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What is Blended Grain Scotch Whisky?
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produced from 2 or more grain whiskies
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What is Blended Scotch Whisky?
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mixture of malt and grain whiskies produced at a number of different distilleries
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TorF. Blended Scotch whisky constitutes about 90% of the whisky produced in Scotland.
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TRUE
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Name some Blended Scotch Whisky?
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Bells
Dewar's Johnnie Walker Whyte and Mackay Cutty Sark J&B The Famous Grouse Ballantine's Chivas Regal. |
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What is the world's most widely distributed brand of blended scotch?
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Johnnie Walker
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TorF. The 2009 law requires all whisky producers to provide an indication of the category on the label, and eradicates the old term "pure malt", a synonym for blended malt whiskies.
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TRUE
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What is the minimum number of times a scotch whisky is to be distilled?
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2
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What are the 6 regions of Scotch production in Scotland?
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Highlands
Lowlands Speyside Islay Campbeltown the Islands |
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What is the largest region of Scotch production?
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Highlands
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What are the 5 major Islands of Scotch Production?
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Skye
Jura Mull Arran Orkney Islay |
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Where is Talisker located?
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Isle of Skye
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Where are the following distilleries located Ardbeg, Lagavulin, and Laphroaig?
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Islay….very peaty
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What are the 3 single malt bottlings of Springbank?
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Springbank
Hazelburn Longrow |
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What are 3 distilleries from the Lowlands?
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Auchentoshan
Glenkinchie Rosebank |
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Where in Scotland would you find Ladaig and Tobermory?
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Ledaig [led-chig] scotch whisky is distilled on the Island of Mull at the Tobermory distillery.
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What is Scotland's Westernmost distillery?
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Abhainn Dearg, Spirit of Lewis on the Hebridean Isle of Lewis. The northen most island of the Hebridean
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What was the westernmost distillery on Islay until Kilchoman opened in 2005?
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Bruichladdich
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What is Scotland's Northernmost distillery?
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Highland Park on the Orkney Islands
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TorF. Due to the English hightend taxes on malted barely, the Irish use unmalted barley for their whisky.
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TRUE (Thus, Irish whiskey is typically lighter in character)
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TorF. In addition, the Irish do not rely on peat for their fires, so the resulting whiskey is less smoky in character than Scotch
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TRUE
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What is 1 Irish whisky which uses peated malted barley?
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Connemara produced by Cooley
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Traditionally, how many times is Irish whisky distilled?
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3 times pot distilled
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How long must an Irish whiskey be aged for?
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3 years but typically 7 years
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What are 3 distilleries from Ireland?
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Old Bushmills
Cooley New Midleton Powers Tullamore Dew |
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What is Candian whiskey typically made from?
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Rye
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What are the general style of Candian whiskey?
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blended aged for 3 years
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What is 1 single malt style from Canada?
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Glenora Distillers, on Cape Breton Island of Nova Scotia
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What are some Japanese Whiskies?
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Suntory "Yamazaki" Single Malt 12 Year
Nikka Yoichi Single Malt 15yr |
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Name the 4 lables from the small batch production of Jim Beam?
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Booker's: highest alcohol cask stregnth
Basil Hayden's: lighest style Baker's: 107 proof aged 7 years Knob Creek: 100 proof & aged 9 years |
