Wset Dip Unit 4 Spirits Whisky

Front 1

Drambuie uses malts from where?

Back 1

Speyside & Highland region.

Front 2

Aside from malt whisky what else is added to create Drambuie?

Back 2

Scottish Heather honey, secret herbs & spices

Front 3

What classic cocktail does Drambuie form part of?

Back 3

The Rusty Nail

Front 4

Aside from Malt whisky what else is added to creat Glayva?

Back 4

Spices (cinnamon in particluar), Meditteranean tangerines, almonds & honey.

Front 5

What is the only distillery on the Isle of Skye?

Back 5

Tallisker

Front 6

Tallisker is noted as an important part of which blended Malt?

Back 6

Johnnie Walker Green Label - a 15 year old vatted malt.

Front 7

Regarding Scotch malt whisky - when were the first records of spirit production

Back 7

1494

Front 8

There are around how many distilleries in Scotland?

Back 8

100

Front 9

Distillation of Single Malt Scotch Whisky is by law in which kind of still? And is usually what kind of distillation?

Back 9

Copper pot stills, usually double distilled in relatively large stills that are heated by steam coils.

Front 10

What are the sub-regions related to the production of Scotch Whisky?

Back 10

Highlands/Islands, Islay, Speyside and lowlands.

Front 11

When were the first blended whiskies made?

Back 11

1853

Front 12

In the late 19th century Scotch whisky filled the gap left in which market?

Back 12

Cognac, which was devestated at this time by Phylloxera.

Front 13

Describe the raw materials and the initial production of Scotch Malt Whisky

Back 13

Malted barley is milled & hot water extracts the sugars to create a sugery liquid known as wort which is then fermented to create a "wash" of 7-10% abv

Front 14

Define 'malt' in relation to fermentation

Back 14

Malting is a process applied to cereal grains, in which the grains are made to germinate by soaking in water and are then quickly halted from germinating further by drying/heating with hot air. Thus, malting is a combination of two processes: the sprouting process and the kiln-drying process

Front 15

Scotch malt whisky must be aged for a minimum of how many years in Scotland in which kind of oak?

Back 15

3 years. In max 700 litre barrels. Most malts in ex-bourbon barrels (American Oak) but ex-sherry (European Oak) is also used.

Front 16

Scotch grain whiskey is produced in how many distilleries? Mostly located where?

Back 16

Seven large distilleries mostly located in costal lowland locations.

Front 17

In what kind of still is Scotch grain whisky produced and when was this kind of still invented?

Back 17

Continuous (Coffey) still which was invented in 1827.