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10 Cards in this Set
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Where is whisky making assumed to have been created?
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Ireland. It was spread to Scotland by Irish monks.
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What is poitin?
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Illegal Irish whiskey (moonshine). Although rural distillers in Scotland went legal in 1823, Irish did not.
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Why are there so few distilleries in Ireland left today when there were hundreds at one time?
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After independence from England, Irish government imposed such high taxes which forced many out of business. Export market to US collapsed during Prohibition and they couldn't provide enough product afterwards.
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Which distilleries are left in Ireland?
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Bushmills in the north (owned by Diageo), Cooley in the east (independent) and Midleton in the south (owned by Pernod Ricard and includes multiple brands).
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Which is the best selling Irish whiskey in the world?
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Jameson. 2M cases in 2006.
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IDL/Midleton is so dominant its style has set the standard for Irish whiskey production. What is the standard?
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Triple distillation, a percentage of unmalted barley in pot still whiskies and unpeated malt.
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What does unmalted barley do to the flavor profile?
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Spicy, fruity and oily. Firmness to the palate balancing softness of malt.
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How did the use of unmalted barley originate?
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Middle 1800s tax was imposed on malted barley. People started using some unmalted barley to avoid more tax. It gave higher yields of alcohol.
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How much unmalted barley does IDL/Midleton use in its pot still whiskies?
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Ratio varies but but never less than 20% and never more than 60%.
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Explain how IDL/Midleton does pot still distillation.
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One of two wash stills for the first run produces low wines of 22-50% abv. Then into feints still to produce pot feints of 50-78% abv. Then into spirits still where it is separated into foreshots, new make and feints. Different cut points are used for each distillate.
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