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What is Rum?
distilled spirit produced from fermented sugarcane or molasses
What Industrail Rum?
traditional rum
What are the 4 major styles of Rhum?
light rum
dark rum
Demerara rum
rhum agricole
What is light rum?
distilled by the continuous method and filtered with charcoal after a short period of cask aging to remove any color
What type of rum is Mount Gay and where is it from?
light rum from Barbados which is golden in color and has gained complexity from time in cask
What is Demerara Rum?
is a light rum style unique to Guyana, where the spirit is distilled from molasses and sometimes aged for over a decade prior to release
What is Cachaça?
Brazilian spirit produced from fermented sugarcane and is essentially light rum
What is the spirit used in a caipirinha cocktail?
Cachaça
What is Dark rum?
is fuller in body, obviously darker in color, and dominated by more complex caramel notes
Where do quality dark rums come from?
Jamaica
What is Rhum agricole?
is a French style produced from sugarcane juice; column distillation is mandated in Martinique
What is vesou?
sugarcane juice used to make Rhum Agricole
What is the AOP for Rhum agricole?
Martinique AOC
What is France's southernmost Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée?
Martinique AOC
What states in Mexico produce Tequila?
Jalisco
Gaunajuato
Tamaulipas
Nayarit
Michoacán
What is Tequila?
produced from the fermented juice of the cooked piña (pineapple), the heart of the blue agave plant
What is mixto?
Tequila made from 51% blue agave with other sugars making up the rest of the ferment
What does "blanco" mean on a bottle of tequila?
Tequila bottled immediately after distillation
What does "reposado" mean on a bottle of Tequila?
aged 60 days to one year in oak casks
What does "Añejo" mean on a bottle of Tequila?
maximum of three years in cask
What does "Extra Añejo" mean on a bottle of Tequila?
minimum of three years
TorF. All Tequila is mezcal, but not all mezcal is Tequila
TRUE
What is mezcal?
distilled liquor produced from fermented agave
What state is mezcal produced in?
Oaxaca
What 2 agave strains are used for mezcal production?
maguey (Agave americana)
espadin agave (Agave angustifolia)
TorF. Like Tequila, Mezcal may be labeled as reposado or añejo with proper aging in cask.
TRUE
What is mezcal con gusano?
mezcal with the worm
What is the base of Angustora bitters?
Rum from Trinidad
what is Ramazzotti?
Amaro from Lombardy Italy
What is Cynar?
Amaro made from Artickoke from Lombardy Italy
What is Fernet Branca?
Amaro from Lombardy Italy
What is Amer Picon?
Bitter herbal liquor made from orange and genetian from France
What is Suze?
Bitter herbal liquor made from Genetian Root & Herbs from France
What is Boonekamp?
Bitter Herbal Liquor from Germany
What is Zwack(Unicom)?
Bitter herbal liquor from Hungary
What is Van Der Hume?
Tangerine Liquor from South Africa
What is Chambord?
Black Raspberry liquor from France
What is Crème de Cassis?
Blackcurrant liquor from France
What is Cherry Heering?
Cherry liquor from France
What is Pisang Ambon?
Banana liquor from Netherlands
What is Tamara?
Date liquor from Israel
What is Sloe Gin?
Sloe berries (sweetened gin base)liquor from England
What is Amarula?
Cream & Marula fruit liquor from South Africa
What is Advocaat?
Sweetened Egg liquor from Denmark
What is the base of Kahlúa?
coffee liquor with a rum base from Mexico
What is the base of Tia Maria?
coffee liquor with a rum base from Jamaica
What is Glayva?
Scotch Whisky liquor made from Honey, tangerine & spice
What is Kümmel?
Caraway, Cumin & fennel seed liquor from Denmark
What is Strega?
Saffron, Herbs, Spices liquor from Italy
What is Krupnik?
Honey liquor from Poland
What is the ABV for Green V.E.P Chartreuse?
54%
What is the ABV for Yellow V.E.P Chartreuse?
42%
What does V.E.P mean on a bottle of Chartreuse?
Vieillissement Exceptionnellement Prolongé meaning Exceptionally Long-Aged
Where did Chartreuse originate?
Grande Chartreuse monastery, located in the Chartreuse Mountains in the general region of Grenoble in France
Which is more milder Green or Yellow Chartreuse?
Yellow it has a lower abv
What is the ABV of yellow Chartreuse?
40%
What is the ABV of green Chartreuse?
55%
What is Génépi?
or Genepy in French is a local liqueur or aperitif, similar in makeup to absinthe
What country did the French monks from Chartreuse get expelled to due to French wine law change?
Tarragona, Spain