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