Spirits summary
Distillation is the extraction of higher alcohols from fermented drinks by using the action of heat to
vapourize them. alcohol has a boiling point of 78,3 degrees
What is Distilling method of separating chemical substances based on differences in their volatilities
in a boiling liquid mixture the difference between the boiling point of water and alcohol 100o C and
78.3 o C
Pot still: Distillation tool. Exists of 3 parts: the pot in which ingredients with the fermented product
are heated, the alembic (or tube) through which alcoholic vapour is sucked up, and the condenser in
which the steam is cooled down and reliquefied
Top 5 premium spirits brands
1. Smirnoff
2. Johnnie Walker
3. Bacardi
4. Hennessy
5. Chivas Regal
BAC the amount of alcohol in the blood. Most countries 0,5 mg/ml
LDA minimum legal age to purchase or consume alcohol
ABV alcohol by Volume
Breaking down of alcohol 90-95% by the liver, 5-10% by urine.
What are liquor/spirits all alcoholic beverages made by distillation
Boiling point of ethanol 78,3 celsius
When distilling with a continuous still, which one is the potable alcohol that is used to make spirits
ethanol.
In defining alcohol quantities for sensible drinking what is meant with one unit of alcohol 10
grams of pure ethanol.
Which country most likely produce akvavit Denmark (Scandinavia)
What do enzymes do in the context of the distillation process? Transform starches into sugar
Using Dutch standard pouring size for wine 12.5 cl and spirits 3.5cl how many units pure ethanol
would you consume when drinking a glass of 13& and Jenever 35%? Use dutch standard in ML 1.6
and 1.2
What does the indication Hors D’Age on a bottle of calvados mean the calvados is minimal 5 years
of age.
What are 2 distillates that are similar in production method and ingredients marc and grappa
What is the beverage pastis usually served with a pitcher of water
the spirit that comes out of a Scottish pot still can legally not be called Scotch Whisky yet. How long
does it need to mature before it can? 3 years
, Vodka
Use of continuous and pot still.
Characteristics neutral, tasteless. Minimum 37,5% alcohol in EU. Regions are eastern europe,
russia, ukraine, poland etc.
Some styles smirnoff, grey goose, ketel one, ciroc, absolut, belvedere.
Which ingredient is used in the production of most modern premium vodkas Grain
How could smirnof vodka be analyzed in terms of the taste cube contracting high, flavor richness
low, coating low.
Gin
Minimum 30% alcohol, juniper berry distillate, Belgium, holland, France, western part of germany.
Styles jenever, gordons, Tanqueray, Bombay, hendriks, beefeater
Oude jenever The jenever is made according to its more flavourful traditional recipe
What does “London” on London dry gins mean The gin should be a redistilled gin
Dutch gins are usually darker, meltier and heavier.
What does the indication jonge jenever mean that it is a new recipe compared to the traditional
old jenever recipe.
Tequila
Not from cactus, cooked pinas are crushed.
Main ingredient blue agave
What is a difference between tequila and mezcal mezcal has smokier character since the
ingredients are roasted
Brandy
A distillation of fermented mash of fruit or fruit juice
Not all brandy is cognac, all cognac is brandy
What characteristic is used in Spanish brandy making the solera
In Spain the solera system is used in the brandy production. What does
this do to the brandy: Maturation is done by a process known as fractional
blending. consists of a stack of barrels piled up in rows. The new spirit enters the
top row and, at intervals of several months a quantity is drawn off and added to
the next row below, and so on. The bottom row contain the oldest brandies which
are drawn off in fractions for bottling. more age characteristics than the
French brandies who stay untouched in one barrel.
Distillation is the extraction of higher alcohols from fermented drinks by using the action of heat to
vapourize them. alcohol has a boiling point of 78,3 degrees
What is Distilling method of separating chemical substances based on differences in their volatilities
in a boiling liquid mixture the difference between the boiling point of water and alcohol 100o C and
78.3 o C
Pot still: Distillation tool. Exists of 3 parts: the pot in which ingredients with the fermented product
are heated, the alembic (or tube) through which alcoholic vapour is sucked up, and the condenser in
which the steam is cooled down and reliquefied
Top 5 premium spirits brands
1. Smirnoff
2. Johnnie Walker
3. Bacardi
4. Hennessy
5. Chivas Regal
BAC the amount of alcohol in the blood. Most countries 0,5 mg/ml
LDA minimum legal age to purchase or consume alcohol
ABV alcohol by Volume
Breaking down of alcohol 90-95% by the liver, 5-10% by urine.
What are liquor/spirits all alcoholic beverages made by distillation
Boiling point of ethanol 78,3 celsius
When distilling with a continuous still, which one is the potable alcohol that is used to make spirits
ethanol.
In defining alcohol quantities for sensible drinking what is meant with one unit of alcohol 10
grams of pure ethanol.
Which country most likely produce akvavit Denmark (Scandinavia)
What do enzymes do in the context of the distillation process? Transform starches into sugar
Using Dutch standard pouring size for wine 12.5 cl and spirits 3.5cl how many units pure ethanol
would you consume when drinking a glass of 13& and Jenever 35%? Use dutch standard in ML 1.6
and 1.2
What does the indication Hors D’Age on a bottle of calvados mean the calvados is minimal 5 years
of age.
What are 2 distillates that are similar in production method and ingredients marc and grappa
What is the beverage pastis usually served with a pitcher of water
the spirit that comes out of a Scottish pot still can legally not be called Scotch Whisky yet. How long
does it need to mature before it can? 3 years
, Vodka
Use of continuous and pot still.
Characteristics neutral, tasteless. Minimum 37,5% alcohol in EU. Regions are eastern europe,
russia, ukraine, poland etc.
Some styles smirnoff, grey goose, ketel one, ciroc, absolut, belvedere.
Which ingredient is used in the production of most modern premium vodkas Grain
How could smirnof vodka be analyzed in terms of the taste cube contracting high, flavor richness
low, coating low.
Gin
Minimum 30% alcohol, juniper berry distillate, Belgium, holland, France, western part of germany.
Styles jenever, gordons, Tanqueray, Bombay, hendriks, beefeater
Oude jenever The jenever is made according to its more flavourful traditional recipe
What does “London” on London dry gins mean The gin should be a redistilled gin
Dutch gins are usually darker, meltier and heavier.
What does the indication jonge jenever mean that it is a new recipe compared to the traditional
old jenever recipe.
Tequila
Not from cactus, cooked pinas are crushed.
Main ingredient blue agave
What is a difference between tequila and mezcal mezcal has smokier character since the
ingredients are roasted
Brandy
A distillation of fermented mash of fruit or fruit juice
Not all brandy is cognac, all cognac is brandy
What characteristic is used in Spanish brandy making the solera
In Spain the solera system is used in the brandy production. What does
this do to the brandy: Maturation is done by a process known as fractional
blending. consists of a stack of barrels piled up in rows. The new spirit enters the
top row and, at intervals of several months a quantity is drawn off and added to
the next row below, and so on. The bottom row contain the oldest brandies which
are drawn off in fractions for bottling. more age characteristics than the
French brandies who stay untouched in one barrel.
