Stave & Thief Society Certified Bourbon
Steward 2024/2025 Exam Questions and
Answers | 100% Pass
Percentage of alcohol in total solution. Required by US law to be stated on
the label. - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
Product that evaporates out of the barrel over time during the maturation
process, more rapidly in hot, dry climates.
During the ageing process, the proof of the bourbon can increase or
decrease depending on its environment. - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Angel's Share
The process of ageing bourbon in new, charred oak barrels, arguably
having the largest impact on the flavour profile of the end product.
This process removes unwanted flavour components to develop an
improved flavour by chemical reactions between flavour components of the
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,spirit and the wood, and also by reaction with atmospheric oxygen diffusing
into the barrel. - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Barrel Ageing
When a spirit is made one batch at a time with a pot still. - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔Batch Distillation
The thick, fermented mash of cooked grains, water and yeast that is
transferred from the fermenter to the still for the first distillation. -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔Beer
Bourbon made in one distillery,
In 1 season,
Aged for at least 4 years,
Bottled at 100° (50%). - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Bottled In Bond (BIB)
Wholesale bourbon sold for the purpose of finishing or repackaging. -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔Bulk Bourbon
The most commonly used food colouring agent. - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Caramel
Colouring (E150A)
Any grain with sufficient starch content to be converted to sugar for
fermentation and distillation. - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Cereal Grains
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, The act of burning the inside of the barrel releasing sugars in the wood,
adding to the sweet and woody characteristics of the wood. Measured in
the range of levels 1 - 5, varying from one cooperage to another. -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔Charring
The specific identity of the distilled spirit. - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Classifications
Contains the principal set of rules and regulations issued by federal
agencies regarding alcohol, tobacco products and firearms. - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
Individual alcohols created during fermentation that each have their own
unique flavor and aroma profile. - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Congeners
Where liquid is continuously fed into a still for distillation. - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔Continuous Distillation
Where barrels are made. - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Cooperage
The proof at which the spirit is put into the barrel. - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Entry
Proof
Used to break up / convert starches into basic sugars. - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔Enzymes
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STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Steward 2024/2025 Exam Questions and
Answers | 100% Pass
Percentage of alcohol in total solution. Required by US law to be stated on
the label. - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
Product that evaporates out of the barrel over time during the maturation
process, more rapidly in hot, dry climates.
During the ageing process, the proof of the bourbon can increase or
decrease depending on its environment. - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Angel's Share
The process of ageing bourbon in new, charred oak barrels, arguably
having the largest impact on the flavour profile of the end product.
This process removes unwanted flavour components to develop an
improved flavour by chemical reactions between flavour components of the
COPYRIGHT©NINJANERD 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025. COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 619652435. TERMS OF USE. PRIVACY 1
STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
,spirit and the wood, and also by reaction with atmospheric oxygen diffusing
into the barrel. - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Barrel Ageing
When a spirit is made one batch at a time with a pot still. - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔Batch Distillation
The thick, fermented mash of cooked grains, water and yeast that is
transferred from the fermenter to the still for the first distillation. -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔Beer
Bourbon made in one distillery,
In 1 season,
Aged for at least 4 years,
Bottled at 100° (50%). - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Bottled In Bond (BIB)
Wholesale bourbon sold for the purpose of finishing or repackaging. -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔Bulk Bourbon
The most commonly used food colouring agent. - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Caramel
Colouring (E150A)
Any grain with sufficient starch content to be converted to sugar for
fermentation and distillation. - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Cereal Grains
COPYRIGHT©NINJANERD 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025. COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 619652435. TERMS OF USE. PRIVACY 2
STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
, The act of burning the inside of the barrel releasing sugars in the wood,
adding to the sweet and woody characteristics of the wood. Measured in
the range of levels 1 - 5, varying from one cooperage to another. -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔Charring
The specific identity of the distilled spirit. - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Classifications
Contains the principal set of rules and regulations issued by federal
agencies regarding alcohol, tobacco products and firearms. - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
Individual alcohols created during fermentation that each have their own
unique flavor and aroma profile. - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Congeners
Where liquid is continuously fed into a still for distillation. - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔Continuous Distillation
Where barrels are made. - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Cooperage
The proof at which the spirit is put into the barrel. - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Entry
Proof
Used to break up / convert starches into basic sugars. - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔Enzymes
COPYRIGHT©NINJANERD 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025. COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 619652435. TERMS OF USE. PRIVACY 3
STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
