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5 major distilled spirits - correct answer Grains- Whiskey and vodka
plants- tequila and rum
fruit liquors- brandy
liqueur
bitters
whiskey generally starts with - correct answer grain
scotch and bourbon fall under - correct answer whiskey
bourbon has to be.... - correct answer charred white oak barrel
new made in America
51% corn
whiskey was first made in - correct answer 1789
Whiskey comes out of the still at ` - correct answer 110 proof, then adds
distilled water to make it drinkable
proof = - correct answer flavor
Irish whiskey is made with - correct answer barley
,you are allowed to mix cereal grains like oats and buckwheat with what
distilled spirit? - correct answer Irish Whiskey
Irish whiskey is distilled - correct answer 3 times in oak barrels used to make
sherry
Irish whiskey is lighter than - correct answer scotch
#1 spirit sold in USA - correct answer vodka
neutral spirit means... - correct answer distilled or treated after distillation with
charcoal or other filters
Smirnoff did what? - correct answer ran through charcoal filter to take away
congeners to make vodka smoother
vodka comes out what proof? - correct answer 190
quality vodka comes from quality.... - correct answer grains
premium vodkas are.... - correct answer thick and syrupy (store in freezer)
over 200 countries make this distilled spirit that is sold in the USA - correct
answer vodka
British law says scotch must be made from... - correct answer barley
, scotch is distilled in... - correct answer copper pot still, fire is made by Pete
(forest floor)
2-3x aged in oak barrels
different bodies of water impacts what? - correct answer flavor and scent
premium scotch - correct answer age 8 years
single malt scotch - correct answer only 1 barley groan and 1 distillery
blended scotch - correct answer can use other grains with barley, they can
blend from other distilleries
scotch will never - correct answer add flavor to it
Gin is a compound spirit, which means... - correct answer add flavor to grain
neutral spirit, juniper herbs, steep in botanicals ( pine, cucumber, grapefruit)
2 categories of Gin - correct answer dry- light flavor and body
heavy- thicker in flavor and body
Gin is NOT - correct answer aged
for gin, flavors are put in the... - correct answer glass
Gin starts out at which proof - correct answer 180