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Spirits 101
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Subject
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hospitality
Instructions:
Answer 21 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Punt e mes - dubonnet and Cinzano are all examples of these.
Vermouth
Tequila
Blended whisky
Continuous/column still
2. Where soft fruit is left to soak in the spirit for a long period of time to produce a liqueur
Infusion
White golden and dark.
Gin
Maceration
3. Combination of two or more whiskies
Rum
Tequila
Blended whisky
Brandy
4. Whiskey from one distillery
Tequila
vodka
Single malt
Maceration
5. Unaged colorless liquor originating in Russia.
vodka
Gin
Pot still
Eau de vie
6. Colours/ styles of Rum
Infusion
Single malt
White golden and dark.
Aquavit
7. A liquor made from fermented mash of grain
vodka
Whiskey
Condensation
Infusion
8. Collection of alcohol vapour
Condensation
Rum
Gin
Eau de vie
9. Separation of alcohol from water using heat to turn the acohol into a vapour
Maceration
Evaporation
Aquavit
Brandy
10. Type of still which produces pure ethanol and is more cost effective
VS - VSOP - XO
Continuous/column still
Gin
Condensation
11. Type of still which produces spirits with a better flavour
Vermouth
vodka
Pot still
Infusion
12. Distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice
3 years
Maceration
Brandy
Tequila
13. Literally 'water of life' - strong coarse brandy
Condensation
Infusion
Evaporation
Eau de vie
14. National spirit of many scandanavian countries - distilled from grain or potatoes - flavored with caraway - citrus peel - aniseed and/or herbs and spicesw - some oak aging
Infusion
Aquavit
Tequila
Rum
15. Concentrates alcohol.
Tequila
Distilling
Condensation
Whiskey
16. Made from Agave - Mexican liquor made from fermented juices of an Agave plant
Tequila
Infusion
Rum
Distilling
17. Strong liquor flavored with juniper berries
Gin
Infusion
Maceration
3 years
18. Distilled from fermented molasses
Tequila
White golden and dark.
Rum
Condensation
19. The length of time Scotch must be aged in Oak casks.
3 years
Aquavit
Maceration
Evaporation
20. Describes the age of cognac
VS - VSOP - XO
Single malt
Brandy
Aquavit
21. Warmed alcohol is pumped over the flavouring to produce a liqueur.
VS - VSOP - XO
3 years
vodka
Infusion