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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Literally 'water of life' - strong coarse brandy
Brandy
Eau de vie
3 years
Blended whisky
2. Colours/ styles of Rum
vodka
VS - VSOP - XO
White golden and dark.
Blended whisky
3. Concentrates alcohol.
Vermouth
Distilling
vodka
Single malt
4. Combination of two or more whiskies
Tequila
Brandy
Blended whisky
Aquavit
5. Where soft fruit is left to soak in the spirit for a long period of time to produce a liqueur
Maceration
Gin
Pot still
vodka
6. Distilled from fermented molasses
Rum
VS - VSOP - XO
Eau de vie
Evaporation
7. Type of still which produces pure ethanol and is more cost effective
Infusion
Continuous/column still
Whiskey
VS - VSOP - XO
8. 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
Aquavit
Blended whisky
Maceration
3 years
9. The length of time Scotch must be aged in Oak casks.
Infusion
Continuous/column still
White golden and dark.
3 years
10. Describes the age of cognac
VS - VSOP - XO
Aquavit
Gin
Single malt
11. Warmed alcohol is pumped over the flavouring to produce a liqueur.
Infusion
Evaporation
Pot still
Eau de vie
12. Punt e mes - dubonnet and Cinzano are all examples of these.
3 years
Brandy
Vermouth
Aquavit
13. A liquor made from fermented mash of grain
Brandy
Condensation
Whiskey
Gin
14. Collection of alcohol vapour
Rum
Evaporation
Aquavit
Condensation
15. Separation of alcohol from water using heat to turn the acohol into a vapour
White golden and dark.
Evaporation
Pot still
Maceration
16. Unaged colorless liquor originating in Russia.
VS - VSOP - XO
Condensation
vodka
Brandy
17. Strong liquor flavored with juniper berries
Pot still
vodka
Gin
Infusion
18. Type of still which produces spirits with a better flavour
Rum
Pot still
vodka
Evaporation
19. Whiskey from one distillery
Vermouth
Single malt
Distilling
Infusion
20. Distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice
3 years
Infusion
White golden and dark.
Brandy
21. Made from Agave - Mexican liquor made from fermented juices of an Agave plant
VS - VSOP - XO
Tequila
Vermouth
Infusion