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