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