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