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