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