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