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82% of the market consists of this type of whisky sold around the world, and it's not single malt.
What is a blend?
It's the abbreviation ABV on every bottle of whisky
What is Alcohol By Volume?
Metal used to construct most stills in Scotland
What is copper?
"Glen" means this in Gaelic
What is valley?
These type of rubber boots are often worn in the peat bogs of Scotland.
What are Wellies
Some companies have done away with Age Statements on their bottles choosing instead to put out bottles that are NAS, which stands for this:
What is Non-Age Statement?
OB stands for Official Bottling. IB stands for this.
What is Independent Bottling
Percentage of distilleries situated in the Speyside region of Scotland - 10%, 52% or 81%
What is 52?
True or False. Peat is decomposed organic material that has no smell when it is dried.
True
The island where most peated whiskies can be found in Scotland
What is Islay
Process used to convert barley or other cereal grains into malt
What is malting?
One of three typical flavours found when a whisky is aged in an ex-bourbon barrel
What is vanilla, "white" fruit, custard
Other than ex-bourbon and wine casks, this distillery has started experimenting with this type of "spirits" cask for one of their whiskies. Yahhh man!
What is rum?
Name the region that traditionally has zero peat added to their scotches. Auchentoshan is a great example.
This large company owns several Scottish distilleries such as Bowmore, Auchentoshan, Laphroaig and Jim Beam in Kentucky
What is Beam Suntory?
Region of Scotland you find the Glenfiddich distillery in.
What is Speyside?
Name of any independent bottler from Scotland
Gordon McPhail, Hunter Lang, Douglas Lang, Deerstalker, Signatory, Cadenhead's
True or false, only Islay whiskies are peated.
False
DAILY DOUBLE QUESTION: Ex-port barrels usually come from this European country
What is Portugal?
This current Prince of Wales carries the seal of the monarchy for a well known distillery.
Who is Prince Charles?
The shoulder injury caused by constantly turning of the barley during the malting process is named after this animal.
What is a monkey?
True or false: A scotch that is 25 years old will always be better than a 10 year old.
False
The most recognized bottle in most bars since it's a three sides bottle.
What is Glenfiddich?
Flavours like dried fruits, spices, chocolate, nuts and leather traditionally come from whisky ageing in this type of cask.
What is ex-sherry?
Distillery that allows its "friends" to own 1 square foot of land on Islay.
Laphroaig