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100
Scotch whisky is normally matured in oak casks. What is the minimum maturity period permitted?
3 years
4 years
2 years
5 years
3 years and one day. Whisky needs the time to mature and develop its unique taste.
100
What is the main grain ingredient in Scottish malt whisky?
Wheat
Barley
Corn
Oats
The three main ingredients in Scottish malt whisky are BARLEY, water, and yeast. It's practically one of your five a day.
100
Where can Bourbon be legally distilled?
Kentucky
Within the Southern United States
Anywhere in the United States
Anywhere in North America
Anywhere in the United States
100
By law, what must bourbon be aged in?
New, charred oak containers
New, charred white American oak containers
American oak barrels
New, charred American oak barrels
New, charred white American oak barrels
New, charred oak containers
Laws demands a new charred oak container / thus barrels are indeed the most often used type of container.
100
This recipe riffs on a Moscow Mule, replacing the vodka with bourbon.
What is the Kentucky Mule?
200
Whisky distilling soon proved popular in Scotland and became part of the social life. However, in the 17th Century, whisky production was driven underground - why?
Whisky was banned in Scotland
Beer became very popular
Taxes on malt and whisky were introduced.
The English started producing whisky
Taxes on malt and whisky were introduced.
The Scottish Parliament introduced taxes and these were increased following the Act of Union in 1707. Part of the aim was to try and tame the Scottish clans.
200
What is the Angel's Share?
The name of each year's Grand National winner.
The 2-4% of alcohol volume that tends to get lost to evaporation each year during the whisky maturation process.
A Distillery in Aberdeen Region of Scotland
The whisky that you tip onto the ground when you say slàinte.
While whisky is maturing, a certain amount of alcohol – known traditionally as the "angels' share" – is lost to evaporation each year.
200
By law, can producers add coloring or flavoring to bourbon and still call it bourbon?
No
Yes
Yes, but only if the coloring/flavoring added is harmless and accounts for 2.5% or less of the bourbon’s volume
No
Bourbon cannot add color or flavoring. Other whiskey types including but not limited to rye whiskey, wheat whiskey, corn whiskey, blend of bourbon whiskeys etc can add 2.5% of coloring and flavoring.
200
By law, what is the maximum bottling proof for bourbon?
100 proof
120 proof
140 proof
There is no maximum proof
There is no maximum proof but there are rarely bourbons that are excessing 140 proof
200
This cocktail, named after a very popular East Coast City uses Rye and was created for Lady Randolf (Jenny Jerome-Winston Churchill’s mother, when she hosted an event for Presidential Candidate Samuel Tildon in New York?
What is the Manhattan?
300
What type of previously used oak casks are most preferred for the maturation process?
Port
Cognac
Beer
Sherry
Sherry
All the above can be used. However, Sherry casks are preferred, although bourbon casks are also popular. The type of cask contributes towards the overall colour of the final product.
300
What is the minimum alcoholic volume whisky has to have to be labelled "Scotch"?
100%
37.5%
40%
25%
The Scotch Whisky Regulations Act states that to be called Scotch a whisky has to be have a minimum alcoholic strength by volume of 40% (80 US proof).
300
Which of the following types of whiskey are made in the United States?
Malt Whiskey
Bourbon Whiskey
Rye Whiskey
All of the above
All of the Above
Especially with the rise of micro and craft distilling in the United States the variety in products has risen significantly
300
By law, what is the minimum bottling proof for bourbon?
50 proof
80 proof
100 proof
There is no minimum bottling proof
80 proof
Bourbon must be bottled at 80 proof (40% ABV) or greater
300
What is the first cocktail known to use bourbon as the spirit and not just “whisky,
The Old Fashioned
400
The age of whisky is:
The difference between the year of distillation and present
The difference between the year of cask bottling and present
The difference between the year of cask bottling and the bottle opening
The difference between the year of distillation and one cask bottling
The difference between the year of distillation and one cask bottling
400
What's the official definition of a "single malt" whisky?
A whisky that is made from only one type of barley.
A whisky that's made by unmarried people.
A whisky with an ABV of over 50%.
A whisky entirely produced from malt in only one distillery.
Under the Scotch Whisky Regulations Act, a whisky can only be described as a Scottish single malt if it is made from malt barley in only one distillery and aged for a minimum of three years.
400
What does the term malt mean as used in malt whiskey?
It means the grain was allowed to germinate before being cooked
It means that malt balls were added to the whiskey after fermentation
It means that malt powder was added to the whiskey after fermentation
It means the grain was allowed to germinate before being cooked
The malting / germinating of grain releases sugar and starches that add flavor to malt whiskey
400
By law, how long must bourbon be aged?
2 years
4 years
There is no minimum time requirement
There is no minimum time requirement
While straight bourbon must be aged a minimum of 2 years, bourbon does not have a minimum age requirement.
400
This is the official drink of the Kentucky Derby
What is the Mint Julep?
500
The label may identify ________ as the main brand.
The Distiller
The Distillery
The Distillation
The Distill
The Distillery
500
Which of these is NOT a brand of blended whisky?
Monkey's Shoulder
Glenlivet
Shyte Whiskey
Yer Maw
Yer Maw
Yes, there is actually a brand called Shyte Whisky. Despite its name, it's pretty good.
There's no whisky called Yer Maw (yet).
500
Daily Double!!!
So what does “bottled-in-bond” mean?
Bourbon that has been aged for at least 4 years in a federally bonded warehouse under U.S. government supervision, is the product of one distillation season and one distiller at a single distillery, and is bottled at exactly 100 proof
When bottled, the bourbon’s producer applied a tamper evident seal so that the consumer has assurance it’s real and not counterfeit
Bourbon that has been aged for at least 4 years in a federally bonded warehouse under U.S. government supervision, is the product of one distillation season at one distillery in the state of Kentucky, and is bottled at least 100 proof
Bourbon that has been aged for at least 4 years in a federally bonded warehouse under U.S. government supervision, is the product of one distillation season and one distiller at a single distillery, and is bottled at exactly 100 proof
500
Is it true that Jack Daniel’s is the world best selling Bourbon?
True
False
False
Jack Daniels is a Tennessee Whiskey. It though is the world’s best selling whiskey
500
Daily Double!!!
Name this Drink:
Ingredients
• 2 oz. bourbon
• 2/3 oz. lemon juice
• 1 tsp. superfine sugar
• 1/2 of an egg white