Maturation
Angels Share
The 3-10% that evaporates from the barrel during aging
The largest region for Scotch whisky production (both geographically and in the number of distilleries)
Highlands
Armagnac bottle that is labelled Napoléon is aged...
At least 6 years
It is made from sugar cane and modelled after French brandies
Rhum Agricole
This traditional Polish/Russian spirit is flavoured with bison grass
Zubrowka
This part of maturation gives the spirit sweet flavours like butterscotch and chocolate
Extraction
Irish whiskey must be aged at least ___ years
4 years
Pisco is made...
Chile or Peru
Where is cachaça produced?
Brazil
This style of genever does not contain any malt spirit
Graanjenever
Concentration
Flavours from extraction and oxidation are concentrated in the reduced volume of the liquid
An American whiskey that has been aged in a warehouse under lock and key for four years is known as
Bottled in Bond
Discarded grape skins left over after initial wine making
Pomace
A field worker who harvests agave piñas
Jimador
This style of gin is lightly sweetened
Old Tom
Charring of the barrel acts as an activated-charcoal filter
Filtration
A whiskey labelled "straight corn whiskey" is made from
80% corn
Italian Brandy
Grappa
Mezcal that has been redistilled with raw chicken or turkey
This spirit is traditionally made in Sweeden or Denmark from caraway seeds
Akavit
Long wooden pieces that make up the barrel
Stave
Lincoln County Process
A filtration process used in making Tennessee whiskey
For how many years is a calvados labelled XO aged
At least 6 years
Where is soju made?
Korea
Absinthe