Teori
ZHIZNENNIA VODA meaning?
Water of life
before current distillation methods what methods were used to seperate alcohol from water?
Freezing the wine or catching vapour in wool
What did Theodore Lowitz discover in what year?
charcoal filtering 1780
What ways can be used to classify vodka?
Wheat and rye
What % is vodka before dilution?
around 95%
Most common gin classification?
London dry
Naturil ingredtient of all gin?
Juniper berries
which two flavours are added to hendricks after distilltion?
cucumer and rose petals
3 production methods of gin?
Cold compounding, distilled gin, flavour extracted
when did the story of gin begin?
1570
What name did the english give the new spirit after seeing the dutch drink it?
dutch courage
What was the period of social disorder in england at the beginning of the 1700's called?
The gin craze
homemade gin was nicknamed?
bathtub gin
who brought the sugar cane to the caribbean?
christopher columbus
what famous cocktails originated in Cuba?
mojito, daiquiri, cuba libre
What was the people smuggling rum during prohibition called?
Rum runners
what is the by product of sugar refining called?
molasses
what is the evaporation of spirit during aging called?
Angels share
What is rum industrielle made from?
Molasses
What is rum agricole made from?
Sugar cane juice
what is the current name of fermented agave juice?
Pulque
what did distilled pulque become known as?
vino de mezcal
who was the first to produce tequila using only blue agave?
Sauza
what state does most mezcal come from?
Oaxaca
what state does most tequila come from?
Jalisco
hos long does typical agave take to mature?
7-10 years
5 steps of brewing beer
malting, mashing, wort seperation, worr boiling, fermentation
most common grain used for beer?
barley
what flower is added during wort boiling ( beer)
hopps
what beer category has a strong happy character?
IPA : India pale ale
what beer is usually hand pumped?
bitter
Most popular beer category?
Pale lager
the colour of red wine come from what part of the grape?
the skin
what is the production of wine called?
vivification
what word describes a vineyards soll and general enviorment?
terrior
what wine is made by fermenting grapes, half with skin half off?
Rosé
what still is used to distill congac?
Alambic charentaise
2 most important congac reigons?
grande champange, petit champange
3 aging categories for congac?
vs, vsop, xo
alcohol boiling point?
78,3
Gin brands
beefeater
gordons
hendricks
bombay sapphire
vodka brands
Gray goose
absolut
smirnoff
rum brands
havana club
el dorado
sailor jerry
brasilian national distillate
cachaça
Tequila must contain ...% of blue agave?
51%
tequila brands
josé cuervo
patron
sauza