Product knowledge - Whisky
8 important questions on Product knowledge - Whisky
What are some cocktails made with Whisky?
- Whisky sour
- Old fashioned
- Manhattan
How is Whisky produced?
- Malting
- Mashing
- Fermentation
- Distillation
- Maturation
- Blending (optional)
- Bottling
How is Whisky classified?
- Single malt
- Blended malt / Pure malt
- Grain whisky
- Blended whisky
- Bourbon and Tennessee whisky
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What is blended malt?
- Is a blend if single malt from at least 2 different distilleries
- Ex: Nikka Pure Malt (Japan) and Monkey Shoulder Pure Malt (Scotland)
What is Grain Whisky?
- Mix of grains (barley, rye or corn)
- Column still --> high purity alcohol but less flavor and character
- Ex: Haigh Club
What is Blended Whisky?
- Composed of grain whiskies and a mix of single malt whiskies
- Ex: Johnnie Walker, Chivas, Jameson (Ireland) and Hibiki (Japan)
What is Bourbon and Tennessee whisky?
- USA (95% made in Kentucky)
- 51% corn and the other wheat, rye or barley
- Aged 2 years in a new, charred oak barrels to enhance a vanilla flavor (mash bill)
- Ex: Maker's Mark (Bourbon) and Jack Daniel's (Tennessee whisky)
What are the differences between Bourbon and Tennessee?
- Tennessee whisky must be produced in the state of Tennessee
- Tennessee whisky must be filtered trough maple charcoal prior to ageing and that will give a light smokey taste
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