Scotch Whisky

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1. Once distilled the "new make spirit" is placed into ____ for the maturation process.

Oats

Oatmeal

Oak casts

Oak casks

About This Quiz

An ESL quiz on the topic of whisky.

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2. The label may identify ________ as the main brand.

The distiller

The distillery

The distillation

The distill

3. Color of whisky can give a clue to the type of ____ used to age the whisky.

Grain

Cask

Distillery

Fermentation

4. A sugary liquid produced during the whisky making process is called:

Wart

Wort

Wurt

Wirt

Wert

5. Which one is true?

The two major categories of Scotch whiskey are: single and blended.

6. 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

7. Malt whisky production begins when the barley is malted. Malting means:

To steam the barley, and then allowing it to get to the point of germination.

To steep the barley in water, and then allowing it to get to the point of germination.

To steep the barley in water, and then wait until it is fully germinated.

To stand the barley in water, and then allowing it to get to the point of germination.

8. In mashing, enzymes that were developed during the malting process are allowed to convert the barley starch into:

Yeast

Whisky

Malt

Alcohol

Sugar

9. Scotch whisky is _____________.

Whisky made at Scotland

A whisky made in Scotland

Whisky made in Scotland

The whisky made in Scotland

10. Scotch whisky is __________________.

Often referred "Scotch".

Often referred to "Scotch".

Often referred as "Scotch".

Often referred to as "Scotch".

11. Which statement is true?

Whisky matures with age.

Whisky does not mature once fermented.

Whisky does not mature once bottled.

Whisky does not mature unless it is kept under a low temperature.

12. The whisky is generally _____ to a bottling strength of between 40% and 46%.

Diluted

Distilled

Reduced

Condensed

Thinned

13. Distillation reduces the amount of:

Methanol

Ethanol

Propanol

Iso-propanol

14. Scotch whisky is divided into ____ distinct categories.

Two

Three

Four

Five

15. Vatted malt whisky is also called:

Pure malt

Blended malt

Married malt

Single malt

No grain malt

16. Grain whisky usually does not contain:

Barley

Wheat

Oats

Maize

17. A year on a bottle normally indicates:

The year of distillation and one cask bottling

The year of distillation

The year of one cask bottling

The year of fermentation

The year of malting

18. The history of Scottish whisky is about ______ years old.

200

300

400

500

600

19. Which one is not true?

To be called Scotch whisky the spirit must conform to the standards of the Scotch Whisky Order, and mandates that the spirit:

Must be matured in Scotland in oak casks for no less than three years and a day

Must not contain any added substance other than water

May not be bottled at less than 40% alcohol by volume

20. Scotland was traditionally divided into ___ regions.

Two