Bourbon Test #1

Instructor:	Eric Bollmann		Name:
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You will have 30 minutes to finish the test. Take your time & good luck

 

 

1. What grain is bourbon mostly made of?
   1. Malted barely
   2. Corn
   3. Wheat
2. What is the highest proof bourbon can be put in the barrel?
   1. 140
   2. 110
   3. 125
3. What state does bourbon have to be made in?
   1. Mind
   2. Kentucky
   3. United States
4. What barrels are used for bourbon?
   1. Virgin French Oak
   2. Charred Virgin American Oak
   3. Virgin American Oak
5. What is the highest proof bourbon can come off the still?
   1. 140
   2. 180
   3. 160
6.  For a bourbon to be called straight whiskey what has to happen?
   1. Must be aged 4 years
   2. Must be aged 2 years
   3. Must be aged 6 years
7. What distillery was named a National Historic Landmark in 1980 (1^st distillery to do so)?
   1. Old Forester
   2. Makers Mark
   3. Buffalo Trace
8. What distillery claims to be the oldest continuously-operating distillery In the USA?
   1. Old Forester
   2. Makers Mark
   3. Buffalo Trace
9. What Bourbon was the 1^st to bottled?
   1. H. Taylor
   2. Old Forester
   3. Elijah Craig
10. What day is George Gavin-Brown’s Birthday?
    1. September 8th
    2. September 6th
    3. September 4^th

11. What distillery (modern name) wasn’t around during prohibition?
    1. Four Rose’s
    2. Buffalo Trace
    3. Brown- Foreman
    4. Makers Mark
    5. Old- Grand-Dad
12. What is NOT a requirement for a bourbon to be Bottled in Bond?
    1. Must be aged under government supervision
    2. Must be aged for 4 years
    3. Must be 101 proof
    4. Must be from one distilling season
13. What is the best way to drink bourbon?
    1. Neat
    2. ON the Rocks
    3. In a Cocktail
    4. How ever I want to
14. What bourbon was the 1^st bourbon to be mass marketed as the 1^st Single Barrel?
    1. Elmer T Lee
    2. E H Taylor
    3. Blanton’s
    4. Booker’s
15. Kentucky produces what % of bourbon?
    1. 100%
    2. 95%
    3. 87%
    4. 75%
16. As of 2015, Jim Beam produces what % of the worlds Bourbon?
    1. 63%
    2. 50%
    3. 40%
    4. 35%
17. Which Buffalo Trace bourbon  mashbill is high-rye?
    1. Wheated
    2. Mashbill #1
    3. Mashbill #2
18. What is the lowest proof that bourbon can be put in the barrel?
    1. 70 proof
    2. 86 proof
    3. 80 proof
19. What person is credited for inventing the sour mash process?
    1. H. Taylor
    2. James Crow
    3. Albert Blanton
    4. Nathan “Nearest” Green
20. True or False: Bourbon is America’s only Native spirit.
    1. True
    2. False