Bourbon Test #1
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You will have 30 minutes to finish the test. Take your time & good luck
- What grain is bourbon mostly made of?
- Malted barely
- Corn
- Wheat
- What is the highest proof bourbon can be put in the barrel?
- 140
- 110
- 125
- What state does bourbon have to be made in?
- Mind
- Kentucky
- United States
- What barrels are used for bourbon?
- Virgin French Oak
- Charred Virgin American Oak
- Virgin American Oak
- What is the highest proof bourbon can come off the still?
- 140
- 180
- 160
- For a bourbon to be called straight whiskey what has to happen?
- Must be aged 4 years
- Must be aged 2 years
- Must be aged 6 years
- What distillery was named a National Historic Landmark in 1980 (1st distillery to do so)?
- Old Forester
- Makers Mark
- Buffalo Trace
- What distillery claims to be the oldest continuously-operating distillery In the USA?
- Old Forester
- Makers Mark
- Buffalo Trace
- What Bourbon was the 1st to bottled?
- H. Taylor
- Old Forester
- Elijah Craig
- What day is George Gavin-Brown’s Birthday?
- September 8th
- September 6th
- September 4th
- What distillery (modern name) wasn’t around during prohibition?
- Four Rose’s
- Buffalo Trace
- Brown- Foreman
- Makers Mark
- Old- Grand-Dad
- What is NOT a requirement for a bourbon to be Bottled in Bond?
- Must be aged under government supervision
- Must be aged for 4 years
- Must be 101 proof
- Must be from one distilling season
- What is the best way to drink bourbon?
- Neat
- ON the Rocks
- In a Cocktail
- How ever I want to
- What bourbon was the 1st bourbon to be mass marketed as the 1st Single Barrel?
- Elmer T Lee
- E H Taylor
- Blanton’s
- Booker’s
- Kentucky produces what % of bourbon?
- 100%
- 95%
- 87%
- 75%
- As of 2015, Jim Beam produces what % of the worlds Bourbon?
- 63%
- 50%
- 40%
- 35%
- Which Buffalo Trace bourbon mashbill is high-rye?
- Wheated
- Mashbill #1
- Mashbill #2
- What is the lowest proof that bourbon can be put in the barrel?
- 70 proof
- 86 proof
- 80 proof
- What person is credited for inventing the sour mash process?
- H. Taylor
- James Crow
- Albert Blanton
- Nathan “Nearest” Green
- True or False: Bourbon is America’s only Native spirit.
- True
- False