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The International Bartenders Association's Negroni recipe combines gin and Campari with which ingredient?
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- 1. The International Bartenders Association's Negroni recipe combines gin and Campari with which ingredient?
- A. White port
- B. Dry sherry
- C. Sweet red vermouth (answer)
- D. Orange curaçao
The IBA Negroni uses equal measures of gin, Campari and sweet red vermouth. - 2. Which base spirit appears in the IBA recipe for a Sidecar?
- A. White rum
- B. Cognac (answer)
- C. Vodka
- D. Tequila
A Sidecar combines Cognac, triple sec and fresh lemon juice. - 3. Which sparkling wine tops the IBA version of a French 75?
- A. Lambrusco
- B. Sparkling Shiraz
- C. Asti
- D. Champagne (answer)
The IBA recipe combines gin, lemon juice and sugar syrup before adding Champagne. - 4. Which spirit forms the alcoholic base of a Caipirinha?
- A. Mezcal
- B. Cachaça (answer)
- C. Pisco
- D. Grappa
The IBA Caipirinha combines cachaça with lime and white cane sugar. - 5. What is the minimum oak-cask maturation period required for Scotch whisky?
- A. Two years
- B. Five years
- C. One year
- D. Three years (answer)
Scotch whisky must mature in oak casks in Scotland for at least three years. - 6. What is the minimum bottling strength for Scotch whisky?
- A. 35% ABV
- B. 37.5% ABV
- C. 40% ABV (answer)
- D. 38% ABV
The legal definition requires Scotch whisky to be bottled at no less than 40% alcohol by volume. - 7. Shiraz is another name for which grape variety?
- A. Sangiovese
- B. Syrah (answer)
- C. Grenache
- D. Tempranillo
Syrah and Shiraz are names for the same grape variety. - 8. Which grape variety is used to make Chablis?
- A. Chenin Blanc
- B. Sauvignon Blanc
- C. Riesling
- D. Chardonnay (answer)
Chablis is a white Burgundy made from Chardonnay. - 9. Port belongs to which broad category of wine?
- A. Fortified wine (answer)
- B. Unfortified still wine
- C. Orange wine
- D. Naturally sparkling wine
Port is fortified by adding grape spirit during production. - 10. Most red wines obtain their colour primarily from which part of the grape?
- A. The pulp
- B. The stalks
- C. The skins (answer)
- D. The seeds
Contact between juice and black grape skins extracts the colour of most red wines. - 11. In wine tasting, what does 'body' describe?
- A. How full or weighty a wine feels in the mouth (answer)
- B. The age of the vines
- C. The height of the bottle shoulders
- D. The amount of sediment in the bottle
Body concerns the wine's perceived weight and fullness on the palate. - 12. Which citrus juice appears in the IBA recipes for both the Sidecar and the French 75?
- A. Lime
- B. Lemon (answer)
- C. Orange
- D. Grapefruit
Both official recipes specify fresh lemon juice, despite having different base spirits.
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