BOURBON EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
\.WHERE MAY BOURBON BE LEGALLY PRODUCED? - ANSWERS-Anywhere in the
United States of America
\.WHAT IS SOUR MASHING? - ANSWERS-The fermentation process in which a
percentage of a previous fermentation is added to a new batch as a "starter" to
get the fermentations going and to maintain a level of consistency form batch to
batch .
\.HOW LONG MUST BOURBON BE AGED TO BE CALLED STRAIGHT BOURBON? -
ANSWERS-2 years
\.WHERE DOES THE COLOR IN BOURBON COME FROM? - ANSWERS-The oak used
to age the bourbon
\.NAME FIVE KENTUCKY BOURBON DISTILLERIES. - ANSWERS-Buffalo Trace,
Maker's Mark, Four Roses, Jim Beam, Harrison, Wild Turkey, Willet, Woodford
Reserve, Bulleit, Evan Williams
\.What's the big deal with bourbon barrels? - ANSWERS-Bourbon, by law, must be
aged in a brand-new, charred white oak barrel to be called straight bourbon
whiskey—that means, a barrel can only be used once for bourbon. Where do they
go after that? They get shipped to Mexico for aging tequila, Scotland for aging
CORRECT ANSWERS
\.WHERE MAY BOURBON BE LEGALLY PRODUCED? - ANSWERS-Anywhere in the
United States of America
\.WHAT IS SOUR MASHING? - ANSWERS-The fermentation process in which a
percentage of a previous fermentation is added to a new batch as a "starter" to
get the fermentations going and to maintain a level of consistency form batch to
batch .
\.HOW LONG MUST BOURBON BE AGED TO BE CALLED STRAIGHT BOURBON? -
ANSWERS-2 years
\.WHERE DOES THE COLOR IN BOURBON COME FROM? - ANSWERS-The oak used
to age the bourbon
\.NAME FIVE KENTUCKY BOURBON DISTILLERIES. - ANSWERS-Buffalo Trace,
Maker's Mark, Four Roses, Jim Beam, Harrison, Wild Turkey, Willet, Woodford
Reserve, Bulleit, Evan Williams
\.What's the big deal with bourbon barrels? - ANSWERS-Bourbon, by law, must be
aged in a brand-new, charred white oak barrel to be called straight bourbon
whiskey—that means, a barrel can only be used once for bourbon. Where do they
go after that? They get shipped to Mexico for aging tequila, Scotland for aging
