Barrel Of Lies: Can You Spot The Fake Whisky Words?
Are you a connoisseur of whisky, confident about your knowledge of distillation, ageing, maturation and everything related to refined whisky-production? If you are such a bona fide aficionado, take this quiz to spot the odd whisky term out from a list of whisky-related jargon.
It’s simple, really. And if you need some help, you can find all the answers hidden in the word jumble below the questions. In other words, if you can locate one of the four options for each question in the word jumble, you have your answer!
Spot The Imposter
Smoothen the word grid challenge by playing spot the imposter.
1. Which of the following is not a wooden whisky cask?
A. Quarter Cask
B. Puncheon
C. Amphora
D. Hogshead
2. Which of the following is not a common Scotch tasting note?
A. Brine
B. Peat Smoke
C. Sugar Syrup
D. Heather Honey
3. Which of these is not a distillation equipment used in whisky-making?
A. Pot Still
B. Column Still
C. Copper Kettle
D. Alembic Still
4. Which of the following is not a term used by whisky distillers?
A. Mash Bill
B. Ironing
C. Washback
D. Cut Points
5. Which of these flavours are not found in a whisky matured in a sherry cask?
A. Vanilla Ice
B. Rich Toffee
C. Dried Fruits
D. Walnut Bitterness
6. Which of the following is not a key step in whisky production?
A. Mashing
B. Bottling
C. Pruning
D. Fermentation
Also Read: Barrel Of Lies: Which Of These Whisky Words Is A Fake?
7. You will never find this expert working at a whisky distillery:
A. Distiller
B. Blender
C. Cooper
D. Confectioner
8. One of these is not a distillation cut.
A. Foreshots
B. Headshots
C. Hearts
D. Tails
9. Of all these places, Scotch whisky is not produced in…
A. Islay
B. Speyside
C. Tinkletown
D. Campbeltown
10. Which of the following is not a traditional fortified wine or bourbon cask, that are commonly used for ageing whisky?
A. Puncheon
B. Sherry Butt
C. Port Pipe
D. IPA Cask
Answer Key
Here’s a cheat sheet to the imposters – terms you can also locate in the word grid:
1. (C) Amphora | 2. (C) Sugar Syrup | 3. (C) Copper Kettle | 4. (B) Ironing | 5. (A) Vanilla Ice | 6. (C) Pruning | 7. (D) Confectioner | 8. (B) Headshots | 9. (C) Tinkletown | 10. (D) IPA Cask
Yet To Find Them All?
Located a few odd terms out but some of them still managed to give you the slip? Take a look at the solved grid below and spot the words yet to be found:
And if you want to test your whisky knowledge even further, play our Barrel Of Lies quiz in full here. (Link back to barrel of lies copy).
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