Spirits Crossword

Neutral spirit. Name is derived from the Russian word for water.
Essentially a flavoured neutral grain spirit. Juniper berry predominates.
Distilled from a minimum 51% and aged in new American oak casks.
Minimum aging period for scotch whisky is ____ years.
____ malt scotch whisky is distilled in a pot from malted barley and is the product of an individual distillery.
Blended _____ scotch whisky is produced from two or more different grain whiskies sourced from more than one distillery.
Minimum number of times that scotch must be distilled.
Largest designated region of production for scotch. Speyside was once a subregion of this area.
____ whiskey is typically unpeated and distilled three times. Jameson is a major distiller of this type of whiskey.
Rye is another name for _________ whisky.
One of the six defined regions of production for Cognac. The other five are Grande Champagne, Petite Champagne, Fins Bois, Bons Bois and Bois Ordinaires.
The grape variety that accounts for the largest vineyard acreage in cognac. Aka trebbiano. Two words.
Cognac designation indicating at least four years aging in cask.
Type of still used for the production of cognac. Hint: also to become legal in Canada in 2018.
A designation for cognac that is distilled entirely from wines produced in the Grande Champagne and Petite Champagne regions, with Grande Champagne composing at least 50% of the blend. Two words.
Cognac aging designations refer to the age of the ______ brandies in the blend.
French AOC region of brandy production that is located southeast of Bordeaux near Gascony.
A protected designation for brandies produced in the region of sherry and aged in a similar solera method.
Portuguese distillate produced from grapes.
Grape pomace spirit from France. Similar to the Italian grappa.
An eau de vie distilled from predominantly from apple cider. Produced in the Normandy region of northern France.
Name for eau de vie made from black cherries.
An eau de vie made from damson plums from Central and Eastern Europe.
A popular apricot eau de vie from Hungary. Two words.
A rum style unique to Guyana, where the spirit is distilled from molasses.
A brandy produced in Chile and Peru. Not typically aged in wood.
An eau de vie derived from Bartlett pear perry. Two words.
A Brazilian spirit that is produced from fermented sugarcane. It provides the base for the caipirinha cocktail.
The best Tequila actually produced using 100% of this plant. Two words.
Tequila that has been aged for a minimum of three years in cask. Two words.