#WisdomWednesday Whisky Quiz with Mercat!

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Wisdom Wednesday Whisky Quiz

Put your whisky knowledge to the test with our exciting quiz! Explore intriguing facts about whisky history, production, and culture as you answer eight engaging multiple-choice questions.

Discover when the first taxes on whisky were imposed.
Learn about whisky production during wartime.
Find out the significance of Glenfiddich’s unique bottle design.

8 Questions2 MinutesCreated by TastingOak42

During WWII, many distilleries began producing what instead, or in addition to, whisky?

Penicillin

Ibuprofen

Disposable plastics to transport materials

Glenfiddich’s triangular whisky bottle is shaped as such because it:

Represents the three pillars of whisky making

Makes the bottle easier to stack and store

Differentiates their bottles from the other distilleries

Ardbeg Distillery sent some of its unmatured malt whisky where see how it affected the flavour?

The International Space Station

A deep-sea submarine in the Pacific Ocean

The Sahara Desert

As a result of the distillation process, whisky is gluten-free despite being made from glutenous grains.

True

False

Which Scottish author worked as an exciseman, someone who ensured taxes were collected on whisky?

Robert Burns

Sir Walter Scott

Robert Louis Stevenson

In (Scottish) Gaelic, whisky is known as uisge beatha. What does this translate to?

Water of life

Spice water

Ancestor drink

#WisdomWednesday Whisky Quiz with Mercat!

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