Beverages quiz

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1. 1 Easy

   Which spirit is flavored with the berries of juniper trees?

   Answer: Gin

   Why: Those berries are not berries at all but fleshy seed cones, and on common juniper they take about 18 months to ripen from green to purple black.

2. 2 Medium

   Why is ethyl acetate chemically used in some decaf coffee processing?

   Answer: To dissolve caffeine

   Why: Ethyl acetate is a natural fruit ester found in ripe bananas and pears, and Colombia ferments its own from sugarcane molasses.

3. 3 Hard

   What ingredient causes tonic water to glow blue under a blacklight?

   Answer: Quinine

   Why: Quinine re-emits absorbed ultraviolet as blue light near 450 nanometres, which is why labs use it as a fluorescence standard.

4. 4 Easy

   What dairy or poultry ingredient gives holiday eggnog its rich, custard-like texture?

   Answer: Eggs

   Why: Eggnog descends from posset, a medieval English drink of hot milk curdled with ale or wine and spiced with nutmeg; eggs joined later.

5. 5 Medium

   A bottle of Champagne contains more pressure than which common object?

   Answer: A car tire

   Why: The glass must hold about six bar, so an empty standard bottle weighs about 835 grams, trimmed from 900 grams back in 2010.

6. 6 Hard

   What process removes caffeine from coffee using only water?

   Answer: Swiss Water Process

   Why: Water alone would wash out flavour too, so the beans soak in caffeine free coffee extract and carbon filters trap the caffeine it collects.