Yes, WHIZky is indeed a crossword for whisky lovers. Though you may need to take a print of the grid that I have added to this post as an image. The clues are given just below the grid image… and the answers?
Well, the answers too are right on this page and you just need to select the right blank space to see them. But don’t do that. Try and solve the crossword first.
The WHIZky grid
Clues Across
1. A whisky produced entirely in Scotland, matured for at least three years in oak barrels, bottled at no less than 40% abv. (6 words)
4. Parts per million. (3 words)
6. Catalyzing biomolecules. (7 words)
7. The barrel in which whisk(e)y is matured. (4 words)
9. The act of nasally enjoying a whisk(e)y. (6 words)
10. An alcoholic beverage whose abv is 20% or more. (6 words)
11. A vatting of malt whiskies from more than one distillery. (7,4 words)
14. A cosmetically pleasing square pyramid roof that ventilates the malting rooms, designed by Charles Doig. (6 words)
18. The amount of alcohol produced from a distillation. (5 words)
22. An area for drying malted barley using hot air. (4 words)
23. This is a part of whisky-making. (10 words)
45. The Scottish whisky producing region, which covers the large geographical area roughly from just north of Glasgow and Edinburgh up to the far north coast. (9 words)
25. The act of combining one liquid with another. (8 words)
27. A person who builds oak casks for the maturation of spirits and other beverages. (6 words)
29. A large pipette used to draw spirit for sampling from a cask. (7 words)
31. The Irish term for whisky. (10 words)
32. When people blend or dilute, the word they’d use is…? (7 words)
Clues Down
2. An alcoholic drink consisting of a spirit or several spirits mixed with other ingredients. (8 words)
3. A whisky factory is called? (10 words)
5. Also known as carbolic acid, these are the chemical presence of peat and impart tar, bitumen and medicinal flavours. (7 words)
8. A large cask for maturing alcoholic beverages, made from oak, with capacity for 105 gallons. (4 words)
10. These casks are used in the triple maturation process. (6,4 words)
12. The person whose skills are useful in a bar. (9 words)
13. These are leftover impure spirits from distillation of alcoholic drinks, especially whisky. (6 words)
15. A flour used in the Mashing process, produced by finely grinding malted barley. (5 words)
16. A now disused term for the blending of malt whisky with that from other distilleries without the addition of grain whisky, or vice versa. (7 words)
17. A large barrel, made from oak and used to mature spirit. Capacity is around 52.5 gallons (238.7 litres). (8 words)
19. A measure or a small quantity of whisky. (4 words)
20. A famous brand of Scotch Whisky. (8 words)
21. A cereal grain which is often used in the production of whisky. (6 words)
25. A species of Oak native to North America and some parts of Canada. (4,3 words)
26. The process of burning the inside of a cask. (8 words)
28. A spirit distilled from malted grain, especially barley or rye. (6 words)
30. A Scottish term for used cereal grains which are no longer useful in the production of alcohol. (5 words)
ANSWERS:
Across
1. SCOTCH—A whisky produced entirely in Scotland, matured for at least three years in oak barrels, bottled at no less than 40% abv. (6 words)
4. PPM—Parts per million. (3 words)
6. ENZYMES—Catalyzing biomolecules. (7 words)
7. CASK—The barrel in which whisk(e)y is matured. (4 words)
9. NOSING—The act of nasally enjoying a whisk(e)y. (6 words)
10. SPIRIT—An alcoholic beverage whose abv is 20% or more. (6 words)
11. BLENDEDMALT—A vatting of malt whiskies from more than one distillery. (7,4 words)
14. PAGODA—A cosmetically pleasing square pyramid roof that ventilates the malting rooms, designed by Charles Doig. (6 words)
18. YIELD—The amount of alcohol produced from a distillation. (5 words)
22. KILN—An area for drying malted barley using hot air. (4 words)
23. MATURATION—This is a part of whisky-making. (10 words)
24. HIGHLANDS—The Scottish whisky producing region, which covers the large geographical area roughly from just north of Glasgow and Edinburgh up to the far north coast. (9 words)
25. BLENDING—The act of combining one liquid with another. (8 words)
27. COOPER—A person who builds oak casks for the maturation of spirits and other beverages. (6 words)
29. VALINCH—A large pipette used to draw spirit for sampling from a cask. (7 words)
31. USQUEBAUGH—The Irish term for whisky. (10 words)
32. RECTIFY—When people blend or dilute, the word they’d use is…? (7 words)
Down
2. COCKTAIL—An alcoholic drink consisting of a spirit or several spirits mixed with other ingredients. (8 words)
3. DISTILLERY—A whisky factory is called? (10 words)
5. PHENOLS—Also known as carbolic acid, these are the chemical presence of peat and impart tar, bitumen and medicinal flavours. (7 words)
8. BUTT—A large cask for maturing alcoholic beverages, made from oak, with capacity for 105 gallons. (4 words)
10. SHERRYCASK—These casks are used in the triple maturation process. (6,4 words)
12. BARTENDER—The person whose skills are useful in a bar. (9 words)
13. FEINTS—These are leftover impure spirits from distillation of alcoholic drinks, especially whisky. (6 words)
15. GRIST—A flour used in the Mashing process, produced by finely grinding malted barley. (5 words)
16. VATTING—A now disused term for the blending of malt whisky with that from other distilleries without the addition of grain whisky, or vice versa. (7 words)
17. HOGSHEAD—A large barrel, made from oak and used to mature spirit. Capacity is around 52.5 gallons (238.7 litres). (8 words)
19. DRAM—A measure or a small quantity of whisky. (4 words)
20. BLACKDOG—A famous brand of Scotch Whisky. (8 words)
21. BARLEY—A cereal grain which is often used in the production of whisky. (6 words)
25. BURROAK—A species of Oak native to North America and some parts of Canada. (4,3 words)
26. CHARRING—The process of burning the inside of a cask. (8 words)
28. WHISKY—A spirit distilled from malted grain, especially barley or rye. (6 words)
30. DRAFF—A Scottish term for used cereal grains which are no longer useful in the production of alcohol. (5 words)
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Arvind Passey
14 May 2014
