Question 1:

(a) With cut throat competition on the world sugar market and the abolition of the preferential rate it used to benefit from, Mauritius is geared to establish itself as a reference in the production of rum.

(i) What are the two kinds of rum which are sold on the local market and describe how each of them is obtained?

(ii) List five major rum producing countries in the world.

(iii) What is the difference between the white agricultural rum and the golden agricultural rum?

(b) What is "brewing" in the production of beer?

(a) Champagne is a sparkling wine produced by inducing the in-bottle secondary fermentation of the wine to effect carbonation. It is produced exclusively within the Champagne region of France from which it takes its name.

(i) Outline through a chart the 10 steps in the champagne making process.

(ii) What are the 3 main cépage which form the composition of the champagne? Briefly outline their characteristics.

(b) The 5 major types of spirits are: grain spirits, plant liqueurs, fruit liqueurs, liqueurs and bitters.

(i) List 3 grain spirits.

(iii) Briefly describe the composition of each of the above grain spirits.

(iii) List 2 classical cocktails made from each of these 3 grain spirits.