Different alcoholic drinks are obtained depending on whether or not the fermented broth is distilled. Which pair of drinks is produced without distillation?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Wine and beer
Alcoholic drinks are made by fermenting malted cereals or fruit juices with the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, which produces ethanol. After fermentation, some drinks are used as they are, while others are distilled to concentrate the alcohol. Wine and beer are made without distillation; whisky, brandy and rum are made by distilling the fermented broth.
Option (1) Whisky and rum — Incorrect. Both whisky and rum are produced by distillation of the fermented broth.
Option (2) Wine and beer — Correct. Wine and beer are the two drinks the book names as made without distillation.
Option (3) Beer and brandy — Incorrect. Beer is not distilled, but brandy is, so the pair is wrong.
Option (4) Wine and rum — Incorrect. Wine is not distilled, but rum is.
NCERT Extract:
Fermented Beverages – “… Depending on the type of the raw material used for fermentation and the type of processing (with or without distillation) different types of alcoholic drinks are obtained. Wine and beer are produced without distillation whereas whisky, brandy and rum are produced by distillation of the fermented broth.”